# [1.14.0](https://github.com/googlemaps-samples/android-samples/compare/v1.13.0...v1.14.0) (2025-01-14) ### Bug Fixes * add dynamic key values to secrets.properties in idx template ([#1814](https://github.com/googlemaps-samples/android-samples/issues/1814)) ([46abfae](46abfae9ce)) * always use secrets.properties for storing the API keys ([#1812](https://github.com/googlemaps-samples/android-samples/issues/1812)) ([561e829](561e82926e)) * Exports sample activities so they can be run directly ([#1808](https://github.com/googlemaps-samples/android-samples/issues/1808)) ([206cdcf](206cdcf1c3)) * fixed release config ([#1944](https://github.com/googlemaps-samples/android-samples/issues/1944)) ([6b62127](6b62127926)) * fixed release step ([#1770](https://github.com/googlemaps-samples/android-samples/issues/1770)) ([cb53eb4](cb53eb4999)) * fixed secrets in wearable module ([#1788](https://github.com/googlemaps-samples/android-samples/issues/1788)) ([5ea1951](5ea1951521)) * import rememberMarkerState and use the marker state correctly ([#1787](https://github.com/googlemaps-samples/android-samples/issues/1787)) ([5095437](5095437b57)) * prevents infinite recursion when getting the location permission ([#1813](https://github.com/googlemaps-samples/android-samples/issues/1813)) ([5790ff2](5790ff2ad7)) * Re-add MarkerDemoActivity in Kotlin sample ([#1916](https://github.com/googlemaps-samples/android-samples/issues/1916)) ([66db0fa](66db0fa2cf)) * stop memory leak in CoordTileProvider ([#1929](https://github.com/googlemaps-samples/android-samples/issues/1929)) ([55c6297](55c629717a)) * Update emulator host in dev.nix for IDX ([#1893](https://github.com/googlemaps-samples/android-samples/issues/1893)) ([26e5bd3](26e5bd3aba)) * Updates secrets in app-level build.gradle.kts files to set secrets.properties as propertiesFileName. ([#1785](https://github.com/googlemaps-samples/android-samples/issues/1785)) ([dcec2ce](dcec2ce448)) * using rememberMarkerState instead of MarkerState ([#1768](https://github.com/googlemaps-samples/android-samples/issues/1768)) ([6007cc8](6007cc87f5)) ### Features * Introduces an idx folder containing an IDX template, enabling users to open Android tutorials directly in the IDX IDE. ([#1757](https://github.com/googlemaps-samples/android-samples/issues/1757)) ([b32a515](b32a51558f)) * tooling modernization ([#1753](https://github.com/googlemaps-samples/android-samples/issues/1753)) ([42f3887](42f3887bac))
Google Maps SDK for Android Samples
Samples demonstrating how to use Maps SDK for Android.
This repo contains the following samples:
- ApiDemos: A collection of small demos showing most features of the Maps SDK for Android.
- WearOS: Displays a map on a Wear OS device. This sample demonstrates the basic setup required for a gradle-based Android Studio project.
- Tutorials: Samples associated with tutorials in the developer's guide. See each sample for a link to the associated guide.
- Snippets: Snippets for code found in https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/android-sdk
Pre-requisites
- See each sample for pre-requisites.
- All require up-to-date versions of the Android build tools and the Android support repository.
- The demo apps require that you add your own Google Maps API key. See Get an API key docs for more instructions.
Getting Started
- Download the samples by cloning this repository
- In the welcome screen of Android Studio, select "Open an Existing project"
- Select one of the sample directories from this repository
Alternatively, use the gradlew build command to build the project directly or download an APK
under releases.
Support
- Stack Overflow: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/android+google-maps
If you have discovered an issue with the Google Maps Platform SDK for Android v2, please see the resources here: https://developers.google.com/maps/support/
If you've found an error in these samples, please file an issue: https://github.com/googlemaps/android-samples/issues
Patches are encouraged, and may be submitted according to the instructions in CONTRIBUTING.md.
License
(See each sample directory for details.)
Copyright 2015 The Android Open Source Project
Copyright 2015 Google, Inc.
Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.