Generate the Google Map API key for Release Too

Hi!

       Some of us facing problem to receive the Google map API key for accessing the Google map in Android.

I have explain below in step by step for Windows users!

1. we have to generate the Google API Account,
2. In "Services" have to switch on the Google Maps Android API v2
3. Create a Client ID for installed applications 
4. While try to create an Android Key for API Project it will ask SHA1 (Fingerprint),

    Do same as what i am going to do for receiving the Finger Print

Method - 1

• Open Your Debug Key Store From Eclipse >> Windows >> Preferences >> Android >> Build >> (Copy Your) Default Debug Key Store
• Open Your keytool path from "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_23\bin\keytool.exe"
• Open Your Windows (Console) CMD.exe
• Now place the below formate to get your Fingerprint 

C:\Users\Administrator>"Your keytool path" -list -v -alias androiddebugkey -keystore "Your Debug Key Store" -storepass android -keypass android

ex:

C:\Users\Administrator>"C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_23\bin\keytool.exe" -list

 -v -alias androiddebugkey -keystore "C:\Users\Administrator\.android\debug.keys

tore" -storepass android -keypass android

now you will receive your Unique Fingerprint like

Certificate fingerprints:

MD5 : 00:00:0:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00         SHA1: 00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00

Signature algorithm name: SHA1withRSA

Method - 2

The another one method is

Step -1

open this java path in your console / cmd (should mention your java version correctly)
C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_43\bin>
press enter
Step - 2

the andindir is your local dir / folder name , copy and past the below code and press enter

keytool -list -v -keystore C:\Users\andindir\.android\debug.keystore -alias androiddebugkey -storepass android -keypass android

Process - II - (Release Key)

Step -1

open this java path in your console / cmd (should mention your java version correctly)

C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_43\bin>

press enter

Step - 2

the andindir is your local xxxxx.jks located path name & xyxyxyxy is your alias, copy and past the below code and press enter

keytool -list -v -keystore C:\ andindir \xxxxx.jks -alias xyxyxyxy

eg: (C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_40\bin>keytool -list -v -keystore D:\Android_Raj_
xxxx\SW\Raj_xxx\xxx_Xxxxxxx\xxxxxxx.jks -alias xyxyxyxy
Enter keystore password:

)

Now You can get your Unique API key by placing the Fingerprint..,

Thank You!