1 page.title=Google Play Services 2 header.hide=1 3 4 @jd:body 5 6 <div class="landing-banner"> 7 8 <div class="col-6"> 9 <img src="/images/google/gps.png" alt=""> 10 </div> 11 <div class="col-6"> 12 13 <h1 itemprop="name" style="margin-bottom:0;">Google Play Services</h1> 14 <p itemprop="description"> 15 </p> 16 17 <p>Give your apps more features to attract users on a wider range of devices. 18 With Google Play services, your app can take advantage 19 of the latest, Google-powered features such as Maps, Google+, and more, 20 with automatic platform updates distributed as an APK through 21 the Google Play store. This makes it faster for your users to receive updates 22 and easier for you to integrate the newest that Google has to offer. 23 </p> 24 25 </div> 26 </div> 27 28 29 <div class="layout-content-row"> 30 <div class="layout-content-col span-4"> 31 32 <h4>Google Technology</h4> 33 <p>Google Play services provides you with easy access to Google services and is tightly 34 integrated with the Android OS. Easy-to-use client libraries are provided for 35 each service that let you implement the functionality you want easier and faster.</p> 36 37 </div> 38 <div class="layout-content-col span-4"> 39 40 <h4>Standard Authorization</h4> 41 <p>All products in Google Play services share a common authorization API 42 that leverages the existing Google accounts on the device. You and your 43 users have a consistent and safe way to grant and receive OAuth2 access tokens 44 to Google services.</p> 45 46 </div> 47 <div class="layout-content-col span-4"> 48 49 <h4>Automatic Updates</h4> 50 <p>Devices running Android 2.2 and newer and that have the Google Play Store 51 app automatically receive updates to Google Play services. Enhance 52 your app with the most recent version of Google Play services without worrying 53 about your users' Android version.</p> 54 55 </div> 56 57 58 <p>To start integrating Google Play services into your app, 59 follow the <a href="/google/play-services/setup.html">Setup</a> guide.</p> 60 61 </div> 62 63 64 <h2>How It Works</h2> 65 66 <h4 id="client-lib">The Google Play services client library</h4> 67 <p> 68 The client library contains the interfaces to the individual Google 69 services and allows you to obtain authorization from users to gain access 70 to these services with their credentials. It also contains APIs that allow 71 you to resolve any issues at runtime, such as a missing, disabled, or out-of-date 72 Google Play services APK. The client library has a light footprint if you use 73 <a href="/tools/help/proguard.html">ProGuard</a> as part of your build process, so it won't have 74 an adverse impact on your app's file size. 75 </p> 76 <p> 77 If you want to access added features or products, you can upgrade to a new version of the 78 client library as they are released. However, upgrading is not 79 necessary if you don't care about new features or bug fixes. 80 We anticipate more Google services to be continuously added, so be on the lookout for 81 these updates. 82 </p> 83 84 <div class="vspace size-2"> </div> 85 86 <div class="layout-content-row"> 87 <div class="layout-content-col span-6"> 88 <h4 id="apk">The Google Play services APK</h4> 89 <p> 90 The Google Play services APK contains the individual Google services and runs 91 as a background service in the Android OS. You interact with the background service 92 through the client library and the service carries out the actions on your behalf. 93 An easy-to-use authorization flow is also 94 provided to gain access to the each Google service, which provides consistency for both 95 you and your users. 96 </p> 97 <p> 98 The Google Play services APK is delivered through the Google Play Store, so 99 updates to the services are not dependent on carrier or OEM system image updates. In general, devices 100 running Android 2.2 (Froyo) or later and have the Google Play Store app installed receive updates within a 101 few days. This allows you to use the newest APIs in Google Play services and reach most of the 102 devices in the Android ecosystem (devices older than Android 2.2 or devices without the Google 103 Play Store app are not supported). 104 </p> 105 </div> 106 107 <div class="layout-content-col span-6"> 108 <img src="/images/play-services-diagram.png" /> 109 <p class="img-caption"><em>The Google Play services APK on user devices receives regular updates 110 for new APIs, features, and bug fixes.</em></p> 111 </div> 112 </div> 113 114 <h4 id="benefits">The benefits for your app</h4> 115 116 <p>Google Play services gives you the freedom to use the newest APIs for popular 117 Google services without worrying about device support. Updates to Google Play 118 services are distributed automatically by the Google Play Store and new versions 119 of the client library are delivered through the Android SDK Manager. This makes it 120 easy for you to focus on what's important: your users' experience.</p> 121 122 <p>To get started, <a href="{@docRoot}google/play-services/setup.html">set up</a> the SDK and check out 123 the various products in the Google Play services platform now!</p> 124 125 126 127 128
