Google Maps V2 - Error inflating class Fragment

I know this is probably a dead thread but just in case someone stumbles upon here having an identical problem - your manifest might be missing the following meta information:

<meta-data
    android:name="com.google.android.gms.version"
    android:value="@integer/google_play_services_version" />

Declare it within the <application> element and your code should work. I ran into the same issue following a youtube tutorial that skipped this step and only when carefully going through the original Google tutorial I noticed the missing code.

Anyway, hope this helps someone.

I had the same problem, solved it by modifying the Manifest. This is my manifest.

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
        <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
            package="example.gps"
            android:versionCode="1"
            android:versionName="1.0" >

        <permission 
               android:name="example.gps.permission.MAPS_RECEIVE" 
               android:protectionLevel="signature"></permission>
      <!-- Copied from Google Maps Library/AndroidManifest.xml. -->
         <uses-sdk
           android:minSdkVersion="9"
           android:targetSdkVersion="17"/>
         <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE"/>
         <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
         <uses-permission      android:name="com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES"/>
      <!-- External storage for caching. -->
         <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
      <!-- My Location -->
         <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION"/>
         <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION"/>
      <!-- Maps API needs OpenGL ES 2.0. -->
         <uses-feature
            android:glEsVersion="0x00020000"
            android:required="true"/>
      <!-- End of copy. -->

        <application
            android:allowBackup="true"
            android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
            android:label="@string/app_name"
            android:theme="@style/AppTheme"
            android:hardwareAccelerated="true" >
            <meta-data
                android:name="com.google.android.maps.v2.API_KEY"
                android:value="<YOUR VALUE>"/>
            <meta-data
                android:name="com.google.android.gms.version"
                android:value="@integer/google_play_services_version" />
            <activity
                android:name="example.gps.MainActivity"
                android:label="@string/app_name" >
                <intent-filter>
                    <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

                     <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
                </intent-filter>
            </activity>
        </application>

    </manifest>

And the xml file is

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    <fragment xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
        android:id="@+id/map"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        class="com.google.android.gms.maps.SupportMapFragment"
    />

The java class is

   public class MainActivity extends FragmentActivity
        {
           @Override
           protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
               super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
               setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
           }
        }

That solved my problem

I have the same code/same problem! Try adding android:name="com.testing.svma.MainActivity" to "fragment" in the layout! It solved the issue for me

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<fragment xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:id="@+id/map"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    class="com.google.android.gms.maps.SupportMapFragment"
    android:name="com.testing.svma.MainActivity"/>