Kindle Fire And Google Maps Api

We're developing an app with some map features, with in the manifest. It runs well on a Xoom and a Galaxy Tab, as we

Solution 1:

Not only is there no "way to access this api", but what you are suggesting as the alternative ("hunting down a Google Maps apk and installing that onto the Fire") is not only a copyright violation but probably will not work, since the Google Maps app will not supply the system library that other apps would use.

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UPDATE based on edit:

Is there any way to include this library with an application, rather than relying on its inclusion in the Android build on the device?

No, sorry. Google licenses Google Maps (app and system library), and there are no distribution options outside of licensing it from Google for use with firmware.

You might consider OSMDroid and OpenStreetMap, or using WebView and the Web-based Google Maps.

Solution 2:

deCarta offers a full featured Android API for mapping, geocoding, reverse geocoding, advanced driving directions, and POI search. It runs like a champ on the Kindle Fire and offers both OpenGL or Canvas based map rendering. Check it out:

http://developer.decarta.com/Apis/Android

also: if you register on the site you actually get all the source code for the entire API free. They also have HTML5 APIs that work great on the Kindle browser as well.

Solution 3:

Have you tried this http://code.google.com/apis/maps/articles/android_v3.html

Solution 4:

Amazon now offers a MAPS API, with two core features:

• Interactive Maps. You can embed a Map View in your app for customers to pan, zoom and fling around the world. You have the option to display a user’s current location, switch between standard maps and satellite view, and more.
• Custom Overlays. You can display the locations of businesses, landmarks and other points of interest with your own customized markers and pins.

check it out here https://developer.amazon.com/sdk/maps.html