# Setup Google Maps & Location Sharing

### Enable Google Maps SDK

if you want to use Location Sharing feature you have to enable Google Maps SDK in order to make it working.

* go to [Google Developers Console](https://console.developers.google.com/) and sign in with the same Google account that you are using in your Firebase Project
* you will find Your Firebase Project name shows up . click on `Enable APIs and Services`

![image](https://fireapp-docs.devlomi.com/images/google-places-api-1.png)

* Search for `Maps SDK for Android` and enable it 

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* go back to Google Developers Console's Main Home Page then go to 'Credentials'
* copy the 'Android key' that normally starts with `AI`

![image](https://fireapp-docs.devlomi.com/images/google-places-api-3.png)

* go to Android Studio > `build.gradle(Module:app)` and change the `maps_api_key` value to the key that you copied from Google Console