In this article i will show you the different steps to follow to create your first Google Maps application. We will also demonstarte some usefull options that give your application more flexibility and performance. Creating the Project Using Eclipse, create a new Android Project and name it MapsDemo as shown in Figure 1 Figure 1 Obtaining a Maps API Key Before you integrate Google Maps in your Application, you need to apply for a Free Google Maps API Key. To apply for key follow the steps below. You can refrence to Google's documentation for more details. First, find this file ( debug.keystore ) and copy it (for simplicity) in c:\\Android(Create a folder named Andrioid under c:\\) Extract the MD5 fingerpoint using the keytool.exe included with your JDK installation.You can find the keytool.exe under " C:\Program Files\Java\<JDK_version_number>\bin " folder. keytool.exe -list -alias andro...