error inflating class fragment Google Maps v2 - android-fragments

Question

I've spent 24 hours trying to deploy a simple google maps v2 android apps. I've searched in a lot of forums (included stackoverflow)... but I'm desperated.
The error is:
android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #7: Error inflating class fragment
Here is the activity_main.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<fragment xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/map" android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
class="com.google.android.gms.maps.SupportMapFragment" />
MainActivity.java
package com.gotme.gotmemaps;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v4.app.FragmentActivity;
import android.view.Menu;
public class MainActivity extends FragmentActivity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
}
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
return true;
}
}
AndroidManifest.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.gotme.gotmemaps"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="8"
android:targetSdkVersion="19" />
<permission
android:name="com.gotme.gotmemaps.permission.MAPS_RECEIVE"
android:protectionLevel="signature"/>
<uses-permission
android:name="com.gotme.gotmemaps.permission.MAPS_RECEIVE"/>
<uses-permission
android:name="com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION"/>
<uses-feature
android:glEsVersion="0x00020000"
android:required="true" />
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme" >
<activity
android:name="com.gotme.gotmemaps.MainActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<meta-data
android:name="com.google.android.maps.v2.API_KEY"
android:value="AIzaSyDHfwlSoRWb6xDrpowyMWWap9Du5LQCVRM"/>
</application>
</manifest>
I have installed the library *google_play_services_lib* but always get the same error...
Could somebody help me?
Thanks a lot!
UPDATE:
Here is my logcat:
11-19 12:25:23.745: E/AndroidRuntime(7163): FATAL EXCEPTION: main
11-19 12:25:23.745: E/AndroidRuntime(7163): java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.gotme.gotmemaps/com.gotme.gotmemaps.MainActivity}: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #7: Error inflating class fragment
11-19 12:25:23.745: E/AndroidRuntime(7163): at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2100)
11-19 12:25:23.745: E/AndroidRuntime(7163): at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2125)
11-19 12:25:23.745: E/AndroidRuntime(7163): at android.app.ActivityThread.access$600(ActivityThread.java:140)
11-19 12:25:23.745: E/AndroidRuntime(7163): at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1227)
11-19 12:25:23.745: E/AndroidRuntime(7163): at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
11-19 12:25:23.745: E/AndroidRuntime(7163): at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:137)
11-19 12:25:23.745: E/AndroidRuntime(7163): at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4898)
11-19 12:25:23.745: E/AndroidRuntime(7163): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
11-19 12:25:23.745: E/AndroidRuntime(7163): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:511)
11-19 12:25:23.745: E/AndroidRuntime(7163): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:1006)
11-19 12:25:23.745: E/AndroidRuntime(7163): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:773)
11-19 12:25:23.745: E/AndroidRuntime(7163): at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
11-19 12:25:23.745: E/AndroidRuntime(7163): Caused by: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #7: Error inflating class fragment
11-19 12:25:23.745: E/AndroidRuntime(7163): at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:704)
11-19 12:25:23.745: E/AndroidRuntime(7163): at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:746)
11-19 12:25:23.745: E/AndroidRuntime(7163): at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:489)
11-19 12:25:23.745: E/AndroidRuntime(7163): at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:396)
11-19 12:25:23.745: E/AndroidRuntime(7163): at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:352)
11-19 12:25:23.745: E/AndroidRuntime(7163): at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow.setContentView(PhoneWindow.java:308)
11-19 12:25:23.745: E/AndroidRuntime(7163): at android.app.Activity.setContentView(Activity.java:1924)
11-19 12:25:23.745: E/AndroidRuntime(7163): at com.gotme.gotmemaps.MainActivity.onCreate(MainActivity.java:16)
11-19 12:25:23.745: E/AndroidRuntime(7163): at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:5206)
11-19 12:25:23.745: E/AndroidRuntime(7163): at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1083)
11-19 12:25:23.745: E/AndroidRuntime(7163): at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2064)
11-19 12:25:23.745: E/AndroidRuntime(7163): ... 11 more
11-19 12:25:23.745: E/AndroidRuntime(7163): Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: The meta-data tag in your app's AndroidManifest.xml does not have the right value. Expected 4030500 but found 0. You must have the following declaration within the <application> element: <meta-data android:name="com.google.android.gms.version" android:value="#integer/google_play_services_version" />
11-19 12:25:23.745: E/AndroidRuntime(7163): at com.google.android.gms.common.GooglePlayServicesUtil.n(Unknown Source)
11-19 12:25:23.745: E/AndroidRuntime(7163): at com.google.android.gms.common.GooglePlayServicesUtil.isGooglePlayServicesAvailable(Unknown Source)
11-19 12:25:23.745: E/AndroidRuntime(7163): at com.google.android.gms.maps.internal.q.v(Unknown Source)
11-19 12:25:23.745: E/AndroidRuntime(7163): at com.google.android.gms.maps.internal.q.u(Unknown Source)
11-19 12:25:23.745: E/AndroidRuntime(7163): at com.google.android.gms.maps.MapsInitializer.initialize(Unknown Source)
11-19 12:25:23.745: E/AndroidRuntime(7163): at com.google.android.gms.maps.SupportMapFragment$b.cE(Unknown Source)
11-19 12:25:23.745: E/AndroidRuntime(7163): at com.google.android.gms.maps.SupportMapFragment$b.a(Unknown Source)
11-19 12:25:23.745: E/AndroidRuntime(7163): at com.google.android.gms.dynamic.a.a(Unknown Source)
11-19 12:25:23.745: E/AndroidRuntime(7163): at com.google.android.gms.dynamic.a.onInflate(Unknown Source)
11-19 12:25:23.745: E/AndroidRuntime(7163): at com.google.android.gms.maps.SupportMapFragment.onInflate(Unknown Source)
11-19 12:25:23.745: E/AndroidRuntime(7163): at android.support.v4.app.FragmentActivity.onCreateView(FragmentActivity.java:290)
11-19 12:25:23.745: E/AndroidRuntime(7163): at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:676)
11-19 12:25:23.745: E/AndroidRuntime(7163): ... 21 more

Answer 1

Assuming you have got the correct jars..etc.
Your xml seems fine.
here is what you can try doing.
public class MainActivity extends android.support.v4.app.FragmentActivity {
private GoogleMap mMap;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
// Try to obtain the map from the SupportMapFragment.
mMap = ((SupportMapFragment) getSupportFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id.map))
.getMap();
if (mMap== null)
{
Toast.makeText(this,"Google Maps not Available",
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
}
Now, why this..
You have chosen min sdk as 8. FragmentActivity works only for API 11+, to make it compatible for below versions also, you need to extend it the way I have done.
Also, in your OnCreate I see absolutely nothing, there is no map instance created by you.
What are you expecting to show on the screen?

Answer 2

try to add
<meta-data android:name="com.google.android.gms.version"
android:value="#integer/google_play_services_version" />
into AndroidManifest.xml
It works for me!