[[["Facile da capire","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Il problema è stato risolto","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Altra","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Mancano le informazioni di cui ho bisogno","missingTheInformationINeed","thumb-down"],["Troppo complicato/troppi passaggi","tooComplicatedTooManySteps","thumb-down"],["Obsoleti","outOfDate","thumb-down"],["Problema di traduzione","translationIssue","thumb-down"],["Problema relativo a esempi/codice","samplesCodeIssue","thumb-down"],["Altra","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Ultimo aggiornamento 2025-07-24 UTC."],[[["An API key is required to use the Maps SDK for Android and can be created through the Google Cloud Console or the Cloud SDK."],["Before using the API key in production, it's crucial to restrict it for security by specifying allowed Android apps and APIs."],["Restricting the API key involves providing the package name and SHA-1 certificate fingerprint of your Android application."],["The same API key can be used for both the Maps SDK for Android and Places SDK for Android applications."],["After obtaining and restricting the API key, proceed to set up and configure your Android Studio project."]]],["To use the Maps SDK, you need an API key, created via the Google Cloud Console or Cloud SDK. The Console method involves navigating to the Credentials page and creating an API key. The Cloud SDK uses the `gcloud services api-keys create` command. Restrict API keys for security, selecting \"Android apps\" and adding the package name and SHA-1 certificate fingerprint. Use separate keys for each app and platform. You can also do this using Cloud SDK, with `gcloud services api-keys update`.\n"]]
