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9<h2>In this document</h2>
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11  <li><a href="#Setup">Add Google Play Services to Your Project</a></li>
12  <li><a href="#Proguard">Create a Proguard Exception</a></li>
13  <li><a href="#ensure">Ensure Devices Have the Google Play services APK</a></li>
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27<p>To develop an app using the <a href="{@docRoot}reference/gms-packages.html">Google
28Play services APIs</a>, you need to set up your project with the Google Play services SDK.
29<p>If you haven't installed the Google Play services SDK yet, go get it now by following the guide
30to <a href="{@docRoot}sdk/installing/adding-packages.html">Adding SDK Packages</a>.</p>
31
32<p>To test your app when using the Google Play services SDK, you must use either:</p>
33<ul>
34  <li>A compatible Android
35    device that runs Android 2.3 or higher and includes Google Play Store.</li>
36  <li>The Android emulator with an <a href="{@docRoot}tools/devices/index.html">AVD</a>
37  that runs the Google APIs platform based on Android 4.2.2 or higher.</li>
38</ul>
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42<h2 id="Setup">Add Google Play Services to Your Project</h2>
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44<p>
45<select class="ide">
46  <option value="studio">Using Android Studio</option>
47  <option value="eclipse">Using Eclipse with ADT</option>
48  <option value="other">Using something else</option>
49</select>
50</p>
51
52
53<div class="select-ide studio">
54<p>To make the Google Play services APIs available to your app:</p>
55<ol>
56  <li>Open the <code>build.gradle</code> file inside your application module directory.
57      <p class="note"><strong>Note:</strong> Android Studio projects contain a top-level
58      <code>build.gradle</code> file and a <code>build.gradle</code> file for each module.
59      Be sure to edit the file for your application module. See
60      <a href="{@docRoot}sdk/installing/studio-build.html">Building Your Project with
61      Gradle</a> for more information about Gradle.</p></li>
62  <li>Add a new build rule under <code>dependencies</code> for the latest version of
63<code>play-services</code>. For example:
64<pre class="no-pretty-print">
65apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
66...
67
68dependencies {
69    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:21.0.3'
70    <strong>compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:6.5.87'</strong>
71}
72</pre>
73<p>Be sure you update this version number each time Google Play services is updated.</p>
74<p class="note"><strong>Note:</strong> If the number of method references in your app exceeds the
75<a href="{@docRoot}tools/building/multidex.html">65K limit</a>, your app may fail to compile. You
76may be able to mitigate this problem when compiling your app by specifying only the specific Google
77Play services APIs your app uses, instead of all of them. For information on how to do this,
78see <a href="#split">Selectively compiling APIs into your executable</a>.
79
80  </li>
81  <li>Save the changes and click <strong>Sync Project with Gradle Files</strong>
82<img src="{@docRoot}images/tools/sync-project.png" style="vertical-align:bottom;margin:0;height:19px" />
83in the toolbar.
84  </li>
85  <li>Open your app's manifest file and add the following tag as a child of the <a
86href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/manifest/application-element.html">{@code &lt;application>}</a>
87element:
88<pre>
89&lt;meta-data android:name="com.google.android.gms.version"
90           android:value="&#64;integer/google_play_services_version" />
91</pre>
92  </li>
93</ol>
94
95<p>You can now begin developing features with the
96<a href="{@docRoot}reference/gms-packages.html">Google Play services APIs</a>.</p>
97
98<h3 id="split">Selectively compiling APIs into your executable</h3>
99
100<p>In versions of Google Play services prior to 6.5, you had to compile the entire package of APIs
101into your app. In some cases, doing so made it more difficult to keep the number of methods
102in your app (including framework APIs, library methods, and your own code) under the 65,536 limit.</p>
103
104<p>From version 6.5, you can instead selectively compile Google Play service APIs into your app. For
105example, to include only the Google Fit and Android Wear APIs, replace the following line in your
106<code>build.gradle</code> file:</p>
107
108<pre class="no-pretty-print">
109compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:6.5.87'
110</pre>
111
112<p>with these lines:</p>
113
114<pre class="no-pretty-print">
115compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-fitness:6.5.87'
116compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-wearable:6.5.87'
117</pre>
118
119<p>Table 1 shows a list of the separate APIs that you can include when compiling your app, and
120how to describe them in your <code>build.gradle</code> file. Some APIs do not have a separate
121library; include them by including the base library. (This lib is automatically included when
122you include an API that does have a separate library.)</p>
123
124<p class="table-caption" id="table1">
125<strong>Table 1.</strong> Individual APIs and corresponding <code>build.gradle</code> descriptions.</p>
126
127<table>
128  <tr>
129    <th scope="col">Google Play services API</th>
130    <th scope="col">Description in <code>build.gradle</code></th>
131  </tr>
132    <tr>
133    <td>Google+</td>
134    <td>com.google.android.gms:play-services-plus:6.5.87</td>
135  </tr>
136  <tr>
137    <td>Google Account Login</td>
138    <td>com.google.android.gms:play-services-identity:6.5.87</td>
139  </tr>
140  <tr>
141    <td>Google Activity Recognition</td>
142    <td>com.google.android.gms:play-services-location:6.5.87</td>
143  </tr>
144  <tr>
145    <td>Google App Indexing</td>
146    <td>com.google.android.gms:play-services-appindexing:6.5.87</td>
147  </tr>
148    <tr>
149    <td>Google Cast</td>
150    <td>com.google.android.gms:play-services-cast:6.5.87</td>
151  </tr>
152  <tr>
153    <td>Google Drive</td>
154    <td>com.google.android.gms:play-services-drive:6.5.87</td>
155  </tr>
156  <tr>
157    <td>Google Fit</td>
158    <td>com.google.android.gms:play-services-fitness:6.5.87</td>
159  </tr>
160  <tr>
161    <td>Google Maps</td>
162    <td>com.google.android.gms:play-services-maps:6.5.87</td>
163  </tr>
164  <tr>
165    <td>Google Mobile Ads</td>
166    <td>com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads:6.5.87</td>
167  </tr>
168  <tr>
169    <td>Google Panorama Viewer</td>
170    <td>com.google.android.gms:play-services-panorama:6.5.87</td>
171  </tr>
172  <tr>
173    <td>Google Play Game services</td>
174    <td>com.google.android.gms:play-services-games:6.5.87</td>
175  </tr>
176  <tr>
177    <td>Google Wallet</td>
178    <td>com.google.android.gms:play-services-wallet:6.5.87</td>
179  </tr>
180  <tr>
181    <td>Android Wear</td>
182    <td>com.google.android.gms:play-services-wearable:6.5.87</td>
183  </tr>
184    <tr>
185    <td>
186    Google Actions<br>
187    Google Analytics<br>
188    Google Cloud Messaging<br>
189    </td>
190    <td>com.google.android.gms:play-services-base:6.5.87</td>
191  </tr>
192
193</table>
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195</div><!-- end studio -->
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197<div class="select-ide eclipse">
198
199<p>To make the Google Play services APIs available to your app:</p>
200<ol>
201  <li>Copy the library project at
202  <code>&lt;android-sdk&gt;/extras/google/google_play_services/libproject/google-play-services_lib/</code>
203  to the location where you maintain your Android app projects.</li>
204  <li>Import the library project into your Eclipse workspace. Click
205    <b>File > Import</b>, select <b>Android > Existing Android Code into
206Workspace</b>, and browse to the copy of the library project to import it.</li>
207  <li>In your app project, reference Google Play services library project. See
208    <a href="{@docRoot}tools/projects/projects-eclipse.html#ReferencingLibraryProject">Referencing a Library Project for Eclipse</a> for more information on how to
209    do this.
210  <p class="note"><strong>Note:</strong> You should be referencing a copy of the
211    library that you copied to your development workspace&mdash;you should not
212    reference the library directly from the Android SDK directory.</p>
213  </li>
214  <li>After you've added the Google Play services library as a dependency for your app project,
215    open your app's manifest file and add the following tag as a child of the
216    <a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/manifest/application-element.html">{@code &lt;application>}</a>
217element:
218    <pre>
219&lt;meta-data android:name="com.google.android.gms.version"
220        android:value="&#64;integer/google_play_services_version" />
221    </pre>
222  </li>
223</ol>
224
225<p>Once you've set up your project to reference the library project,
226you can begin developing features with the
227<a href="{@docRoot}reference/gms-packages.html">Google Play services APIs</a>.</p>
228
229</div><!-- end eclipse -->
230
231<div class="select-ide other">
232
233<p>To make the Google Play services APIs available to your app:</p>
234<ol>
235  <li>Copy the library project at <code>&lt;android-sdk&gt;/extras/google/google_play_services/libproject/google-play-services_lib/</code> to the location where you maintain your Android app projects.</li>
236
237  <li>In your app project, reference the Google Play services library project. See
238    <a href="{@docRoot}tools/projects/projects-cmdline.html#ReferencingLibraryProject">Referencing
239    a Library Project on the Command Line</a> for more information on how to do this.
240    <p class="note"><strong>Note:</strong>
241You should be referencing a copy of the library that you copied to your development
242workspace&mdash;you should not reference the library directly from the Android SDK directory.</p>
243  </li>
244  <li>After you've added the Google Play services library as a dependency for
245    your app project, open your app's manifest file and add the following tag as
246    a child of the
247    <a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/manifest/application-element.html">{@code &lt;application>}</a> element:
248    <pre>
249&lt;meta-data android:name="com.google.android.gms.version"
250        android:value="&#64;integer/google_play_services_version" />
251    </pre>
252  </li>
253</ol>
254
255<p>Once you've set up your project to reference the library project,
256you can begin developing features with the
257<a href="{@docRoot}reference/gms-packages.html">Google Play services APIs</a>.</p>
258
259</div><!-- end other -->
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261
262<h2 id="Proguard">Create a Proguard Exception</h2>
263
264<p>To prevent <a href="{@docRoot}tools/help/proguard.html">ProGuard</a> from stripping away
265required classes, add the following lines in the
266<code>&lt;project_directory&gt;/proguard-project.txt</code> file:
267<pre>
268-keep class * extends java.util.ListResourceBundle {
269    protected Object[][] getContents();
270}
271
272-keep public class com.google.android.gms.common.internal.safeparcel.SafeParcelable {
273    public static final *** NULL;
274}
275
276-keepnames &#64;com.google.android.gms.common.annotation.KeepName class *
277-keepclassmembernames class * {
278    &#64;com.google.android.gms.common.annotation.KeepName *;
279}
280
281-keepnames class * implements android.os.Parcelable {
282    public static final ** CREATOR;
283}
284</pre>
285
286<p class="note"><strong>Note:</strong> When using Android Studio, you must add Proguard
287to your <code>build.gradle</code> file's build types. For more information, see the
288<a href="http://tools.android.com/tech-docs/new-build-system/user-guide#TOC-Running-ProGuard"
289>Gradle Plugin User Guide</a>.
290</ol>
291
292
293<h2 id="ensure">Ensure Devices Have the Google Play services APK</h2>
294
295<p>As described in the <a href="{@docRoot}google/play-services/index.html">Google Play services
296introduction</a>, Google Play delivers service updates for users on
297Android 2.3 and higher through the Google Play Store app. However, updates might not reach
298all users immediately, so your app should verify the version available before attempting to
299perform API transactions.</p>
300
301<p class="caution">
302<strong>Important:</strong>
303    Because it is hard to anticipate the state of each device, you must <em>always</em> check for a
304    compatible Google Play services APK before you access Google Play services
305    features.  For many apps, the best time to check is during the
306    {@link android.app.Activity#onResume onResume()} method of the main activity.
307</p>
308
309<p>The Google Play services library includes utility methods that help you determine whether or not
310the Google Play services version on the device supports the version of the client library you are
311using. If the version on the device is too old, the system will take the user to Google Play Store
312in order to install the recent version of the Google Play services.</p>
313
314<p>Because each app uses Google Play services differently, it's up to you decide the appropriate
315place in your app to check verify the Google Play services version. For example, if Google Play
316services is required for your app at all times, you might want to do it when your app first
317launches. On the other hand, if Google Play services is an optional part of your app, you can check
318the version only once the user navigates to that portion of your app.</p>
319
320<p>To verify the Google Play services version, call <a href="{@docRoot}reference/com/google/android/gms/common/GooglePlayServicesUtil.html#isGooglePlayServicesAvailable(android.content.Context)"
321>{@code isGooglePlayServicesAvailable()}</a>. If the result code is
322<a href="{@docRoot}reference/com/google/android/gms/common/ConnectionResult.html#SUCCESS"
323>{@code SUCCESS}</a>,
324        then the Google Play services APK is up-to-date and you can continue to make a connection.
325If, however, the result code is
326<a href="{@docRoot}reference/com/google/android/gms/common/ConnectionResult.html#SERVICE_MISSING"
327>{@code SERVICE_MISSING}</a>,
328<a href="{@docRoot}reference/com/google/android/gms/common/ConnectionResult.html#SERVICE_VERSION_UPDATE_REQUIRED"
329>{@code SERVICE_VERSION_UPDATE_REQUIRED}</a>,
330        or
331<a href="{@docRoot}reference/com/google/android/gms/common/ConnectionResult.html#SERVICE_DISABLED"
332>{@code SERVICE_DISABLED}</a>, then the user needs to install an update. So,
333  call <a href="{@docRoot}reference/com/google/android/gms/common/GooglePlayServicesUtil.html#getErrorDialog(int, android.app.Activity, int)"
334  >{@code GooglePlayServicesUtil.getErrorDialog()}</a> and pass it the result error code.
335This returns a {@link android.app.Dialog} you should show, which provides an appropriate message
336about the error and provides an action
337that takes the user to Google Play Store to install the update.</p>
338
339
340<p>To then begin a connection to Google Play services (required by most Google APIs such
341as Google Drive, Google+, and Games), read <a
342href="{@docRoot}google/auth/api-client.html">Accessing Google APIs</a>.</p>
343