Tag: android
Server Side Google API Access from Android
Back in the dark ages I wrote a blog post on using Google Sign In to authorize a server from an Android client, and provided an accompanying gist with an example Activity in it. Recently, someone point out to me that gist was quite out of date, so I updated it to use the latest and greatest Google Sign In APIs on Android, with very pleasant results.
Upgrading Firebase.com & Using Google Sign In on Android
Very quick post on a problem I’ve seen a few people hit where they are upgrading a Firebase.com project which uses Google Sign In on Android.
Migrating from PlusClient to GoogleApiClient
Google+ Sign-In on the Android Chromium WebView
Extracting Topic Data From YouTube Activity
Client-Server Authentication with ID tokens
Where should the sign-in button go?
Google+ Android Client & Server Sign-In
NOTE: This blog post is pretty old! Take a look at a much better way of getting an authorization token or check out the official Google Sign In documentation for a more up to date (and easier!) choice.
Google+ Demographics in Google Analytics
Crouching Sharebox, Hidden Android
With all the share box related things happening over the last week or so, I realised there are a couple of non-obvious parts of the Android PlusShare class which might be of interest to people.
Attaching images to Google+ shares on Android
Google+ client changes in Google Play Services 3.2
Using a gamepad in Android
Google+ Sign-In Localisation
Deeplinking Into The Google+ Apps
Retrieving The Signing Key Fingerprint on Android
This post is a bit of an aide-mémoire for myself. If you ever need to see which key signed an APK (for example to compare to a client ID in the API console when implementing Google+ Sign-In) you can actually extract the cert from the APK, and test it.
Common problems with Google+ Sign-In on Android
It has been fantastic to see so many people trying out Google+ Sign-In, and through the bootcamps and other events I’ve had a chance to talk to some people who are actually implementing it in their apps. The Android integration is pretty straightforward, thanks to Google Play Services, but there are still some issues I’ve seem come up a couple of times.