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Android Build a Weather App (2015) Networking Making an HTTP GET Request with OkHttp

Posted by Jason Laux
Jason Laux
3,128 Points

Explicitly using our Forecast API key

If we publish this app wouldn't we use an environment variable for the key. I definitely don't want it on Github. How would we set and use an environment variable with Android Studio?

2 Answers

Luiz Carlos
Luiz Carlos
15,714 Points
Luiz Carlos
Luiz Carlos
15,714 Points

I think that is not possible.

But, you can add your file where is your key in .gitignore.

Kang-Kyu Lee
Kang-Kyu Lee
52,045 Points
Kang-Kyu Lee
Kang-Kyu Lee
52,045 Points 
String apiKey = System.getenv("FORECAST_API_KEY");

when I tried this apiKey became null. Does anybody know the answer of this question? Please help @bendeitch @benjakuben