Java – Switch between Google Maps Android API v2 DEBUG and RELEASE API Key

Just finished coding your Android app and are preparing to publish it to the Play Store. During development, I used my debug.keystore to get a Google Maps API key and put this key in my list, like this:

<meta-data
  android:name="com.google.android.maps.v2.API_KEY"
  android:value="MY_API_KEY" />

However, I have now signed my application with my publishing certificate, so I got a new API key from Google map. Is there a way to keep both the old (debug) and new (release) API keys in my list for testing purposes, and load the correct switch at runtime? For example:

if (debug) {
<meta-data
  android:name="com.google.android.maps.v2.API_KEY"
  android:value="DEBUG_API_KEY" />
}

else if (release) {
<meta-data
  android:name="com.google.android.maps.v2.API_KEY"
  android:value="RELEASE_API_KEY" />
}

Cheers!

You can use the same key for multiple signing keys or even multiple applications.

Edit the allowed apps and add SHAs on the API console; Pack pairs, one pair per line.