Introduction

This repository contains a number of projects that will help you get up to speed with Google Maps v2 on Android with ActionBarSherlock 4.3.1

It contains the following folders :

GoogleMapsV2SkeletonV11 (Skeleton project targetted at API level 11 and higher)

GoogleMapsV2SkeletonV8 (Skeleton project using Support Library targetted at API level 8 and higher)

GoogleMapsV2WithActionBarSherlock (the complete sample application)

ActionBarSherlock (The ActionBar we all love, available in this repository for your convenience.)

google-play-services_lib (The Google Play Services lib, available in this repository for your convenience.)

Tutorial

The tutorial guides can be found in the docs folder of this project. The sample application is part of a 6-part tutorial covering

Part 1 : Setting up the Maps component with ActionBarSherlock

Setup a skeleton project

Add the ActionBarSherlock and GooglePlayServices libs

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Part 2 : Drawing on the Map - Markers and polylines

Adding markers

Highlighting markers

Removing markers

Marker Management

Custom Icons / InfoWindows

Polylines

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Part 3 : Animating the Map

Animate through a set of markers on the map

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Part 4 : Migrating from v1 maps to v2 maps

Some tips and tricks for migrating your old v1 apps to v2

A rundown of all the changes

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Part 5 : Using Google APIs - Directions and Places API

Use Google Places Autocomplete API

Use Google Directions API

Putting everything together

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Part 6 : Common errors / mistakes when using the Maps API