Android - The API key can only be specified once <meta-data> duplicates

Question

I’m trying to add Google map in to may app, so I have taken the API key. Unfortunately when I inserted the API key in manifest.xml through a meta-data tag, it automatically

Answer 1

Delete your "com.google.android.maps.v2.API_KEY" meta-data entry.

The "com.google.android.geo.API_KEY" entry is sufficient for both the Maps and Places services.

Source: https://code.google.com/p/gmaps-api-issues/issues/detail?id=7824

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EDIT - Google updated their documents to explicitly call this out now:

1. https://developers.google.com/places/android-api/start#api-key
2. https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/android-sdk/signup#use-key