[flex3] google maps w/o maps api key?

Question

New to the Google Maps API, so this may be a simple question.

I've got a Flex application that uses the Google Maps component. Is it possible to configure the component to use the v3 API (no maps api key)? If not, is there a workaround to use the Javascript API? Or a timeline for providing swc using v3?

I currently perform client-side geocoding using the v3 webservice, but I need to also display maps and allow user interaction.

Thanks.

Answer 1

Firstly, realize that the Javascript API and the Flash API are different API's.

I imagine that they will porting the no API key feature to the Flash API soon.

However, I have no used the Flash API in a while and Google may be moving away from maintaining it. It doubt that they will though. They have a lot invested in the Flash API.