In the use of Baidu lbs open platform for the vast number of developers to provide a variety of services, need a development key (Ak/key), to identify their full legitimacy, but also effectively protect their own use of security. Here are the main things to tell you about the Android mobile development key application issues.
The official address of the Baidu lbs open platform is: Http://developer.baidu.com/map
Development key, the address of the API console is: Http://lbsyun.baidu.com/apiconsole/key
The first choice for the Baidu lbs open platform Android products to do a simple introduction:
Android products mainly by: Baidu Positioning SDK, Baidu Map SDK, Baidu Navigation SDK, Baidu Panorama SDK composition.
In order to bring more quality service experience to the developers, weaken the concept of products, enhance the concept of function, Baidu lbs open Platform for the existing products, from the point of view of the functional division, the function of the division is: positioning function, basic map, navigation function, search function, lbs cloud search, calculation tools, Panorama function. and provides a unified, according to the function of the selected development package download mode.
Download URL: http://lbsyun.baidu.com/sdk/download
OK, here's how to get to the point, how to apply for Android mobile development key and key-related attention issues.
First, the AK you are about to apply is a general AK, that is, it can be applied to the appeal of all Baidu lbs open platform Android mobile products;
Second, has Baidu account, to become the Baidu lbs open platform developer, this according to the prompt of the webpage one step to do is good;
Third, click on the "Create app" button in the API console;
Four, in the Pop-up dialog box to fill in the application name, note this as far as possible to fill in the name of the app you are about to develop, both Chinese and English are OK, but the completion of the success can not be modified;
Select "Application Type" as "for mobile";
Six, the key points come. Fill in the security code, the security code is not filled out here, and whether it is filled out correctly will completely affect the availability of your AK;
The security code is composed of: SHA1 semicolon application package name, for example:Bb:0d:ac:74:d3:21:e1:43:67:71:9b:62:91:af:a1:66:6e:44:5d:75;com.baidumap.demo
Notice that the middle semicolon is in English!
Which SHA1, for the KeyStore digital signature, this each development of the personnel of the theory is different, there are often encountered a problem is the development of key available, when the APK is not available, that is the place of the SHA1 changed, resulting in the AK failure. So please developers note that if the keystore changed when the APK was exported, remember to modify the security code of the AK you are using in the API console;
Seven, finally click Confirm, you can complete the development of the key application, please keep your development key.
More detailed step process, in the Baidu lbs open platform of the official website has a description: Http://developer.baidu.com/map/index.php?title=androidsdk/guide/key
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