Current Hack to get Emulator to work with Android Google Map API v2

>>> you need to setup emulator with installed apks of the Google Play Server app

 

1) Create AVD with these properties

 

2) Run this Emulator (directly from AVD manager)

 

 

3) NOW YOU must remove the existing (if there) apks for which we want to install new ones

GO to your android-skd/platform-tools and run the adb.exe file found there (search on your computer for adb.exe to find full path)

 

4) NOW download these two files and put them in your platform-tools directory (for ease):

apk1(com.android.vending-108b71f4793186b8fd1768a9cd19bbd5.apk)

apk2 (com.google.android.gms-6413100ccfca460007fdc988b1363db8.apk)

INSTALL them on your running AVD from #2

 

 

5) Now run your application on the Emulator

 

 

partial information from http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13691943/this-app-wont-run-unless-you-update-google-play-services-via-bazaar