Google Maps not loading after publishing on play store even after updating SHA 1 fingerprint for release key

Question

A newbie here to google maps api and android app development. I am facing some strange issue and struggling with this from two days. I have developed an app in which I have

Answer 1

Regarding the accepted answer: In the good old days you would create 2 API keys, one for debug and one for release. Each one used the relevant keystore SHA1 you have created. But due to "Google Play App Signing" the SHA1 you have used for your release version is not valid anymore (Google removes the release certificate including your SHA1 before uploading). So the easy solution is to get back in Play Store Console, copy SHA1 from App Signing Certificate (NOT from the Upload Certificate in the bottom!) and put it in the release Google Maps Android API, save and it will refresh without creating a new key.