Google maps API use on a device with no google services license

Question

Let's say i have an xaiomi device that doesn't have a license for using google apps(Google App Services) but only have the android system on it(hence the device is suppose to be more cheap). So is an app that uses a google map services can be used in the device?

Answer 1

No. When you try using the Play Services SDK, it will look for the Play Services Framework and not find it and give you some sort of unrecoverable error.

Your choices are:

1. Build the app using something other than Play Services (eg, OpenStreetMap or MapBox for maps instead of Maps V2).

2. Use different product flavors of your app for different distribution channels (eg, a google flavor for distribution through the Play Store and an other flavor for distribution outside of the Play Store). You can use Play Services in the Play Store flavor and use some alternative for the non-Play Store flavor. This is more work, but if you feel that the Play Services results will be much better for the user, it may be worth the effort.