Scott Main | b74844c | 2012-11-29 21:13:30 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 1 | page.title=Google+ Platform for Android |
Joe Fernandez | 33baa5a | 2013-11-14 11:41:19 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 2 | page.tags=authentication,signin,social |
Scott Main | b0d2673 | 2012-11-28 11:01:37 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 3 | header.hide=1 |
Robert Ly | 6519ca0 | 2012-11-14 13:26:28 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 4 | |
| 5 | @jd:body |
| 6 | |
Scott Main | b0d2673 | 2012-11-28 11:01:37 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 7 | |
| 8 | <div class="landing-banner"> |
| 9 | |
| 10 | <div class="col-6"> |
| 11 | <img src="{@docRoot}images/google/gps-googleplus.png" alt=""> |
| 12 | </div> |
| 13 | <div class="col-6"> |
| 14 | |
Scott Main | b74844c | 2012-11-29 21:13:30 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 15 | <h1 itemprop="name" style="margin-bottom:0;">Google+ Platform for Android</h1> |
Robert Ly | 32c0cac | 2013-02-12 10:31:42 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 16 | <p itemprop="description">The Google+ platform for Android lets you authenticate a user |
| 17 | with the same credentials they use on Google every day. Once a user signs in with Google, |
| 18 | you can create more engaging experiences and drive usage of your app.</p> |
Scott Main | b0d2673 | 2012-11-28 11:01:37 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 19 | |
Robert Ly | 32c0cac | 2013-02-12 10:31:42 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 20 | <p>Check out the <a href="{@docRoot}reference/com/google/android/gms/plus/package-summary.html" |
| 21 | >Google+ Android API reference</a> and visit <a class="external-link" |
| 22 | href="https://developers.google.com/+/mobile/android/">developers.google.com/+</a> for more |
| 23 | information about integrating Google+ into your app.</p> |
Scott Main | b0d2673 | 2012-11-28 11:01:37 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 24 | </div> |
| 25 | </div> |
| 26 | |
Robert Ly | 6519ca0 | 2012-11-14 13:26:28 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 27 | <div class="landing-docs"> |
Scott Main | b0d2673 | 2012-11-28 11:01:37 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 28 | <div class="col-6 normal-links"> |
Robert Ly | 6519ca0 | 2012-11-14 13:26:28 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 29 | <h3 style="clear:left">Key Developer Features</h3> |
| 30 | |
Robert Ly | 32c0cac | 2013-02-12 10:31:42 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 31 | <h4>Trusted authentication</h4> |
| 32 | <p>Google+ Sign-In is a simple, trusted, and secure way to let people sign in |
| 33 | to your app with their Google credentials and bring along their Google+ info. |
| 34 | <br /> |
| 35 | <a href="https://developers.google.com/+/mobile/android/sign-in" |
| 36 | class="external-link">Add sign-in</a>.</p> |
Scott Main | b0d2673 | 2012-11-28 11:01:37 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 37 | |
Robert Ly | 32c0cac | 2013-02-12 10:31:42 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 38 | <h4>Access the profile and social graph</h4> |
| 39 | <p>Once users have signed in with Google, your app can welcome them by name, |
| 40 | display their picture, connect them with friends, and lots more. |
| 41 | <br /> |
| 42 | <a href="https://developers.google.com/+/mobile/android/people" |
| 43 | class="external-link">Access the social graph</a>.</p> |
Scott Main | b0d2673 | 2012-11-28 11:01:37 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 44 | |
Robert Ly | 32c0cac | 2013-02-12 10:31:42 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 45 | <h4>Stand out in the stream</h4> |
| 46 | <p>Interactive posts is a rich way of sharing to Google+. It lets users prompt friends |
| 47 | to take specific actions in your app from a Google+ post, like "listen," "RSVP," "check-in," |
| 48 | and over 100 more actions. <br /> |
| 49 | <a class="external-link" |
| 50 | href="https://developers.google.com/+/mobile/android/share">Post interactive content</a>.</p> |
| 51 | |
Scott Main | b0d2673 | 2012-11-28 11:01:37 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 52 | <h4>Recommend content</h4> |
Robert Ly | 32c0cac | 2013-02-12 10:31:42 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 53 | <p>Add a native +1 button so users can recommend content from your app. These endorsements |
| 54 | can give your app more credibility and help it grow faster. <br /> |
| 55 | <a class="external-link" |
Scott Main | b0d2673 | 2012-11-28 11:01:37 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 56 | href="https://developers.google.com/+/mobile/android/recommend">Add the +1 button</a>.</p> |
Robert Ly | 6519ca0 | 2012-11-14 13:26:28 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 57 | </div> |
| 58 | |
Scott Main | b0d2673 | 2012-11-28 11:01:37 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 59 | |
Robert Ly | 6519ca0 | 2012-11-14 13:26:28 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 60 | <div class="col-6 normal-links"> |
| 61 | <h3 style="clear:left">Getting Started</h3> |
Scott Main | b0d2673 | 2012-11-28 11:01:37 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 62 | <h4>1. Get the Google Play services SDK</h4> |
Robert Ly | 6519ca0 | 2012-11-14 13:26:28 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 63 | <p>The Google+ Android APIs are part of the Google Play services platform.</p> |
Robert Ly | aae1713 | 2012-11-28 14:04:29 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 64 | <p>To get started, <a href="{@docRoot}google/play-services/setup.html">set up</a> |
| 65 | the Google Play services SDK. |
Robert Ly | 6519ca0 | 2012-11-14 13:26:28 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 66 | </p> |
| 67 | |
Scott Main | b0d2673 | 2012-11-28 11:01:37 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 68 | <h4>2. Run the sample</h4> |
Robert Ly | 32c0cac | 2013-02-12 10:31:42 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 69 | <p>Once you've installed the Google Play services package, you can run the Google+ sample located in |
| 70 | <code><android-sdk>/extras/google-play-services/samples/plus</code>. However, before |
| 71 | you can run the sample, you need to register your app in the Google APIs Console.</p> |
| 72 | <p>See <a class="external-link" |
| 73 | href="https://developers.google.com/+/mobile/android/getting-started">Getting Started with |
| 74 | the Google+ Platform for Android</a> for more information about how to get the sample up and |
| 75 | running. |
Robert Ly | 6519ca0 | 2012-11-14 13:26:28 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 76 | </p> |
| 77 | |
Scott Main | b0d2673 | 2012-11-28 11:01:37 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 78 | <h4>3. Read the documentation</h4> |
Scott Main | e36276a | 2012-12-02 16:07:30 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 79 | <p>Read the <a href="https://developers.google.com/+/terms">Google+ Platform |
| 80 | Terms of Service</a>.</p> |
| 81 | |
Scott Main | b0d2673 | 2012-11-28 11:01:37 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 82 | <p>For quick access while developing your Android apps, the |
Scott Main | e36276a | 2012-12-02 16:07:30 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 83 | <a href="{@docRoot}reference/com/google/android/gms/plus/package-summary.html">Google+ |
Scott Main | b0d2673 | 2012-11-28 11:01:37 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 84 | API reference</a> is available here on developer.android.com.</p> |
Scott Main | e36276a | 2012-12-02 16:07:30 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 85 | |
| 86 | <p>Detailed documentation for the Google+ Android APIs is available with the rest of the |
Scott Main | b0d2673 | 2012-11-28 11:01:37 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 87 | Google+ developer documents at <a class="external-link" |
| 88 | href="https://developers.google.com/+/mobile/android/">developers.google.com/+</a>.</p> |
Robert Ly | 6519ca0 | 2012-11-14 13:26:28 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 89 | </div> |
Joe Fernandez | 33baa5a | 2013-11-14 11:41:19 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 90 | </div> |