Was wondering whether Google publish the installed versions of Google Play Services anywhere. https://developer.android.com/about/dashboards/index.html has some nice stats on installed android versions, but nothing on Google Play Services stats.
There is no official documentation as such from Google regarding the statistics of Google Play Services but there is a lot going in the market. Have a look at the articles below, they will give you a better insight about the popularity of Google Play Services since the time they are released. They are interesting and worth reading!!
http://lifehacker.com/why-google-play-services-are-now-more-important-than-an-975970197
http://www.androidcentral.com/new-google-play-services
http://www.phonearena.com/news/The-Google-Android-fork-Google-Play-services-Android-4.4-and-the-Nexus-Experience_id48229
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I know there are tutorials and unofficial ways to install Google Play Services for AR. While this may work or not for a particular device is a technical problem to be addressed, but is it legal?
Is it legal to install Google Play Services for AR and use it as part of an AR app for commercial purposes?
Doing some googling I found that google play services for AR comply to https://developers.google.com/ar/arcore_open_source_licenses
It is stated that it is Apache License Version 2.0. This practically should allow commercial usage of it, but what if I am installing it not officially (not from Google Play)?
and it also stated on play store for Google Play Services for AR that:
By using this service you agree to be bound by our Google Terms of Service (Google ToS, https://www.google.com/accounts/TOS) and Google’s general Privacy Policy (https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/). This service is a Service as defined in the Google ToS and the terms regarding software in our Services apply to your use of this service.
Also, there are privacy requirements stated here: https://developers.google.com/ar/distribute/privacy-requirements
But I suppose that as long as I add
"This application runs on Google Play Services for AR (ARCore), which is provided by Google LLC and governed by the Google Privacy Policy."
in the right place, it should be ok.
Did I get it correct? Is it legal (in terms of obeying all licenses) to use ARCore on any device whether it has Google Play Services or not? even if the specific device is officially unsupported?
I have removed my Google Developer Console project.
Are these projects identical to each other? If I remove one, will it remove the other?
Difference between Google Developers Console and a Google Play Developers Console?
Google Developers Console: Google Developers (previously Google Code) is Google's site for software development tools, application programming interfaces (APIs), and technical resources. The site contains documentation on using Google developer tools and APIs—including discussion groups and blogs for developers using Google's developer products.
Google Play Developers Console:
Google Play or Google Play Store, and originally the Android Market, is a digital distribution platform operated by Google. It serves as the official app store for the Android operating system, allowing users to browse and download applications developed with the Android SDK and published through Google. Google Play also serves as a digital media store, offering music, magazines, books, movies, and television programs.
Answer of your Question
No, If you remove your project from Developers Console it will not delete your Application from Google Play Store, but the funcationality witch is working due to your Google Developers Console project stops and your Application will not work as it was previously.
Note: Your Project will be permanently deleted from Google Developers Console after 7 days when you deleted it. You can restore your project in the mean time.
The Google Developer Console is a place where you can register your applications for using any of the Google APIs (example: Google plus) or using the Google infrastructures.
The Google Play Developer Console is where you upload your Android App, publish, view statistics, etc.
Removing your project from one will not remove it from the other.
I have a google play app, linked to a google play game services project. However, I believe I accidentally deleted the google play game services project from the google developer console, so now it shows up in google play developer console, but not in the google developer console. In the google play developer console, in the game services project, I'm constantly getting
An unexpected error occurred. Please try again later. (1700404)
(I'm assuming this is because the underlying developer console project was deleted). Well, now it's really screwed up because I can't add a new game services project, but the current one isn't going to work. Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
I recommend that you start again from the beginning with a new app in the Google Play Developer Console (i.e. use a different apk name). Do not make changes to Google Play Game Services apps in the developer console (if indeed that is its current name) unless specifically instructed to do so by a reliable source (e.g. a google guide).
You will find many tales of woe on Stack Overflow concerning problems arising from making changes in the developer console to Google Play Game Services apps. e.g :
Google Play Game Services - unable to sign in
What is the reasoning behind not including google plays services on google glass ?
Will they be added in the future ?
It would appear that Google Play Services on Glass will be added in the future. There is an issue that has been "accepted", though with medium priority (see issue 176 here from the official Google Glass issue site.
Where can I submit a bug report for Google Play services? I tried to search but I didn't find anything specific. The only site I found is official Android tracker but it doesn't seem to be the right place.
Issues for Play Services / Play Games project:
https://code.google.com/p/play-games-platform/issues/list