Google+ Platform for Android

The Google+ platform for Android lets you authenticate a user with the same credentials they use on Google every day. Once a user signs in with Google, you can create more engaging experiences and drive usage of your app.

Explore the Google+ Android API reference or visit developers.google.com/+ for more information about integrating Google+ into your app.

Key Developer Features

Trusted authentication

Google+ Sign-In is a simple, trusted, and secure way to let people sign in to your app with their Google credentials and bring along their Google+ info.
Add sign-in.

Access the profile and social graph

Once users have signed in with Google, your app can welcome them by name, display their picture, connect them with friends, and lots more.
Access the social graph.

Stand out in the stream

Interactive posts is a rich way of sharing to Google+. It lets users prompt friends to take specific actions in your app from a Google+ post, like "listen," "RSVP," "check-in," and over 100 more actions.
Post interactive content.

Recommend content

Add a native +1 button so users can recommend content from your app. These endorsements can give your app more credibility and help it grow faster.
Add the +1 button.

Getting Started

1. Get the Google Play services SDK

The Google+ Android APIs are part of the Google Play services platform.

To get started, set up the Google Play services SDK.

2. Run the sample

Once you've installed the Google Play services package, you can run the Google+ sample located in <android-sdk>/extras/google-play-services/samples/plus. However, before you can run the sample, you need to register your app in the Google APIs Console.

See Getting Started with the Google+ Platform for Android for more information about how to get the sample up and running.

3. Read the documentation

Read the Google+ Platform Terms of Service.

For quick access while developing your Android apps, the Google+ API reference is available here on developer.android.com.

Detailed documentation for the Google+ Android APIs is available with the rest of the Google+ developer documents at developers.google.com/+.