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Android Background Runnable not working on older devices

I have the following running at startup inside of an IntentService
threadManager.postBackgroundRunnableDelayed(() -> {
try {
// Calling getToken and getId must be on separate thread. Otherwise, it blocks UI thread.
String token = instanceID.getToken(SENDER_ID, GoogleCloudMessaging.INSTANCE_ID_SCOPE);
String id = instanceID.getId();
Timber.d("id: " + id);
Timber.d("token: " + token);
lazyRestQueue.get().sendGcmToken(new GcmPushRequest(id, token), getSendGcmTokenCallback());
setupAnalytics(token);
} catch (IOException e) {
Timber.e(e, "Exception during registration");
Crashlytics.logException(e);
setHasToken(false);
} catch (RuntimeException e) {
// This will be thrown if Localytics was not properly setup
Timber.e(e, "Exception during registration");
}
});
When I run it on anything below API 18 it causes the app to close (not crash oddly, just close)
can someone give me advice on this? I know it probably has to do with the service or something not timing properly

How to get refresh token for google plus in android?

I am using following code to get the access token for google plus. Is there a way to get the refresh token so that I can access the google API offline from the web server.
String accountName = params[0];
String scopes = "oauth2:profile email";
String token = null;
try {
token = GoogleAuthUtil.getToken(getApplicationContext(), accountName, scopes);
} catch (IOException e) {
Log.e(TAG, e.getMessage());
} catch (UserRecoverableAuthException e) {
startActivityForResult(e.getIntent(), REQ_SIGN_IN_REQUIRED);
} catch (GoogleAuthException e) {
Log.e(TAG, e.getMessage());
}

This link very clearly explains the api you need to hit to get token and referesh token for your server side polling.
you would receive a response like so.
{
"access_token" : "ya29.AHES6ZSuY8f6WFLswSv0HELP2J4cCvFSj-8GiZM0Pr6cgXU",
"token_type" : "Bearer",
"expires_in" : 3600,
"refresh_token" : "1/551G1yXUqgkDGnkfFk6ZbjMLMDIMxo3JFc8lY8CAR-Q"
}
you would do well to read this guide when playing around with tokens in cross platform scenario.

Ad SDKs can't seem to get the Advertising info from the device

This is what we see from Mopub and other ad networks:
java.io.IOException: Connection failure
com.google.android.gms.ads.identifier.AdvertisingIdClient.g(Unknown
Source)
com.google.android.gms.ads.identifier.AdvertisingIdClient.getAdvertisingIdInfo(Unknown
Source)
They all seem to have the same problem.
The weird thing is that we have no problem getting the advertising id from our app whatsoever with the following source. We get the right advertising id and we have no error logs.
All the SDKs are hitting the same issue (Connection failure).
Any help appreciated.
private void getAdvertisingId(AdvertisingIdHolder receiver) {
AdvertisingIdClient.Info adInfo = null;
String id = null;
boolean isLAT = false;
try {
adInfo = AdvertisingIdClient.getAdvertisingIdInfo(App.getCtx());
id = adInfo.getId();
isLAT = adInfo.isLimitAdTrackingEnabled();
} catch (IOException e) {
SLog.e("error", e);
// Unrecoverable error connecting to Google Play services (e.g.,
// the old version of the service doesn't support getting AdvertisingId).
} catch (GooglePlayServicesNotAvailableException e) {
SLog.e("error", e);
// Google Play services is not available entirely.
} catch (GooglePlayServicesRepairableException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
receiver.receive(id, isLAT);
}

I went through trials and errors these days on getting advertising id. Finally I got it!
The connection error can be solved if we pass in getApplicationContext() instead of the context of current activity. Below is my working code:
private void getGaid() {
new Thread(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
try {
String gaid = AdvertisingIdClient.getAdvertisingIdInfo(
getApplicationContext()).getId();
if (gaid != null) {
Log.d("DEBUG", gaid);
// gaid get!
}
} catch (IllegalStateException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (GooglePlayServicesRepairableException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (GooglePlayServicesNotAvailableException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}).start();
}
getGaid() can be put in onCreate(), onResume(), or onClick() of a view, as long as the thread is called by the main ui thread.
Another thing you may need is to update google play services library to latest version. As the official document here mentioned, IOException is probably caused because the old version of the service doesn't support getting AdvertisingId.
Feel free to comment if there is any other questions.

How to get google access token after successfull login?

I need to get access token from Google after successful login.I used below code but I'm getting this error([ERROR] IO Exception: java.io.IOException: NetworkError). Please can any one help me.
try {
token = GoogleAuthUtil.getToken(
DoctorDetailsActivity.this, // Context context
accountName, // String accountName
"http://www.google.com/m8/feeds/"
);
} catch (IOException transientEx) {
// network or server error, the call is expected to succeed if you try again later.
// Don't attempt to call again immediately - the request is likely to
// fail, you'll hit quotas or back-off.
Log.e("getAccessToken()", "[ERROR] IOException: " + transientEx);
} catch (UserRecoverableAuthException e) {
// Recover
Log.e("getAccessToken()", "[ERROR] UserRecoverableAuthException: " + e);
} catch (GoogleAuthException authEx) {
// Failure. The call is not expected to ever succeed so it should not be
// retried.
Log.e("getAccessToken()", "[ERROR] GoogleAuthException: " + authEx);
} catch (Exception e) {
Log.e("getAccessToken()", "[ERROR] Exception: " + e);
throw new RuntimeException(e);
}

GoogleAuthUtil.getToken gives com.google.android.gms.auth.GoogleAuthException: Unknown

My goal is getting user's basic profile information (first name, last name etc) without any server-side work. And I don't want to use a Google+ sign-in button on the UI.
I could get user's email without any problems. So the next step is to get an access token to fetch the profile, here is my code
String token = null;
try {
token = GoogleAuthUtil.getToken(getApplicationContext(), email, SCOPE);
} catch (final UserRecoverableAuthException e) {
startActivityForResult(e.getIntent(), REQUEST_CODE_AUTH_GOOGLE_ACCOUNT);
} catch (IOException e) {
Log.e(TAG, e.toString());
} catch (GoogleAuthException e) {
Log.e(TAG, e.toString());
}
and I've defined SCOPE
private static final String SCOPE = "oauth2:https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.profile";
When I run my app, I got "com.google.android.gms.auth.GoogleAuthException: Unknown" exception. I've also tried other scopes like Scope.PLUS_LOGIN, Scope.PLUG_PROFILE. But all of them gave me the same exception.
Btw, in Google API Console, I've already setup a client ID.
I've been stuck on this for 2 days. Any help would be really appreciated.

I think you are doing it wrong. That's the way I do it:
scopes.add(AnalyticsScopes.ANALYTICS_READONLY);
credential = GoogleAccountCredential.usingOAuth2(this, scopes);
if (TextUtils.isEmpty(appPreferences.getUserName()))
{
try
{
startActivityForResult(credential.newChooseAccountIntent(), REQUEST_ACCOUNT_PICKER);
}
catch (ActivityNotFoundException e)
{
Toast.makeText(this, getString(R.string.gps_missing), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
return;
}
}
Take a look at the my source file here:
https://github.com/madhur/GAnalytics/blob/develop/src/in/co/madhur/ganalyticsdashclock/MainActivity.java