title: Android Google Map not loading
body: <p>Before I start, yes, I have searched and, no, the other related topics littered with (or without) solutions did not help me.</p>
  
  <p>I recently started programming in Android, so I'm far from experienced. However I'm noticing quite some resemblance to C# in terms of writing which made it a logical choice for me.</p>
  
  <p>Currently working on a quick test app that's supposed to display the GMap in a fragment, however, nothing is coming up apart from a light grey background and the + and - signs towards the bottom right.</p>
  
  <p>The logcat depicted the following error:</p>
  
  <pre><code>08-29 08:28:48.190: E/Google Maps Android API(5147): Failed to load map. Error contacting Google servers. This is probably an authentication issue (but could be due to network errors).
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  <p>Okay, now I'm thinking something went wrong with the API stuff, though I followed most of what's displayed on <a href="http://www.vogella.com/articles/AndroidGoogleMaps/article.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this</a> page. I suppose I could ask the author but most of the others seem to have luck &amp; joy with similair methods &amp; code so the issue must be specificly me. However I did find <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18141647/blank-screen-with-google-android-maps-v2">this page</a>, but it is now an older topic with no solutions at all.</p>
  
  <p>I'm testing this on an actual android device, Galaxy S2, and everything else seems to work fine apart from this bit.</p>
  
  <p>I used the keytool, wrote the SHA-1 fingerprint I got from the keytool (linked to debug.keystore), and put this in the console, along with what I'm gonna call my namespace. I retrieved the API key, stuck it in the manifest and launched the app only to burst into tears.</p>
  
  <p>I tried multiple things up to this point over the past few days. One completely prevented the app from booting, while another even gave me a bright yellow map (with no streets or info, just the interface).</p>
  
  <p>Any suggestions/hints/tips?</p>