com.google.android.gms.R$string

[wf9a5m75]

google-play-services.jar version16.0.0 occurs this error because it's not AAR file.

java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com.google.android.gms.R$string
    at com.google.android.gms.internal.ib.<init>(Unknown Source)
    at com.google.android.gms.internal.hi.<init>(Unknown Source)
    at com.google.android.gms.location.LocationClient.<init>(Unknown Source)
    at plugin.google.maps.GoogleMaps.initialize(GoogleMaps.java:108)
    at org.apache.cordova.PluginEntry.createPlugin(PluginEntry.java:96)
    at org.apache.cordova.PluginManager.getPlugin(PluginManager.java:278)
    at org.apache.cordova.PluginManager.execHelper(PluginManager.java:232)
    at org.apache.cordova.PluginManager.exec(PluginManager.java:227)
    at org.apache.cordova.ExposedJsApi.exec(ExposedJsApi.java:53)
    at org.apache.cordova.CordovaChromeClient.onJsPrompt(CordovaChromeClient.java:229)
    at android.webkit.CallbackProxy.handleMessage(CallbackProxy.java:566)
    at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
    at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:130)
    at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:3683)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:507)
    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:839)
    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:597)
    at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)

To prevent this error, link the project to the Google Play Services library, but the Cordova CLI does not provide any automatic way for this step.

[MGMsystems]

Having the same issue on a my new cordova project. IOS runs perfect, Android app crashed on start.
Same logcat output as posted above.

[wf9a5m75]

Sorry for your inconvenience. This error occurs because of the google-play-services.jar.
For temporally solution, please comments out the below lines:
(1) Comment out the line the below lines:

Line 108
https://github.com/wf9a5m75/phonegap-googlemaps-plugin/blob/0509525c3dcbc5d946dd182d8c84c1cfd46de9ca/src/android/plugin/google/maps/GoogleMaps.java#L108

Line 349
https://github.com/wf9a5m75/phonegap-googlemaps-plugin/blob/0509525c3dcbc5d946dd182d8c84c1cfd46de9ca/src/android/plugin/google/maps/GoogleMaps.java#L349

(2) Don't use map.getMyLocation()

[MGMsystems]

Still having an error after doing the steps above

[wf9a5m75]

I will release the next version in couple of hours. You should test again, and it will be fixed.

[wf9a5m75]

I released the plugin version 1.1.0 (old version name v1.0.12). Please uninstall the plugin, then install it again.

[MGMsystems]

Android is working again :) Thanks for the quick updates :)

[wf9a5m75]

Great! and sorry for inconvenient.