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The import "com.google" cannot be resolved, adt bundle

I am new at android programming, I am using ADT Bundle (Android Developer Tools, "eclipse+plugin SDK"), I wanted to use google maps, so I installed google_play_services from SDK manager, and when I added this line to my code
import com.google.android.gms.maps.GoogleMap;
the next error appeared
The import "com.google" cannot be resolved
I have already looked in the internet, and I found some propositions that didn't work, and others for the older versions of SDK (<=2013).
It talks about .jar file of google_play_services (to import it to the library) in /extras/google/google_play_services/libproject/google-play-services_lib/
that doesn't exist (libproject/google-play-services_lib/) in the SDK folder that I have, and I can't either find the .jar file.
If you have a solution, I'll really appreciate your help!
Best Regards, Maya

You cant add play lib as jar, you need to add lib as project
import google-play-services_lib from android SDK support folder as an existing Android project (check "Copy projects into workspace")
clean newly added google-play-services_lib project
Right click on your project select properties and add library project to it
Make sure play lib and project using same Andrid version and then clean your project
For more detail about steps to import play lib see
Importing google-play-service library showing a red X next to this reference android

R.java file cannot be resolved after importing Google Play Services

I have created an Android app in that when I imports Google Play Services library it removes R.java file.
I had clean and build the project and also restarts the eclipse but can't get the R.java file.
How to solve this problem?
Thanks.

As mentioned here : https://developer.android.com/google/play-services/setup.html#Setup
Here's different steps to proceed for setting up Google Play Services :
Copy the library project at /extras/google/google_play_services/libproject/google-play-services_lib/ to the location where you maintain your Android app projects.
Import the library project into your Eclipse workspace. Click File > Import, select Android > Existing Android Code into Workspace, and browse to the copy of the library project to import it.
In your app project, reference Google Play services library project. See Referencing a Library Project for Eclipse for more information on how to do this.
Note: Don't forget to copy the library to your development workspace :

check your resource file error.
after solving your resource xml file error remove import android.R; from your java file and import com.your.package.name.R; in your java

Finally I got the solution myself.
I just changed the android:minSdkVersion="8" to android:minSdkVersion="14" in AndroidManifest.xml file and problem solved.
Thanks.

Android support v7 ActionBarActivity

I am trying to import the Support v7 library to get ActionBarActivity however it is not working. I am unable to extend ActionBarActivity.
I followed the tutorials of adding the support library in from these links
https://developer.android.com/tools/support-library/setup.html
http://hmkcode.com/add-actionbar-to-android-2-3-x/
I followed these line by line however i cannot import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity; it seems to not exist. All i can import is android.support.v7.app.appcompat.R;
I am using Eclipse
Can someone help me out please. Many Thanks!.
This is the summary of what I have done which is working now
Went to SDK manager. Checked that I have the latest Android Support Library ( I have Rev 20). I did not install Support Repository as this is for android studio
Imported existing code into workspace. Selected sdk/extras/android/support/v7/appcompat/. I did NOT check copy to workspace.
right-click each .jar file and select Build Path > Add to Build Path. For example, when creating the the v7 appcompat project, add both the android-support-v4.jar and android-support-v7-appcompat.jar files to the build path.
Right-click the library project folder and select Build Path > Configure Build Path.
In the Order and Export tab, check the .jar files you just added to the build path, so they are available to projects that depend on this library project. For example, the appcompat project requires you to export both the android-support-v4.jar and android-support-v7-appcompat.jar files.
Uncheck Android Dependencies.
what I did differently was Create a new Android project rather than using an existing. By default it seemed to extend ActionBarActivity automatically since I put min SDK to API 8.
What it also did was actually do all the steps above for me! I see new project in my work space appcompat-v7
The only problem I see is on console it said something like unable to write Java cache. I lost the message but I will post it

You can create a new Project(if possible) with the viewpager activity and select actionbar in the settings. This will automatically import it into your NEW project. If you can copy your old files that'd be great.

You basically have to:
Import the android-support-v7-appcompat to your Eclipse as described on these links you read.
Link your own project with 'android-support-v7-appcompat' by going to Project Properties / Android/ Add the 'android-support-v7-appcompat' under the 'Library' section (there's a 'Add' button).

eclipse android can not import google play services library

hello i am quite new to Android development and i want to learn how to use the google Maps API v2. After trying numerous tutorials, i always seem to have a problem with the google play services library. Somehow, Eclipse can't import it properly. I tried this tutorial https://github.com/thecodepath/android_guides/wiki/Google-Maps-Fragment-Guide and when i try to include Google Play Services project as a library, first it all goes nice and smooth, i get a green tick in the Project Properties - Android - Library window, but when i close it i still get lots of "can't be resolved to a type" errors. I return to the window where i add the library and i see a red "X" and a question mark under "project" instead of the green tick. I tried several other tutorials and i always have a problem with this library. I like this tutorial and i would really like to make it work. I also tried to manually copy the library folder in the workspace but that didn't work either. I googled like crazy trying to find an answer but i always find something that i tried before (like manually copying the library in the workspace or something similar). I am quite desperate, i really have no idea why it can't just see the library please help. Also this is my first post to StackOverflow so be gentle :)
later Edit (solved):
when i imported the downloaded project, i kept it on the desktop and thats why it didn't work, after i copied it in the workspace everything worked. Thank you all very much for helping a beginner :)

The important thing in adding a library in eclipse is to remember that your project and the library project need to be in the same workspace.
To solve this follow below ways,
You can copy the google-play-services library project to the same workspace where your main project is there.
else
While importing the library to eclipse remember to check copy projects into workspace which will add a copy of the library to your workspace.

I see a red "X" and a question mark under "project" instead of the
green tick.
The problem is -
The path to your google play services library is not same as the path to your project. It is outside of your project. And so is not recognized by simple import.
Solution - Put the library in the project's libs folder.
NOTE: Just putting the library to the libs folder is not enough.
After you added your library follow these steps -
1) Go to Project -> Properties -> Java Build Path -> Libraries -> Add JARs..
2) Now add your recently added jar to the build path from JAR selection process.
3) Go to Project -> Properties -> Java Build Path -> Order and Export.
4) Put a tick mark in the check box against this library name and press OK.
5) Do Project -> Clean.

if your giving google-Play-Service-lib as a references to your project , try to keep your project and the Google-play services lib should be in same drive.
if your project is on C: drive means place Google-play-services-lib in C:

While making the copy of the entire folder libproject containing google-play-services_lib from eclipse import project by selecting the copied libproject folder in your working place.
For the rest follow the steps in Setting Up Google Play Services

Eclipse
Copy the library project at
<android-sdk>/extras/google/google_play_services/libproject/google-play-services_lib/
to the location where you maintain your Android app projects.
Import the library project into your Eclipse workspace. Click
File > Import, select Android > Existing Android Code into Workspace
and browse to the copy of the library project to import it.
After you've added the Google Play services library as a dependency for your app project, open your app's manifest file and add the following tag as a child of the <application> element:
< meta-data android:name="com.google.android.gms.version"
android:value="#integer/google_play_services_version" />
Android Studio
Open the build.gradle file inside your application module directory.
Add a new build rule under dependencies for the latest version of play-services
eg
...
dependencies {
compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:9.2.0'
}
apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
Source developers.google.com

The import android.support.v7.app.MediaRouteActionProvider cannot be resolved

I am trying to use GoogleMap V2 .But i am getting error on import these :
import android.support.v7.app.MediaRouteActionProvider;
import android.support.v7.media.MediaRouteSelector;
import android.support.v7.media.MediaRouter;
import android.support.v7.media.MediaRouter.RouteInfo;
And the error is
The import android.support.v7.app.MediaRouteActionProvider cannot be resolved
Here is the screen shot of the library that i have added
What i have to do .I have tried to import android\support\v7 By Build path .But it is not resolving my issue in there any way so that i can resolve these errors.

It looks like you have added gridlayout.jar to the projects lib folder.
Its a library project with resources. You need to reference the library project in your android projet
This library is located in the <sdk>/extras/android/support/v7/gridlayout/ directory after you download the Android Support Libraries.
Follow Adding libraries with resources
http://developer.android.com/tools/support-library/setup.html#libs-with-res

had the same problem and found that the link in my project to the appcomcat_v7 project is broken (right-click project and choose properties, then head to the Android tab)...
i removed and then added the correct project and i was good to go...

These type of Errors generally occurs when we accidentally close these libraries(by close unrelated projects,etc) which are automatically generated In Project Explorer of Eclipse like:
appcompat_v7
appcompat_v7_2
appcompat_v7_3
appcompat_v7_4
appcompat_v7_5
appcompat_v7_6
appcompat_v7_7
appcompat_v7_8
appcompat_v7_9
appcompat_v7_10
appcompat_v7_11
appcompat_v7_12
appcompat_v7_13
appcompat_v7_14
As soon as I open these files,all the errors in my app were vanished !
If It till then didn't work then do Project -> Properties -> Android -> Is Library -> Add.. -> And add appcompat_v7_*

I had a very similar problem to this after I had used force to close Eclipse.
When I then restarted Eclipse, I noticed a number of "appcompat_v7..." folders in my workspace directory. I deleted these - and maybe that was the cause of this problem.
But I resolved it by creating a new Test project in Eclipse, then restarting Eclipse to find all my projects compiled again! :)
I didn't need to change any project properties.

this solution worked for me:
The support library android-support-v4.jar cause this conflictand you see the error: The import android.support.v7.app.MediaRouteActionProvider cannot be resolved, just delete the library under /libs folder of your project, because the library is already contained in the library appcompat_v7, clean and build your project, and your project will work like a charm!