page.title=GCM Client
page.tags="cloud","push","messaging"
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<h2>See Also</h2>

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<li><a href="gs.html">Getting Started</a></li>
<li><a href="server.html">GCM Server</a></li>
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<p>A GCM client is a GCM-enabled app that runs on an Android device. To write your client code, we recommend that you use the new <a href="{@docRoot}reference/com/google/android/gms/gcm/GoogleCloudMessaging.html">{@code GoogleCloudMessaging}</a> APIs. The client helper library that was offered in previous versions of GCM still works, but it has been superseded by the more efficient <a href="{@docRoot}reference/com/google/android/gms/gcm/GoogleCloudMessaging.html">{@code GoogleCloudMessaging}</a> APIs.</p>

<p>A full GCM implementation requires both a client implementation and a server-side implementation. For a step-by-step guide to creating a complete sample implementation that includes both client and server, see <a href="gs.html">Getting Started</a>. </p>

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