Unable instantiate android gms maps MapFragment

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I try to do a demo with google maps android v2 with very simple activity  just copy code from google page  https   developers google com maps documentation android start adding the api key to your application  for activity   package com example mapdemo   import android app Activity  import android os Bundle   public class MainActivity extends Activity         Override     protected void onCreate Bundle savedInstanceState            super onCreate savedInstanceState           setContentView R layout main             for layout    lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  utf-8   gt   lt fragment xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android    android id    id map    android layout width  match parent    android layout height  match parent    class  com google android gms maps MapFragment   gt    I had apply for a api key according to page and modify my androidmanifest xml file  just like this    lt manifest xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android      package  com wenhai driverschool      android versionCode  1      android versionName  1 0   gt        lt uses-sdk         android minSdkVersion  8          android targetSdkVersion  15    gt        lt uses-permission android name  android permission INTERNET    gt        lt  -- add for map2 -- gt       lt permission         android name  com example mapdemo permission MAPS RECEIVE          android protectionLevel  signature    gt        lt uses-permission android name  com example mapdemo permission MAPS RECEIVE    gt       lt uses-permission android name  com google android providers gsf permission READ GSERVICES    gt       lt  -- External storage for caching  -- gt       lt uses-permission android name  android permission WRITE EXTERNAL STORAGE    gt        lt  -- Maps API needs OpenGL ES 2 0  -- gt       lt uses-feature         android glEsVersion  0x00020000          android required  true    gt        lt application         android icon   drawable ic launcher          android label   string app name          android theme   style AppTheme   gt           lt meta-data             android name  com google android maps v2 API KEY              android value  AIzaSyDVAF4WaVSVRDKJx87It8OSFP5txQcPabc    gt            lt activity             android name   MainActivity              android label   string title activity main   gt               lt intent-filter gt                   lt action android name  android intent action MAIN    gt                    lt category android name  android intent category LAUNCHER    gt               lt  intent-filter gt           lt  activity gt       lt  application gt    lt  manifest gt    I also reference my app to google-play-services lib in eclipse   but everytime  error report in logcat like this   2-05 16 22 53 609  E AndroidRuntime 21623   java lang RuntimeException  Unable to start activity ComponentInfo com wenhai driverschool com wenhai driverschool MainActivity   android view InflateException  Binary XML file line  2  Error inflating class fragment 12-05 16 22 53 609  E AndroidRuntime 21623      at android app ActivityThread performLaunchActivity ActivityThread java 1967  12-05 16 22 53 609  E AndroidRuntime 21623      at android app ActivityThread handleLaunchActivity ActivityThread java 1992  12-05 16 22 53 609  E AndroidRuntime 21623      at android app ActivityThread access 600 ActivityThread java 127  12-05 16 22 53 609  E AndroidRuntime 21623      at android app ActivityThread H handleMessage ActivityThread java 1158  12-05 16 22 53 609  E AndroidRuntime 21623      at android os Handler dispatchMessage Handler java 99  12-05 16 22 53 609  E AndroidRuntime 21623      at android os Looper loop Looper java 137  12-05 16 22 53 609  E AndroidRuntime 21623      at android app ActivityThread main ActivityThread java 4441  12-05 16 22 53 609  E AndroidRuntime 21623      at java lang reflect Method invokeNative Native Method  12-05 16 22 53 609  E AndroidRuntime 21623      at java lang reflect Method invoke Method java 511  12-05 16 22 53 609  E AndroidRuntime 21623      at com android internal os ZygoteInit MethodAndArgsCaller run ZygoteInit java 823  12-05 16 22 53 609  E AndroidRuntime 21623      at com android internal os ZygoteInit main ZygoteInit java 590  12-05 16 22 53 609  E AndroidRuntime 21623      at dalvik system NativeStart main Native Method  12-05 16 22 53 609  E AndroidRuntime 21623   Caused by  android view InflateException  Binary XML file line  2  Error inflating class fragment 12-05 16 22 53 609  E AndroidRuntime 21623      at android view LayoutInflater createViewFromTag LayoutInflater java 697  12-05 16 22 53 609  E AndroidRuntime 21623      at android view LayoutInflater inflate LayoutInflater java 466  12-05 16 22 53 609  E AndroidRuntime 21623      at android view LayoutInflater inflate LayoutInflater java 396  12-05 16 22 53 609  E AndroidRuntime 21623      at android view LayoutInflater inflate LayoutInflater java 352  12-05 16 22 53 609  E AndroidRuntime 21623      at com android internal policy impl PhoneWindow setContentView PhoneWindow java 255  12-05 16 22 53 609  E AndroidRuntime 21623      at android app Activity setContentView Activity java 1835  12-05 16 22 53 609  E AndroidRuntime 21623      at com wenhai driverschool MainActivity onCreate MainActivity java 11  12-05 16 22 53 609  E AndroidRuntime 21623      at android app Activity performCreate Activity java 4465  12-05 16 22 53 609  E AndroidRuntime 21623      at android app Instrumentation callActivityOnCreate Instrumentation java 1049  12-05 16 22 53 609  E AndroidRuntime 21623      at android app ActivityThread performLaunchActivity ActivityThread java 1931  12-05 16 22 53 609  E AndroidRuntime 21623          11 more 12-05 16 22 53 609  E AndroidRuntime 21623   Caused by  android app Fragment InstantiationException  Unable to instantiate fragment com google android gms maps MapFragment  make sure class name exists  is public  and has an empty constructor that is public 12-05 16 22 53 609  E AndroidRuntime 21623      at android app Fragment instantiate Fragment java 581  12-05 16 22 53 609  E AndroidRuntime 21623      at android app Fragment instantiate Fragment java 549  12-05 16 22 53 609  E AndroidRuntime 21623      at android app Activity onCreateView Activity java 4235  12-05 16 22 53 609  E AndroidRuntime 21623      at android view LayoutInflater createViewFromTag LayoutInflater java 673  12-05 16 22 53 609  E AndroidRuntime 21623          20 more 12-05 16 22 53 609  E AndroidRuntime 21623   Caused by  java lang ClassNotFoundException  com google android gms maps MapFragment 12-05 16 22 53 609  E AndroidRuntime 21623      at dalvik system BaseDexClassLoader findClass BaseDexClassLoader java 61  12-05 16 22 53 609  E AndroidRuntime 21623      at java lang ClassLoader loadClass ClassLoader java 501  12-05 16 22 53 609  E AndroidRuntime 21623      at java lang ClassLoader loadClass ClassLoader java 461  12-05 16 22 53 609  E AndroidRuntime 21623      at android app Fragment instantiate Fragment java 571  12-05 16 22 53 609  E AndroidRuntime 21623          23 more   I don t know the reason for this   If i add google-play-services jar into my project  it will report another error   12-05 16 34 23 269  E AndroidRuntime 22638   FATAL EXCEPTION  main 12-05 16 34 23 269  E AndroidRuntime 22638   java lang NoClassDefFoundError  com google android gms R styleable 12-05 16 34 23 269  E AndroidRuntime 22638      at com google android gms maps GoogleMapOptions createFromAttributes Unknown Source  12-05 16 34 23 269  E AndroidRuntime 22638      at com google android gms maps MapFragment onInflate Unknown Source  12-05 16 34 23 269  E AndroidRuntime 22638      at android app Activity onCreateView Activity java 4242  12-05 16 34 23 269  E AndroidRuntime 22638      at android view LayoutInflater createViewFromTag LayoutInflater java 673  12-05 16 34 23 269  E AndroidRuntime 22638      at android view LayoutInflater inflate LayoutInflater java 466  12-05 16 34 23 269  E AndroidRuntime 22638      at android view LayoutInflater inflate LayoutInflater java 396  12-05 16 34 23 269  E AndroidRuntime 22638      at android view LayoutInflater inflate LayoutInflater java 352  12-05 16 34 23 269  E AndroidRuntime 22638      at com android internal policy impl PhoneWindow setContentView PhoneWindow java 255  12-05 16 34 23 269  E AndroidRuntime 22638      at android app Activity setContentView Activity java 1835  12-05 16 34 23 269  E AndroidRuntime 22638      at com wenhai driverschool MainActivity onCreate MainActivity java 11  12-05 16 34 23 269  E AndroidRuntime 22638      at android app Activity performCreate Activity java 4465  12-05 16 34 23 269  E AndroidRuntime 22638      at android app Instrumentation callActivityOnCreate Instrumentation java 1049  12-05 16 34 23 269  E AndroidRuntime 22638      at android app ActivityThread performLaunchActivity ActivityThread java 1931  12-05 16 34 23 269  E AndroidRuntime 22638      at android app ActivityThread handleLaunchActivity ActivityThread java 1992  12-05 16 34 23 269  E AndroidRuntime 22638      at android app ActivityThread access 600 ActivityThread java 127  12-05 16 34 23 269  E AndroidRuntime 22638      at android app ActivityThread H handleMessage ActivityThread java 1158  12-05 16 34 23 269  E AndroidRuntime 22638      at android os Handler dispatchMessage Handler java 99  12-05 16 34 23 269  E AndroidRuntime 22638      at android os Looper loop Looper java 137  12-05 16 34 23 269  E AndroidRuntime 22638      at android app ActivityThread main ActivityThread java 4441  12-05 16 34 23 269  E AndroidRuntime 22638      at java lang reflect Method invokeNative Native Method  12-05 16 34 23 269  E AndroidRuntime 22638      at java lang reflect Method invoke Method java 511  12-05 16 34 23 269  E AndroidRuntime 22638      at com android internal os ZygoteInit MethodAndArgsCaller run ZygoteInit java 823  12-05 16 34 23 269  E AndroidRuntime 22638      at com android internal os ZygoteInit main ZygoteInit java 590  12-05 16 34 23 269  E AndroidRuntime 22638      at dalvik system NativeStart main Native Method    Anyone can help me about this

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I wrote in the activity import com google android gms maps SupportMapFragment   and Eclipse gave me the red icon   click   fix projec setup     add archive google-play-services jar  And finnaly it worked

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i had everything what everyone above was saying and resolved the error by simply calling the  super onCreate savedInstanceState   as first instruction in oncreate method  before it was last line in method     wasted whole day

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I ve this issue i just update Google Play services and make sure that you are adding the google-play-service-lib project as dependency  it s working now without any code change but i still getting  The Google Play services resources were not found  Check your project configuration to ensure that the resources are included   but this only happens when you have setMyLocationEnabled true   anyone knows why

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In IntelliJ IDEA  updated for IntelliJ 12     Create a file   android-sdk extras google google play services libproject google-play-services lib src dummy java containing class dummy     File- Import Module-    android-sdk extras google google play services libproject google-play-services lib Create Module from Existing Sources Next- Next- Next- Next- Finish File- Project Structure- Modules- YourApp  - Module Dependency- Google-play-services lib   The   button is in the top right corner of the dialog    - Jars or directories-   android-sdk extras google google play services libproject google-play-services lib libs google-play-services jar Use the up down arrows to move  lt Module source gt  to the bottom of the list    You can delete dummy java if you like   Edit  After using this for a while I ve found that there is a small flaw bug  IDEA will sometimes complain about not being able to open a  iml project file in the google-play-services lib directory  despite the fact that you never told it there was a project there  If that happens  rebuilding the project solves the problem  at least until it comes back

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relate to this suggestion   https   stackoverflow com a 20215481 3080835  also i had to add this to Application element in the Manifest    lt meta-data             android name  com google android gms version              android value   integer google play services version    gt    and it worked perfectly

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In Eclipse  it is necessary to create a separate project for google play services and reference it as a lib from your Android project instead of simply adding the jar to it  In my computer I have imported the google play services Eclipse project directly from D  adt-bundle-windows-x86-20130219 sdk extras google google play services libproject google-play-services lib and set it to Lib project so I could reference it from my Android project

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In your MainActivity  or in each activity you want to put the v2 map  you must extend FragmentActivity or Activity either you want to use SupportMapFragment or just MapFragment  Use MapFragment class only if you are targeting API 12 and above  Otherwise  use SupportMapFragment  It s a subtle difference but it makes the error

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To take care of the Drive-related imports  you ll need a few jars from the Google Drive SDK  There are a few large ones  so you may want to add them individually to suit your app   If that doesn t resolve the com google android gms   imports  the Google Play Services add-on needs to be installed  from Extras - gt  Google Play Services in the SDK Manager  and google-play-services jar needs to be added to your build path   EDIT   In this case  the following jars were needed   google-api-services-drive-v2-rev1-1 7 2-beta jar  google-http-client-1 10 3-beta jar  google-http-client-android2-1 10 3-beta jar  google-oauth-client-1 10 1-beta jar  google-api-client-android2-1 10 3-beta jar  google-api-client-1 10 3-beta jar

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try this  http   developer android com tools projects projects-eclipse html ReferencingLibraryProject  I just added the project of google services and added a reference in my project property- Android

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I had the same problem on my LG-E730 with 2 3 4 Android  The error appears before I ve updated Google Play Service on my phone

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I think it is worth mentioning  after I spent over an hour pulling out my hair  that if you are using MapFragment you cannot use FragmentActivity  SupportMapFragment will function fine in this environment    I was just about ready to give up on it

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This might be of help to some   I had two projects  one which was a copy of the demo from Google and that worked fine   Another I copied into an existing project and I could not get it to run at all   And in the second failing one I was getting the error message described above   My problem was due to a library not enabled  even though I rebuilt  imported multiple times etc   Right-click on the project -  Properties -  Java Build Path -  Order  amp  Export tab   On the failing project the  Android Private Libraries  tab was unchecked   Once I enabled it the project worked fine

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First Step  http   developer android com tools projects projects-eclipse html ReferencingLibraryProject Second Step  http   developer android com google play-services setup html On that page it has a NOTE but we didn t pay attention   Note  You should be referencing a copy of the library that you copied to your source tree   you should not reference the library from the Android SDK directory   But I think it s not a good way of documentation

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I faced this issue while using Android SDK for x86 in a Windows 7 64-bit machine  I downloaded the Android SDK 64-bit version  made Eclipse see it in Window   Preferences   Android   SDK location and the issue stopped occurring

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By now  demo can work follow this link   For example demo  it can work too    Add two jar in libs directory in your project  Follow below information  In particular  I think you need to    Import the actual source for the  google-play-services lib  project and link it as an Android library   Do this through Project -  Properties -  Android -  Library  Add -  google-play-services lib  you can right click on your project and choose Properties  then select Android   Do not add it as a dependent Project through the  Java Build Path  for your project  that didn t work for me   Add the google-play-services jar and android-support-v4 jar into a  libs  folder in the sample project  and add them as  External External JARs  in  Build Path -  Configure Build Path -  Libraries     I found this second step was necessary as I was hitting the exact same error as you when trying to use the sample code  The first step was necessary to avoid a NoClassDefFoundError in com google android gms R styleable in my real project   I also needed to do a Clean build and Uninstall the app from the device  from an earlier test attempt  before the sample code worked   thanks your help very much

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Please read carefully     If everything is woking same as google code then please check manifest file in my case i added geo key and map key that s why exception occurs    Note - do not add two keys in manifest file remove map key  meta-data         android name  com google android maps v2 API KEY          android value   string google maps key   gt    add this code     lt meta-data         android name  com google android geo API KEY          android value   string auto location   gt     lt meta-data         android name  com google android gms version          android value   integer google play services version   gt

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Add this dependency in build gradle  compile  com google android gms play-services 6 5 87   Now this works   lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  utf-8   gt   lt LinearLayout xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android      android layout width  match parent      android layout height  match parent      android orientation  vertical  gt        lt fragment         android id    id map          android name  com google android gms maps MapFragment          android layout width  match parent          android layout height  388dp          android layout weight  0 40    gt   lt  LinearLayout gt

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I faced the same problem ant it took me tow days to figure out a solution  that worked for me    Delete the project google-play-services lib  right click on the project delete   Delete the project containing the Google maps demo   MainActivity in my case   if you have one Copy the  project google-play-services lib  extras google google play services libproject google-play-services lib  into your workspace then import it as General project   File- gt import- gt existing projects into workspase    Right click on your project   in which you want to load the map   - gt  Android - gt  add  under library   google-play-services lib  You should see something like this    Note   You should not have something  like this   the project should be referred from your workspace     I think that the problem is that tow projects are referencing the same library

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I got the same problem and just Installed Play Services from SDK and all problems fly away

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Update     Please follow Commonsware MapV2 code snippets to get better understanding        It is present in Omnibus edition       https   github com commonsguy cw-omnibus tree master MapsV2   Following snippet is working fine at my end I choose to use SupportMapFragment   Dont forget to add google-play-services jar into your project   MainActivity java  package com example newmapview   import android os Bundle  import android support v4 app FragmentActivity  import com google android gms maps SupportMapFragment   public class MainActivity extends FragmentActivity         Override     protected void onCreate Bundle savedInstanceState            super onCreate savedInstanceState            SupportMapFragment fragment   new SupportMapFragment            getSupportFragmentManager   beginTransaction                    add android R id content  fragment  commit              manifest xml   lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  utf-8   gt   lt manifest xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android      package  com example newmapview      android versionCode  1      android versionName  1 0   gt        lt uses-sdk         android minSdkVersion  8          android targetSdkVersion  16    gt        lt permission         android name  com example newmapview permission MAPS RECEIVE          android protectionLevel  signature    gt        lt uses-permission android name  com example newmapview permission MAPS RECEIVE    gt       lt uses-permission android name  android permission INTERNET    gt       lt uses-permission android name  android permission WRITE EXTERNAL STORAGE    gt       lt uses-permission android name  android permission ACCESS COARSE LOCATION    gt       lt uses-permission android name  android permission ACCESS FINE LOCATION    gt       lt uses-permission android name  com google android providers gsf permission READ GSERVICES    gt        lt application         android allowBackup  true          android icon   drawable ic launcher          android label   string app name          android theme   style AppTheme   gt           lt activity             android name  com example newmapview MainActivity              android label   string app name   gt               lt intent-filter gt                   lt action android name  android intent action MAIN    gt                    lt category android name  android intent category LAUNCHER    gt               lt  intent-filter gt           lt  activity gt            lt meta-data             android name  com google android maps v2 API KEY              android value  XXXXX    gt       lt  application gt        lt uses-feature         android glEsVersion  0x00020000          android required  true    gt    lt  manifest gt    Here is the result   Hope this will help

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It is stated on the same tutorial that     Please note that the code below is only useful for testing your   settings in an application targeting Android API 12 or later   Just change your min SDK version to 12 and it will works   lt uses-sdk         android minSdkVersion  8          android targetSdkVersion  15    gt    Haven s tried Aurel s workaround for older versions of the API yet

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It was a little difficult because it was different in the previous API  but I found a solution   Google says what to do here  according with the question we need com google android gms classes so it is necessary to setup the google play services  which is just a library that we have to add to our project like this link   It s very important to import the copy of the project library google-play-services lib not the one that is in the sdk folder  Once that s done  the tutorial from Google goes perfectly

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Do not forget to actually build the google-play-services lib   That s why it shows the  Could not find google-play    apk   For me  on Eclipse  no other hacks were needed  but to reference the project from the Android submenu  not from Java build path  or Project references or whatever else  No manually placed jars  no nothing were actually needed for me

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Add Google Play Services to Your Project  To make the Google Play services APIs available to your app   follow the steps present in this link   http   developer android com google play-services setup html Setup

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Just try to replace your layout with     lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  utf-8   gt   lt fragment xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android        android id    id map         android name  com google android gms maps SupportMapFragment         android layout width  wrap content         android layout height  match parent    gt    You need to use the SupportMapFragment for API under 11    Aurel

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I don t get the true solution but I solve it after doing these things  - Tick  Copy projects into workspace  when importing google-play-services lib - Don t set the minSdkVersion below 13 - If you get error with theme  try changing your layout theme to any system theme - Re-create your project from scratch or revert everything if you get it from somewhere

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In my Intellij Idea project I had to add both  google-play-services lib and google-play-services jar to the project  And in google-play-services lib project add google-play-services jar too  After that  if you did all things  that described here  right  your application should be working

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Apart from many of the things mentioned before  to me it was important to mark the  jar also in Order and Export  As far as I can tell  is not usually mentioned and to me it was crucial

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As Google map is wrapped under Fragments now  extend your activity from FragmetActivity not just Activity and make sure if you use  supporrtMapFragment  then you are importing Fragment from support package only

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Maybe You must highlight this       Note  Google Play services is not supported on the Android emulator     to develop using the APIs  you need to provide a development device such as an Android phone or tablet    http   developer android com google play-services setup html  You must provide a physical development device on which you can run and debug your app  Do not use emulator  Will not working

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