Develop Reference

Couldn't get connection factory client in error log

I'm starting using google maps and i added
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
<uses-library android:name="com.google.android.maps"/>
in my manifest file as well as apikey i got from google.
<com.google.android.maps.MapView
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:apiKey="api_key_here"
android:id="#+id/mvMain"
android:enabled="true"
android:clickable="true"
/>
But on running the program, "Couldn't get connection factory client" shows up in Error log.
I will greatly appreciate any help. thank you.

This is working manifest file and take a look into this. If you are missing any thing inside your manifest.xml file.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="Package_name"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="8"
android:targetSdkVersion="17" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES" />
<!--
The following two permissions are not required to use
Google Maps Android API v2, but are recommended.
-->
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
<uses-feature
android:glEsVersion="0x00020000"
android:required="true" />
<!-- TODO: Replace "com.example.hellomap" with your package name -->
<permission
android:name="PACKAGE_NAME.permission.MAPS_RECEIVE"
android:protectionLevel="signature" />
<uses-permission android:name="PACKAGE_NAME.permission.MAPS_RECEIVE" />
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme" >
<activity
android:name="PACKAGE_NAME.MainActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:windowSoftInputMode="stateHidden" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<meta-data
android:name="com.google.android.maps.v2.API_KEY"
android:value="API_KEY" />
<meta-data
android:name="com.google.android.gms.version"
android:value="#integer/google_play_services_version" />
</application>
</manifest>

Error in Android Manifest - the markup in the document preceding the root element must be well-formed

Hello I am a beginner programmer using eclipse for app development and received this error in my manifest when trying to run a simple program. I have taken other suggestions based on other responses to people with the same error but so far nothing seems to have worked. Any help is greatly appreciated.
{
<<<<<<< Original
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.JTInc.tag"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="11"
android:targetSdkVersion="19" />
<uses-permission android:name="com.JTInc.tag.permission.MAPS_RECEIVE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
<permission
android:name="com.JTInc.tag.permission.MAPS_RECEIVE"
android:protectionLevel="signature"/>
<uses-feature
android:glEsVersion="0x00020000"
android:required="true" />
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme" >
<activity
android:name="com.JTInc.tag.LoginActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize|stateVisible" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<activity android:name="com.JTInc.tag.MapActivity"
android:label="#string/title_activity_map"
android:parentActivityName="com.JTInc.tag.LoginActivity">
<meta-data android:name="android.support.PARENT_ACTIVITY"
android:value="com.JTInc.tag.LoginActivity" />
</activity>
<meta-data
android:name="com.google.android.maps.v2.API_KEY"
android:value="AIzaSyCZ6x93L7BBTILLTdWkDT8Da6a8f4mVo1o" />
</application>

You forgot the closing </manifest> at the end of your manifest.
Also the beginning <<<<<<< Original text should not be there.

Authorization failure. Please see https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/android/start for how to correctly set up the map

I am trying to load a google map on screen.
I Googled it and tried all possible ways, but the screen shows a white screen and getting authorization failure error in logcat.
I have added Google play services to the project.
Created an API key and added in manifest file. but can not understand where I did wrong.
My manifest file:
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="11"
android:targetSdkVersion="19" />
<permission
android:name="com.pgi.root.permission.MAPS_RECEIVE"
android:protectionLevel="signature" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="com.pgi.routviewer.permission.MAPS_RECEIVE" />
<uses-permission android:name="com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES" />
<uses-feature
android:glEsVersion="0x00020000"
android:required="true" />
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme" >
<activity
android:name="com.pgi.routviewer.MainActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<uses-library android:name="com.google.android.maps" />
<meta-data
android:name="com.google.android.maps.v2.API_KEY"
android:value="AIzaSyC3-blwKU7GgsARUaPNPXXVOMZPvixetKk" />
<meta-data
android:name="com.google.android.gms.version"
android:value="#integer/google_play_services_version" >
</meta-data>
</application>
Please help me...

Just noticed an error in your manifest file. You use a permission named "com.pgi.routviewer.permission.MAPS_RECEIVE" but defined the permission like this:
<permission
android:name="com.pgi.root.permission.MAPS_RECEIVE"
android:protectionLevel="signature" />
You should probably change it to:
<permission
android:name="com.pgi.routviewer.permission.MAPS_RECEIVE"
android:protectionLevel="signature" />

google-play-services-lib doesnt working with my maps project

Hi people i´m a very begginer developing android apps and i want to do some application using the google maps android api v2, but with no succes.
The step im following are this http://mobile.tutsplus.com/tutorials/android/android-sdk-working-with-google-maps-application-setup/ testing it with a samsung galaxy SIII phonel.
The application simply starts but close inmediatly (5 seconds after) telling the app must be closed.
Attached you can find the logcat with the errors and here is the manifest
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="tuxido.example.mapuse"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="10"
android:targetSdkVersion="18" />
<permission
android:name="tuxido.example.mapuse.MAPS_RECEIVE"
android:protectionLevel="signature" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="your.package.name.permission.MAPS_RECEIVE"/>
<uses-feature
android:glEsVersion="0x00020000"
android:required="true"/>
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme" >
<activity
android:name="tuxido.example.mapuse.MainActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
<meta-data android:name="com.google.android.gms.version" android:value="#integer/google_play_services_version" />
<meta-data android:name="com.google.android.maps.v2.API_KEY" android:value="(my API key)" />
</manifest>
I added the google-services-lin in the workspace as in the tutorial
Thanks before hand

Your meta-data elements should be within the application element. See previous reply. By the way, don't show your API Key.
I am adding one of my manifests from a working program (less the API key of course)
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.example.maptest"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="8"
android:targetSdkVersion="18" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
<uses-permission android:name="com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES"/>
<!-- The following two permissions are not required to use
Google Maps Android API v2, but are recommended. -->
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION"/>
<uses-feature
android:glEsVersion="0x00020000"
android:required="true"/>
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme" >
<meta-data
android:name="com.google.android.gms.version"
android:value="#integer/google_play_services_version" />
<activity
android:name="com.example.maptest.MainActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<activity
android:name=".NextActivity"
android:label="#string/title_next" >
</activity>
<meta-data
android:name="com.google.android.maps.v2.API_KEY"
android:value="....."/>
</application>

Authorization Failure with Google Map API key

I am building a project for android 4.3 and building to an actual device but my google map always shows up empty and i get an authorization failure.. But everything checks out..
I have a network connection..
LOG ERROR
GOOGLE API CONSOLE
SERVICES IN CONSOLE
My Manifest
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.sapientnitro.inhouse.drop"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="17"
android:targetSdkVersion="18" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<permission
android:name="com.sapientnitro.inhouse.drop.activities.permission.MAPS_RECEIVE"
android:protectionLevel="signature" />
<uses-permission
android:name="com.sapientnitro.inhouse.drop.activities.permission.MAPS_RECEIVE"
android:required="false" />
<uses-feature
android:glEsVersion="0x00020000"
android:required="true" />
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:theme="#android:style/Theme.NoTitleBar.Fullscreen" >
<uses-library android:name="com.google.android.maps"/>
<activity
android:name=".activities.DRPSplashActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<activity
android:name=".activities.DRPMapViewActivity"
android:launchMode="standard"
android:screenOrientation="portrait" />
<meta-data
android:name="com.google.android.maps.v2.API_KEY"
android:value="AIzaSyA7tcgqzYWAcqLd0ea5qAqHYpaYKTHQv5s" />
<meta-data
android:name="com.google.android.gms.version"
android:value="#integer/google_play_services_version" />
</application>
</manifest>

problem solved.. i had to uninstall the app, and do a project clean, then re-install the app.. don't know why exactly but now its working

Your API key in your manifest clearly does not match the API key you posted that is showing in the API console. Paste the API key from the console into the manifest. Should fix you right up.