In Android Dev Summit 2018, google had announced In app update API for the developers. Is it available now ? If so is there any example of using this API. I have searched for it but didn't get any example
Recently Google released an API for that functional, it is called in-app update
the video of the keynote is here -16:21
there is a nice implementation here
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Google places SDK will get deprecated
As Google announced "Deprecation notice: Google Play Services version of the Places SDK for Android" so will it affect on this API (https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/autocomplete/json) which I am using in my project with the help of google play services. for getting predictions regarding the autocomplete address.
Please note that URI https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/autocomplete/json doesn't form part of the Places SDK for Android. This URI belongs to the Google Places API web service.
Web service wasn't deprecated and will continue working as usual. If your application executes direct calls to web services there is nothing to worry about. You should only migrate old code that uses methods of Places SDK for Android to new SDK.
I hope this clarifies your doubt.
Yes it's deprecated and it will be turned off on July 29, 2019
Notice: The Google Play Services version of the Places SDK for Android (in Google Play Services 16.0.0) is deprecated as of January 29, 2019, and will be turned off on July 29, 2019. A new version of the Places SDK for Android is now available. We recommend updating to the new version as soon as possible. For details, see the migration guide.
see the documentation , also see the new way to implement it in the documentation .
I will be developing an app that uses Google Vision API in order to scan barcode. I am successfully able to write and test the app. However, I found out that the API has to be supported for Android's ICS i.e. version 4 and above. I am using Google Play Services 8.4 version. Will I be able to use this app? I have just created a prototype of app only.
In short is there any relationship between google play services and android version? If yes where can I find it. Thanks.
you may refer to this link in order to know more regarding google play services and android versions. https://developers.google.com/android/guides/setup
Here is what I was looking for. I wanted to check if version 8.4 of google play services is available for android 2.3 or not.
I am developing an Android application in which I am planning to integrate Google Analytics. Currently, my application's minimum API level is 10.
I have following questions:
What is the minimum API level required for Google Analytics?
What are the best alternatives of GA which supports API level 10?
Thank you.
There is no API limit to Google Analytics. According to official documentation, it appears that all devices that has Google Play services integrated in them will support Google Analytics integration to your app. It is also said in the official documentation that
Google Analytics can be used and will work on devices that do not have Google Play Services. In this case you still download and use the Google Play Services SDK and Google Analytics will automatically fall back to local dispatching.
So, it can be used by downloading the Google Play Services SDK, least bother about the API Level.
According to the Google Analytics Website: https://developers.google.com/analytics/
There does not appear to be an API limit for Google Analytics.
For alternatives there seems to be a handful ranging from Piwik and Gauges.
You can find more information here: http://alternativeto.net/software/google-analytics/?platform=android
I have gone through some of the links that difference between the Google API and android API.I have not got clear explanation.Anyone Can you help me please?
Answer for your question is below
The google API includes
->Maps and other Google-specific libraries.
The Android one only includes
->core android libraries.
There is a huge set of google apis for using all google web services !
google maps
google search
google app engine
google signin
... (see google products: https://developers.google.com/products/?csw=1)
Android API is part of the Android SDK (software development kit) and is to develop android applications.
You can note that Android API may be considered as a part of google APIs because it authored by google.
Google API is for developing Google-based services such as Google Maps.
Android API is for developing Android apps.
google API:-
it uses all google specific libraries like google map,search engine,sign in.
Android API:-
it is also a part of google API.
it uses all core android libraries.
Android sdk holds Android API.
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I'd like to implement banner-ads in my new app and stumbled across two possibilitys of doing this.
The first one is using the Android SDK: com.google.ads.*
The second one is using Google Play Services: com.google.android.gms.ads.*
I googled a lot and read the documentation but I found no resources which state the differences between both solutions.
What is the difference between both and which one is the best if I simply want to add banner-ads in my app?
Direct to the point,
The main difference is that if you use Google Play Services one then you will use Google play service APIs. If you use other modules of Google Play like maps, location, gcm, play games then you can use com.google.android.gms.ads.* but if you don't use other Services then use com.google.ads.*
Their behavior is same...
As Selvin did not post his comment as an answer I'll answer this question by myself:
Use the Google Play Services com.google.android.gms.ads.*
Don't use the Android SDK for Ads because it is deprecated:
Deprecated. On August 1, 2014, Google Play will stop accepting new or
updated apps that use the old standalone Google Mobile Ads SDK v6.4.1
or lower. You must upgrade to the Google Play version of the Mobile
Ads SDK by then.
Google Mobile Ads SDK