private GoogleMap mGoogleMap; @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.activity_main); mGoogleMap = ((MapFragment) getFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id.map)).getMap(); /* // You can use UiSettings to play around with the UI controls on a Google Map. UiSettings uiSettings = mGoogleMap.getUiSettings(); uiSettings.setZoomControlsEnabled(false); uiSettings.setCompassEnabled(true); uiSettings.setMyLocationButtonEnabled(true); */ }