After struggling through this and finally having success, I thought I'd write up a step-by-step guide for what worked for me. This is using eclipse on a Mac: Create a folder in your Documents folder called googlekeys (or whatever you want) With your BuzzTouch App open in eclipse: Click File -> Export -> Export Android Application Name your project at the Select the project to export prompt. Click Next Select create new keystore Set the location for the new keystore to Documents/googlekeys and save as googlekeystore (or whatever you want, just remember the name). Enter and confirm a password Enter an alias (ie. appAlias), password, confirm and set validity for 100 years. Enter your name and click next Select a destination for the APK file. I have a folder in my Documents folder called Android APKs TO CREATE YOUR DEBUG KEY: Open terminal. Enter the following command to get the debug md5 fingerprint: keytool -list -keystore ~/.android/debug.keystore password: android Copy the debug md5 fingerprint. It will look like this: 52:17:0F:1C:B6:D6:66:45:59:A9:CD:A6:84:C4:DB:F3 In your browser, go to: http://code.google.com/intl/pt-PT/android/maps-api-signup.html Paste the md5 fingerprint, click Generate API key Copy the google key, create a text file and paste the debug key so you can access it later. TO CREATE YOUR RELEASE KEY: In the terminal, enter the following. Make sure to use the correct alias name you entered above, and the keystore directory and name (ie. googlekeys & googlekeystore): keytool -list -alias alias-you-created-before -keystore /Users/yourusername/Documents/googlekeys/googlekeystore You'll be prompted for a password. Enter the password you created earlier. Copy the md5 release fingerprint. In your browser, go to: http://code.google.com/intl/pt-PT/android/maps-api-signup.html Paste the md5 fingerprint, click Generate API key Copy your google key and paste it into your text file for reference later. Now follow the BuzzTouch video tutorial on updating the map keys. Hope this helps. It worked for me.

Very Awesome! No doubt tons of users will find this useful.

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Wait so are you just making a new md5 hash from a new keystore that you are calling googlekey?

Thanks MGoBlue. This will really help a lot of people. The thing I learned the hard way is you may need a new release key for each new project. But, you can use the Debug key over and over and over and over and over again. Always test your release key with the application using a android phone if possible.

Yes you do for each project, you also need a new .keystore because its considered its fingerprint.. the print comes from the keystore.

No you don't - I use the same keystore & alias (company name) for ALL release apps, thus having the same md5 fingerprint, and therefore only needing the ONE GoogleMaps API key for ALL apps - no problems with functionality Steve

thanks to this tutorial, i was finally able to generate an fingerprint, however its not in MD5 format, its in SHA1. how do I either convet SHA1 into MD5 or get the keystore to generate MD5?

Are you on a PC or MAC. I think the above is for MAC only. Below are the two commands for the PC. The last one is for the MAC and Linux. To generate an MD5 fingerprint of the debug certificate, first locate the debug keystore. By default, build tools create the debug keystore in the active AVD directory. The location of the AVD directories varies by platform: Windows Vista: C:\Users\<user>\.android\debug.keystore Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\.android\debug.keystore OS X and Linux: ~/.android/debug.keystore

I tried using the correct windows directory, I got a different fingerprint, but its still listed in (SHA1) format and not MD5. Could it be my computer?

McGoBlue I have been going around in circles to even find the jump off point to create these - thanks to you I can finally go to bed tonight! your worth more money! Regards Tony

MGoBlue ... life saver! ..... why this tutorial is not a main link on the website is beyond me. SDK Google API platform 1.6 version 4 isnt available for us (as the video tutorial tells us to use). I had to use 2.1 Google APIs. Also it doesn't work on the emulator when I run it (just shows blank map tiles and my red pin location)but I uploaded to my phone and works great. Wow I will never get those 20 hours of my life back....arrgggghhhhh!

Thanks MGoBlue. your help is greatly appreciated by this newbie.

How do you get the MD5 finger print on mac?????????? I am so confused i have read through googles developer site as well!

OMG I GOT IT! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!

I am so glad to have found this as nothing else has been working but I am still getting stuck. I am good with the instructions up to to point I have to enter the password in the terminal window. I cannot type anything. If I try typing 'android' there is no obvious text entered and when I hit return it just says "keytool error: java.io.IOException: Keystore was tampered with, or password was incorrect". Can anyone shed any light? Thanks

Ok - I think I have a fix but using the Eclipse keytool plugin from this thread: https://www.buzztouch.com/forum/thread.php?tid=F7C6774F77ABA0B0125C141 That help me find the MD5 key straight away. Let's see what happens next!

Still rocking after all these posts...... You are still the man @MGoBlue Peace