Fancy. Looks like a response, sort of, to Apple Maps. I wonder if this api will debut in updated maps apps for both Android and iOS? One can only dream.
> Decompiling Field Trip reveals some secrets about the new Maps API. The application tag in the app manifest references “com.google.android.maps.v2.API_KEY” ...
I can't believe this person didn't realize the key he published in his blog (the part I didn't copy) is a particular developer's unique API key for Google Maps access -- and now it's been made public.
Requiring a developer-specific API key to access Google maps is hardly a "secret". And now there's one more non-secret.
My point is there's a reason for the key's presence in the app, and making it public undermines its purpose.
In the general case (not necessarily for Android), having a Google Maps API key is enough to gain access for anyone's online use of GM. The keys can be gotten easily enough, but each has a traffic cap and a few other constraints. Publishing a key undermines the system.
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[ 4.0 ms ] story [ 25.7 ms ] threadI can't believe this person didn't realize the key he published in his blog (the part I didn't copy) is a particular developer's unique API key for Google Maps access -- and now it's been made public.
Requiring a developer-specific API key to access Google maps is hardly a "secret". And now there's one more non-secret.
In the general case (not necessarily for Android), having a Google Maps API key is enough to gain access for anyone's online use of GM. The keys can be gotten easily enough, but each has a traffic cap and a few other constraints. Publishing a key undermines the system.