docs: updated the docs (#2352)

Author: kikoso

ApiDemos/project/java-app/build.gradle.kts

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ dependencies {
 
 secrets {
     // To add your Maps API key to this project:
-    // 1. If the secrets.properties file does not exist, create it in the same folder as the local.properties file.
+    // 1. If the secrets.properties file does not exist, create it in the root directory (the same folder as the root local.properties file).
     // 2. Add this line, where YOUR_API_KEY is your API key:
     //        MAPS_API_KEY=YOUR_API_KEY
     propertiesFileName = "secrets.properties"

ApiDemos/project/kotlin-app/build.gradle.kts

@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ dependencies {
 
 secrets {
     // To add your Maps API key to this project:
-    // 1. If the secrets.properties file does not exist, create it in the same folder as the local.properties file.
+    // 1. If the secrets.properties file does not exist, create it in the root directory (the same folder as the root local.properties file).
     // 2. Add this line, where YOUR_API_KEY is your API key:
     //        MAPS_API_KEY=YOUR_API_KEY
     propertiesFileName = "secrets.properties"

FireMarkers/app/build.gradle.kts

@@ -195,6 +195,10 @@ dependencies {
 }
 
 secrets {
+    // To add your Maps API key to this project:
+    // 1. If the secrets.properties file does not exist, create it in the root directory (the same folder as the root local.properties file).
+    // 2. Add this line, where YOUR_API_KEY is your API key:
+    //        MAPS_API_KEY=YOUR_API_KEY
     propertiesFileName = "secrets.properties"
     defaultPropertiesFileName = "local.defaults.properties"
 }

README.md

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ To run the samples, you will need:
 
 1. Download the samples by cloning this repository
 1. In the welcome screen of Android Studio, select "Open an Existing project"
-1. Select one of the sample directories from this repository
+1. Select the root directory of this repository (android-samples)
 
 ## Verifying the build
 

WearOS/Wearable/build.gradle.kts

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ dependencies {
 
 secrets {
     // To add your Maps API key to this project:
-    // 1. If the secrets.properties file does not exist, create it in the same folder as the local.properties file.
+    // 1. If the secrets.properties file does not exist, create it in the root directory (the same folder as the root local.properties file).
     // 2. Add this line, where YOUR_API_KEY is your API key:
     //        MAPS_API_KEY=YOUR_API_KEY
     propertiesFileName = "secrets.properties"

snippets/app-compose/build.gradle.kts

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ dependencies {
 
 secrets {
     // To add your Maps API key to this project:
-    // 1. If the secrets.properties file does not exist, create it in the same folder as the local.properties file.
+    // 1. If the secrets.properties file does not exist, create it in the root directory (the same folder as the root local.properties file).
     // 2. Add this line, where YOUR_API_KEY is your API key:
     //        MAPS_API_KEY=YOUR_API_KEY
     propertiesFileName = "secrets.properties"

snippets/app-ktx/build.gradle.kts

@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ dependencies {
 
 secrets {
     // To add your Maps API key to this project:
-    // 1. If the secrets.properties file does not exist, create it in the same folder as the local.properties file.
+    // 1. If the secrets.properties file does not exist, create it in the root directory (the same folder as the root local.properties file).
     // 2. Add this line, where YOUR_API_KEY is your API key:
     //        MAPS_API_KEY=YOUR_API_KEY
     propertiesFileName = "secrets.properties"

snippets/app-places-ktx/build.gradle.kts

@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ dependencies {
 
 secrets {
     // To add your Maps API key to this project:
-    // 1. If the secrets.properties file does not exist, create it in the same folder as the local.properties file.
+    // 1. If the secrets.properties file does not exist, create it in the root directory (the same folder as the root local.properties file).
     // 2. Add this line, where YOUR_API_KEY is your API key:
     //        MAPS_API_KEY=YOUR_API_KEY
     propertiesFileName = "secrets.properties"

snippets/app-rx/build.gradle.kts

@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ dependencies {
 
 secrets {
     // To add your Maps API key to this project:
-    // 1. If the secrets.properties file does not exist, create it in the same folder as the local.properties file.
+    // 1. If the secrets.properties file does not exist, create it in the root directory (the same folder as the root local.properties file).
     // 2. Add this line, where YOUR_API_KEY is your API key:
     //        MAPS_API_KEY=YOUR_API_KEY
     propertiesFileName = "secrets.properties"

snippets/app-utils-ktx/build.gradle.kts

@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ dependencies {
 
 secrets {
     // To add your Maps API key to this project:
-    // 1. If the secrets.properties file does not exist, create it in the same folder as the local.properties file.
+    // 1. If the secrets.properties file does not exist, create it in the root directory (the same folder as the root local.properties file).
     // 2. Add this line, where YOUR_API_KEY is your API key:
     //        MAPS_API_KEY=YOUR_API_KEY
     propertiesFileName = "secrets.properties"