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page.title=Google Play Services
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<h1 itemprop="name" style="margin-bottom:0;">Google Play Services</h1>
<p itemprop="description">Give your apps more features to attract users
on a wider range of devices.
With Google Play services, your app can take advantage
of the latest, Google-powered features such as Maps, Google+, and more,
with automatic platform updates distributed as an APK through
the Google Play store. This makes it faster for your users to receive updates
and easier for you to integrate the newest that Google has to offer.
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<h4>Google Technology</h4>
<p>Google Play services provides you with easy access to Google services and is tightly
integrated with the Android OS. Easy-to-use client libraries are provided for
each service that let you implement the functionality you want easier and faster.</p>
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<h4>Standard Authorization</h4>
<p>All products in Google Play services share a common authorization API
that leverages the existing Google accounts on the device. You and your
users have a consistent and safe way to grant and receive OAuth2 access tokens
to Google services.</p>
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<h4>Automatic Updates</h4>
<p>Devices running Android 2.3 or higher that have the Google Play Store
app will automatically receive updates to Google Play services. Enhance
your app with the most recent version of Google Play services without worrying
about your users' Android version.</p>
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<p>To start integrating Google Play services into your app,
follow the <a href="/google/play-services/setup.html">Setup</a> guide.</p>
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<h2 style="margin-top:0" id="newfeatures">New Features</h2>
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<p><a href="#" onclick="return toggleContent(this)">
<img src="{@docRoot}assets/images/triangle-opened.png" class="toggle-content-img"
alt=""/>Google Play services, Version 4.4</a> <em>(May 2014)</em>
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<dt>Highlights in Version 4.4</dt>
<dd>
<p>For a summary of the feature highlights in Google Play services 4.4, see the
announcement <a href="http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2014/05/google-play-services-44.html" class="external-link">blog post</a>.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Maps</strong> - New features for Street View and enhanced control of
Indoor Maps.
<ul>
<li><a href="http://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/android/streetview.html" class="external-link">Street View developer guide</a> - Add Street View to your app and programmatically control
the user’s experience.
<li><a href="http://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/android/map.html#indoor_maps" class="external-link">Indoor Maps developer guide</a> - Customize the level picker
and specify the active level of a building.</a>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Activity recognition</strong> - The Location API has been updated with new activity detectors for running and walking.
<ul>
<li><a href="{@docRoot}reference/com/google/android/gms/location/DetectedActivity.html"><code>DetectedActivity</code> class reference</a>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Mobile Ads</strong> - The new in-app purchase APIs allow
publishers to display in-app purchase ads, which enables users to purchase
advertised items directly.
<ul>
<li><a href="https://developers.google.com/mobile-ads-sdk/docs/admob/advanced#play-inapppurchaselistener" class="external-link">In-app purchase APIs developer guide</a> -
Enable in-app purchases via ads by using the in-app purchase APIs.
<li><a href="{@docRoot}reference/com/google/android/gms/ads/purchase/package-summary.html">In-app purchase API reference</a>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Wallet Fragment</strong> - The new Wallet Fragment API allows you
to easily integrate Google Wallet Instant Buy with an existing app.
<ul>
<li><a href="http://developers.google.com/wallet/instant-buy/android/tutorial.html#about_walletfragment" class="external-link">About Wallet Fragment</a> - Tutorial showing how to
use wallet fragment to handle user events and to automate key parts of the purchase lifecycle.
<li><a href="http://developers.google.com/wallet/instant-buy/diagrams.html#detailed_api_process_flow" class="external-link">Detailed API process flow</a></a>
</ul>
</li>
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<p><a href="#" onclick="return toggleContent(this)">
<img src="{@docRoot}assets/images/triangle-closed.png" class="toggle-content-img"
alt=""/>Google Play services, Version 4.3</a> <em>(March 2014)</em>
</p>
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<dl>
<dt>Highlights in Version 4.3</dt>
<dd>
<p>For a summary of the feature highlights in Google Play services 4.3, see the
announcement <a href="http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2014/03/google-play-services-43.html" class="external-link">blog post</a>.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Play Games</strong> - The new Game Gifts API enables games to send virtual in-game requests to anyone in a player’s circles or through player search.
<ul>
<li><a href="http://developers.google.com/games/services/android/giftRequests.html" class="external-link">Developing Game Gifts in Android</a></li>
<li><a href="{@docRoot}reference/com/google/android/gms/games/request/package-summary.html">Game Gifts API reference</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Analytics</strong> - Google Analytics and Tag Manager are now part of Google Play services.
<ul>
<li><a href="http://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/android/v4/" class="external-link">Getting Started with the Analytics API in Android</a></li>
<li><a href="/reference/com/google/android/gms/analytics/package-summary.html">Analytics API reference</a></li>
<li><a href="http://developers.google.com/tag-manager/android/" class="external-link">Getting Started with the Tag Manager API in Android</a></li>
<li><a href="{@docRoot}reference/com/google/android/gms/tagmanager/package-summary.html">Tag Manager API reference</a></li>
</ul>
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<li><strong>Drive</strong> - Change notifications, offline content, and more.
<ul>
<li><a href="http://developers.google.com/drive/android/pinning.html" class="external-link">Pinning Files</a> - Make files available offline.</li>
<li><a href="http://developers.google.com/drive/android/events.html" class="external-link">Listening for Change Events</a> - Receive notifications for change events asynchronously.</li>
<li><a href="http://developers.google.com/drive/android/appfolder.html" class="external-link">Storing Application Data</a> - Store application data in a special hidden folder.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Address</strong> - Let your users provide complete addresses in a single click.
<ul>
<li><a href="{@docRoot}reference/com/google/android/gms/identity/intents/package-summary.html">Address API reference</a> </li>
</ul>
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<h2>How It Works</h2>
<h4 id="client-lib">The Google Play services client library</h4>
<p>
The client library contains the interfaces to the individual Google
services and allows you to obtain authorization from users to gain access
to these services with their credentials. It also contains APIs that allow
you to resolve any issues at runtime, such as a missing, disabled, or out-of-date
Google Play services APK. The client library has a light footprint if you use
<a href="/tools/help/proguard.html">ProGuard</a> as part of your build process, so it won't have
an adverse impact on your app's file size.
</p>
<p>
If you want to access added features or products, you can upgrade to a new version of the
client library as they are released. However, upgrading is not
necessary if you don't care about new features or bug fixes.
We anticipate more Google services to be continuously added, so be on the lookout for
these updates.
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<h4 id="apk">The Google Play services APK</h4>
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The Google Play services APK contains the individual Google services and runs
as a background service in the Android OS. You interact with the background service
through the client library and the service carries out the actions on your behalf.
An easy-to-use authorization flow is also
provided to gain access to the each Google service, which provides consistency for both
you and your users.
</p>
<p>
The Google Play services APK is delivered through the Google Play Store, so
updates to the services are not dependent on carrier or OEM system image updates. In general, devices
running Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) or later and have the Google Play Store app installed receive updates within a
few days. This allows you to use the newest APIs in Google Play services and reach most of the
devices in the Android ecosystem (devices older than Android 2.3 or devices without the Google
Play Store app are not supported).
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<img src="/images/play-services-diagram.png" />
<p class="img-caption"><em>The Google Play services APK on user devices receives regular updates
for new APIs, features, and bug fixes.</em></p>
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<h4 id="benefits">The benefits for your app</h4>
<p>Google Play services gives you the freedom to use the newest APIs for popular
Google services without worrying about device support. Updates to Google Play
services are distributed automatically by the Google Play Store and new versions
of the client library are delivered through the Android SDK Manager. This makes it
easy for you to focus on what's important: your users' experience.</p>
<p>To get started, <a href="{@docRoot}google/play-services/setup.html">set up</a> the SDK and check out
the various products in the Google Play services platform now!</p>
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