Android Question [SOLVED] API_KEY I missing someting

[yfleury]

I all
I have this in manifest

AddApplicationText(
<meta-data
  android:name="com.google.android.geo.API_KEY"
  android:value="AIzaSyCPX4Q........"/>)

But my link to google api can't get api key.
I have to set my api key like that to work

Sub Process_Globals
    Public API_KEY As String ="AIzaSyCPX4......."

But google don't like that because app that contain exposed Google Cloud Platform (GCP) API key(s)

What can I do to resolved this security issue?

 

[DonManfred]

I have this in manifest

googlemap is using this key.

I have to set my api key like that to work

if you call the api with okhttputils2 then you need to do that this way, correct.

But google don't like that because app that contain exposed Google Cloud Platform (GCP) API key(s)

Google don´t like it because you have NOT RESTRICTED your Key to only use in your app.

Go to the google console, edit the key, add restrictions to it. <- And this is what google suggested to do in the email you got.

 

[Erel]

Also make sure to compile your app in Release (Obfuscated) mode.