1page.title=Google+ Platform for Android 2header.hide=1 3 4@jd:body 5 6 7<div class="landing-banner"> 8 9<div class="col-6"> 10 <img src="{@docRoot}images/google/gps-googleplus.png" alt=""> 11</div> 12<div class="col-6"> 13 14 <h1 itemprop="name" style="margin-bottom:0;">Google+ Platform for Android</h1> 15 <p itemprop="description">Create an engaging social experience 16 by integrating Google+ features in your app. You can <b>authenticate users</b> and allow them to 17 <b>sign in</b>, add +1 buttons so users can <b>recommend your app content</b>, 18 and allow users to <b>share rich content</b> with Google+.</p> 19 20 <p>The <a 21href="{@docRoot}reference/com/google/android/gms/plus/package-summary.html" 22>Google+ Android API reference</a> is available here on developer.android.com, but for more 23information about integrating Google+, visit:</p> 24<p><a class="external-link" 25href="https://developers.google.com/+/mobile/android/">developers.google.com/+</a></p> 26</div> 27</div> 28 29<div class="landing-docs"> 30 <div class="col-6 normal-links"> 31 <h3 style="clear:left">Key Developer Features</h3> 32 33 <h4>Sign in with Google+</h4> 34 <p>Allow users to easily and securely sign in to your app using their Google+ credentials. 35 This allows you to know who they are on Google+ and to build a more personalized experience in 36 your app. <a href="https://developers.google.com/+/mobile/android/sign-in" 37 class="external-link">Add sign in</a>.</p> 38 39 <h4>Share to Google+</h4> 40 <p>Display a Share dialog that lets your users share rich content from your app, 41 including text, photos, URL attachments, and location, into the Google+ stream. 42 <a href="https://developers.google.com/+/mobile/android/share" 43 class="external-link">Add sharing with Google+</a>.</p> 44 45 <h4>Recommend content</h4> 46 <p>Add a native +1 button so users can recommend content from your app. When users +1, they 47 can also share content with their circles. These endorsements can give your app more 48 credibility and help it grow faster. <a class="external-link" 49 href="https://developers.google.com/+/mobile/android/recommend">Add the +1 button</a>.</p> 50 </div> 51 52 53 <div class="col-6 normal-links"> 54 <h3 style="clear:left">Getting Started</h3> 55 <h4>1. Get the Google Play services SDK</h4> 56 <p>The Google+ Android APIs are part of the Google Play services platform.</p> 57 <p>To get started, <a href="{@docRoot}google/play-services/setup.html">set up</a> 58 the Google Play services SDK. 59 </p> 60 61 <h4>2. Run the sample</h4> 62 <p>Once you've installed the Google Play services package, the Google+ sample is located in 63 <code><android-sdk>/extras/google-play-services/samples/plus</code> and shows you 64 how to use the major components of the Google+ Android APIs. 65 </p> 66 67 <h4>3. Read the documentation</h4> 68 <p>Read the <a href="https://developers.google.com/+/terms">Google+ Platform 69 Terms of Service</a>.</p> 70 71 <p>For quick access while developing your Android apps, the 72 <a href="{@docRoot}reference/com/google/android/gms/plus/package-summary.html">Google+ 73 API reference</a> is available here on developer.android.com.</p> 74 75 <p>Detailed documentation for the Google+ Android APIs is available with the rest of the 76 Google+ developer documents at <a class="external-link" 77 href="https://developers.google.com/+/mobile/android/">developers.google.com/+</a>.</p> 78 </div> 79</div>
