Xamarin.Android : Create an SHA 1 Key for Google Map Application Development

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In this article will create a SHA1 Fingerprint key for Xamarin android google map App Development.

Create Google Maps API v2 key the following steps:

           1: Create Debug Keystore for SHA1 Fingerprint Signed Key.

           2: Create Project in Google Developer API Console

           3: Obtaining google API KEY

Let’s start,

1.Create Debug Keystore for SHA1 Fingerprint Signed Key

Step 1: In Our My Computer->Go to C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Xamarin\Mono for Android this path find debug.keystore file then copy it.

Step 2: Next  Open to C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_73\bin this place paste copy file for debug.keystore .

Step 3: Then Open Command Prompt (CMD)-> Shift + Right Click + Open Command Window here
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Step 4: Just type below content in then command prompt

            **keytool -list -v -keystore debug.keystore -alias androiddebugkey -storepass android -keypass android   **

**            Next to** Enter that time we will get **SHA1 KEY, **here i highlighted this image

Step 5: The android Debug KEY it be created Successfully. then we need create project in Google Developer console.before Generated(SHA1) key copy it.

2.Create Project in Google Developer API Console

Step 1: Go to Google Developer Console Page link.

Step 2: Then find Google Console Page Right side page of top corner to click select a project menu then click create a project.


Step 2: Next Showing one window its for New Project popup window ,here give your  Project Name after to create new project

Step 3: Next go to  Google APIs Page ,then select Google Maps Android API.

Step 4: Here need to Enable Google Android API


**************************Step 5 :**After enable Google API next go to Google API credentials page
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Step 6: Then Select Configure dropdown value then select Android option. Next Click What credentials do I need? Button

**Step 7: ** Next Windows showing Create as API Key to Give your Project name and Click Add Package name and fingerprint button

Step 8: Then give Package Name com.example.example. next to copy paste here Created SHA1 Key

Step 9: Then Click create API Key button it returns APIs Page here will be sowing API key.

Step 10: Then in this API key is added to the AndroidManifest.XML file of a Xamarin Android application to be add below code,

 

<applicationandroid:label="Googlemap">                        <!--Debug-->

<meta-data android:name="com.google.android.maps.v2.API_KEY"android:value="YOUR API_KEY" />  

<meta-data android:name="com.google.android.gms.version" android:value="@integer/google_play_services_version" />

 </application>

 Finally, we Successfully create Signed Fingerprint key in Xamarin Android Google map App Development.