Shared library missing in android.

Question

02-18 00:02:08.432: ERROR/PackageManager(57): Package com.example.brown requires unavailable shared library com.google.android.maps; failing!

I got this

Answer 1

As CommonsWare said, your emulator is missing the library. The Google Maps Library's documentation's Overview page has info on how to create the right kind of virtual device for the emulator. The gist is:

Launch the AVD Manager by using the android command without any options. If you are developing in Eclipse/ADT, you can also access the tool from Window > Android SDK and AVD Manager.

1. Click the "New" button to begin creating a new AVD.
2. In the dialog that appears, specify a name for the AVD and select the system image target that you want the AVD to use. Select one of the "Google APIs (Google Inc.)" targets, making sure to choose a version whose API Level matches the android:minSdkVersion attribute in your application's manifest, as described above.
3. Configure the other options and then click "Create AVD".

Once you've finished creating the AVD, you can run it from the AVD Manager UI or you can use the emulator's command-line interface. If you are developing in Eclipse, you can configure a Run Configuration to start the AVD and install your application on it.

For more information about AVDs, see Android Virtual Devices on the Android Developers site.

Answer 2

As jfritz42 I got this error on a real device with a custom ROM (Cyanogenmod). The error was caused by the fact that I did not install the Google Apps package, since it contains a lot of apps that just annoy me. However, there is a solution how to install the google.maps library without massing up your system with the 19 Google Apps in this package. Just download the package (zip file) and remove all .apk files from system/app in this zip. Afterwards, you can install the zip by using the ROM Manager or via the recovery mode. Then you should have the maps library installed on your system. The Google Apps included in this package (e.g. the Maps app) can be installed separately afterwards.