To develop an app using Google Play services APIs, follow the instructions on this page to set up your project with the relevant SDKs, which are available from the Google maven repository.
To test your app when using Google Play services, you must use one of the following:
- A compatible Android device that runs Android 6.0 (API level 23) or higher and has the Google Play Store app installed.
- The Android emulator with an AVD that runs the Google APIs platform based on Android 6.0 (API level 23) or higher.
Declare dependencies for Google Play services
To develop features that depend on the Google Play services APIs in your app, complete the following steps:
Open the
build.gradlefile inside your app's module directory.For each SDK that your app requires, include the dependency for that SDK. This page includes a section that lists common Google Play services dependencies for Android apps. You might also want to add Firebase dependencies to your project.
Save the changes and sync your project.
The following snippet shows an example build.gradle file that uses the
location library:
apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
...
dependencies {
implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-location:21.3.0'
}
New versions of the Google Play services SDKs with bug fixes and new features are periodically released. These updates are announced in the release notes. If your app uses a dependency that has been updated, change to the latest version in your app's dependencies to take advantage of these fixes.
Check whether Google Play services is installed
As described in the Google Play services overview, Google Play services receives automatic updates on Android 6.0 (API level 23) and higher through the Google Play Store app. However, Android devices without Google Play Store don't have Google Play services installed. If your app runs on devices without Google Play services, you might want to check to see if Google Play services is installed on the device before you attempt to use Google APIs, or enable features in your app that require Google Play services to function.
To check for the presence of Google Play services on the device, use the
isGooglePlayServicesAvailable()
method.
To then begin a connection to Google Play services, or learn how to detect whether the version of Google Play services installed supports a specific API, read the guide on Accessing Google APIs.
Google Play services dependencies
The following table lists the dependencies for Google Play services that you can include in your Android app. You can filter the list by device type by selecting one of the buttons, and you can search for a specific use case or dependency name by entering text into the box that appears after the buttons.
| Use case and dependency name | Supported devices |
|---|---|
Google Mobile Adscom.google.android.gms:play-services-ads:23.5.0 |
Phone, Tablet |
Android Advertising ID (AAID)com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads-identifier:18.1.0 |
Phone, Tablet, Android TV, ChromeOS |
Lightweight version of Google Mobile Adscom.google.android.gms:play-services-ads-lite:23.5.0 |
Phone, Tablet |
AdSense for Search (AFS) Custom Search Ads (CSA)com.google.android.gms:play-services-afs-native:19.1.0 |
Phone, Tablet, ChromeOS |
Google Analytics Services SDK for Androidcom.google.android.gms:play-services-analytics:18.1.1 |
Deprecated. Use Google Analytics for Firebase instead. |
App Indexcom.google.android.gms:play-services-appindex:16.2.0 |
Phone, Tablet, Android TV |
AppSearchcom.google.android.gms:play-services-appsearch:16.0.1 |
Phone, Tablet, Android TV |
Android App Set IDcom.google.android.gms:play-services-appset:16.1.0 |
Phone, Tablet, Android TV, ChromeOS |
Google Sign-In for Androidcom.google.android.gms:play-services-auth:21.2.0 |
Phone, Tablet, Android TV, Auto, Android Go, ChromeOS |
SMS Retriever APIcom.google.android.gms:play-services-auth-api-phone:18.1.0 |
Phone, Tablet, Android Go |
Block Store API (includes user credential storage)com.google.android.gms:play-services-auth-blockstore:16.4.0 |
Phone, Tablet, Android Go, ChromeOS |
Google Awareness APIcom.google.android.gms:play-services-awareness:19.1.0 |
Phone, Tablet, Auto, Android Go, ChromeOS |
Utility classescom.google.android.gms:play-services-base:18.5.0 |
Phone, Tablet, Android TV, Auto, Android Go, ChromeOS, Wear OS |
Testing fakes for utility classescom.google.android.gms:play-services-base-testing:16.1.0 |
Phone, Tablet, Android TV, Auto, Android Go, ChromeOS, Wear OS |
More utility classescom.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:18.4.0 |
Phone, Tablet, Android TV, Auto, Android Go, ChromeOS, Wear OS |
Google Castcom.google.android.gms:play-services-cast:22.0.0 |
Phone, Tablet, Android Go, ChromeOS |
Google Cast Application Framework (CAF)com.google.android.gms:play-services-cast-framework:22.0.0 |
Phone, Tablet, Android Go, ChromeOS |
Google Code Scannercom.google.android.gms:play-services-code-scanner:16.1.0 |
Phone, Tablet, Android Go, ChromeOS |
Chromium network stack (Cronet)com.google.android.gms:play-services-cronet:18.1.0 |
Phone, Tablet, Android TV, Auto, Android Go, ChromeOS, Wear OS |
Device-to-device interactions (DTDI)com.google.android.gms:play-services-dtdi:16.0.0-beta02 |
Phone, Tablet, Android Go |
Fast IDentity Online (FIDO) Authenticationcom.google.android.gms:play-services-fido:21.1.0 |
Phone, Tablet, Android TV, Auto, Android Go, ChromeOS, Wear OS Supported on devices that run Android 7.0 (API level 24) or higher. |
Google Fit API for Android and Recording API on mobile (for user fitness data)com.google.android.gms:play-services-fitness:21.2.0 |
Phone, Tablet, Android Go, ChromeOS, Wear OS |
Google Play Games Services v2 for Androidcom.google.android.gms:play-services-games-v2:20.1.2 |
Phone, Tablet, Android TV, Android Go, ChromeOS |
Google Play Games Services v2 Native C SDK for Androidcom.google.android.gms:play-services-games-v2-native-c:17.0.0-beta1 |
Phone, Tablet, Android TV, Android Go, ChromeOS |
Google Play Games Services v1 for Androidcom.google.android.gms:play-services-games:23.2.0 |
Phone, Tablet, Android TV, Android Go, ChromeOS |
Matter APIcom.google.android.gms:play-services-home:16.0.0 |
Phone, Tablet |
Google Play Instantcom.google.android.gms:play-services-instantapps:18.1.0 |
Phone, Tablet, Android TV, Android Go, ChromeOS Supported on devices that run Android 5.0 (API level 21) or higher. |
Location Services for Androidcom.google.android.gms:play-services-location:21.3.0 |
Phone, Tablet, Android TV, Auto, Android Go, ChromeOS, Wear OS |
Google Maps SDK for Androidcom.google.android.gms:play-services-maps:19.0.0 |
Phone, Tablet, Android TV, Auto, Android Go, ChromeOS, Wear OS |
ML Kit barcode scanningcom.google.android.gms:play-services-mlkit-barcode-scanning:18.3.1 |
Phone, Tablet, Android Go, ChromeOS |
ML Kit document scannercom.google.android.gms:play-services-mlkit-document-scanner:16.0.0-beta1 |
Phone, Tablet, Android Go, ChromeOS |
ML Kit face detectioncom.google.android.gms:play-services-mlkit-face-detection:17.1.0 |
Phone, Tablet, Android Go, ChromeOS |
ML Kit image labelingcom.google.android.gms:play-services-mlkit-image-labeling:16.0.8 |
Phone, Tablet, Android Go, ChromeOS |
ML Kit image labeling customcom.google.android.gms:play-services-mlkit-image-labeling-custom:16.0.0-beta5 |
Phone, Tablet, Android Go, ChromeOS |
ML Kit language identificationcom.google.android.gms:play-services-mlkit-language-id:17.0.0 |
Phone, Tablet, Android Go, ChromeOS |
ML Kit smart replycom.google.android.gms:play-services-mlkit-smart-reply:16.0.0-beta1 |
Phone, Tablet, Android Go, ChromeOS |
ML Kit subject segmentationcom.google.android.gms:play-services-mlkit-subject-segmentation:16.0.0-beta1 |
Phone, Tablet, Android Go, ChromeOS |
ML Kit text recognitioncom.google.android.gms:play-services-mlkit-text-recognition:19.0.1 |
Phone, Tablet, Android Go, ChromeOS |
ML Kit text recognition for Chinesecom.google.android.gms:play-services-mlkit-text-recognition-chinese:16.0.1 |
Phone, Tablet, Android Go, ChromeOS |
ML Kit text recognition for Devanagaricom.google.android.gms:play-services-mlkit-text-recognition-devanagari:16.0.1 |
Phone, Tablet, Android Go, ChromeOS |
ML Kit text recognition for Japanesecom.google.android.gms:play-services-mlkit-text-recognition-japanese:16.0.1 |
Phone, Tablet, Android Go, ChromeOS |
ML Kit text recognition for Koreancom.google.android.gms:play-services-mlkit-text-recognition-korean:16.0.1 |
Phone, Tablet, Android Go, ChromeOS |
Nearby device discovery and connectioncom.google.android.gms:play-services-nearby:19.3.0 |
Phone, Tablet, Android TV, Auto, Android Go |
Show open-source licensescom.google.android.gms:play-services-oss-licenses:17.1.0 |
Phone, Tablet, Android TV, Auto, Android Go, ChromeOS Supported on devices that run Android 5.0 (API level 21) or higher. |
Programmatic Access Libraries (PAL)com.google.android.gms:play-services-pal:21.0.0 |
Phone, Tablet, Android TV Supported on devices that run Android 5.0 (API level 21) or higher. |
Screen lock quality check com.google.android.gms:play-services-password-complexity:18.1.0 |
Phone, Tablet, Android Go, ChromeOS, Wear OS Supported on devices that run Android 4.4 (API level 19) to Android 9 (API level 28). |
Google Wallet (formerly Google Pay for Passes)com.google.android.gms:play-services-pay:16.5.0 |
Phone, Tablet, Android Go, ChromeOS Supported on devices that run Android 5.0 (API level 20) or higher. |
reCAPTCHA Enterprise for app instrumentationcom.google.android.gms:play-services-recaptcha:17.1.0 |
Phone, Tablet, Android TV, Android Go, ChromeOS |
SafetyNet APIs (includes device attestation, safe browsing, reCAPTCHA, and app verification)com.google.android.gms:play-services-safetynet:18.1.0 |
Phone, Tablet, Android TV, Auto, Android Go, ChromeOS |
Google Tag Managercom.google.android.gms:play-services-tagmanager:18.1.1 |
Phone, Tablet, Android TV, Android Go, ChromeOS |
Tasks API on Androidcom.google.android.gms:play-services-tasks:18.2.0 |
Phone, Tablet, Android TV, Auto, Android Go, ChromeOS, Wear OS |
Acceleration Service for Androidcom.google.android.gms:play-services-tflite-acceleration-service:16.3.0-beta01 |
Phone, Tablet, Android Go, ChromeOS |
TensorFlow Lite GPU Delegate API for Google Play servicescom.google.android.gms:play-services-tflite-gpu:16.3.0 |
Phone, Tablet, Android Go, ChromeOS |
TensorFlow Lite Java API for Google Play servicescom.google.android.gms:play-services-tflite-java:16.3.0 |
Phone, Tablet, Android Go, ChromeOS |
TensorFlow Lite Support API for Google Play servicescom.google.android.gms:play-services-tflite-support:16.3.0 |
Phone, Tablet, Android Go, ChromeOS |
Thread Network APIcom.google.android.gms:play-services-threadnetwork:16.2.1 |
Phone, Tablet |
Mobile Visioncom.google.android.gms:play-services-vision:20.1.3 |
Phone, Tablet, Android Go, ChromeOS |
Google Pay for Payments on Androidcom.google.android.gms:play-services-wallet:19.4.0 |
Phone, Tablet, Auto, Android Go, ChromeOS, Wear OS |
Wearable Data Layer APIcom.google.android.gms:play-services-wearable:19.0.0 |
Phone, Tablet, Wear OS |
Gradle plugins
Google Play services also includes several Gradle plugins, as shown in the following table. Note that the buttons that appear before the previous table don't change the information that appears in this table.
| Use case and Gradle plugin name | Supported devices |
|---|---|
Show open-source licensescom.google.android.gms:oss-licenses-plugin:0.10.6 |
Phone, Tablet, ChromeOS |
Strict version checkingcom.google.android.gms:strict-version-matcher-plugin:1.2.4 |
Phone, Tablet, Android TV, Auto, Android Go, ChromeOS, Wear OS |