Android SDK Manager notified me this morning that there was a new Google Play Services release to download: revision 18. So how do I find the corresponding long version number to put in my build.gradle file? All my test devices are running version 5.0.84, so I tried updating
compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:4.4.52'
to
compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:5.0.84'
But that resulted in an error:
Gradle 'MyApp' project refresh failed: Could not find com.google.android.gms:play-services:5.0.84. Required by: {my app} Gradle settings
I'm running Android Studio 0.5.2 and building for API19 (I haven't upgraded to Android L/API20 yet): maybe that's the issue? But in general, how do you match a revision number shown in SDK Manager (e.g. 18) with a version code for build.gradle (e.g. 5.0.84)?
Here's my full build.gradle in case it helps:
apply plugin: 'android'
android {
compileSdkVersion 19
buildToolsVersion "19.1.0"
defaultConfig {
minSdkVersion 14
targetSdkVersion 19
versionCode 1
versionName "1.0"
}
buildTypes {
release {
runProguard false
proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.txt'
}
}
// Avoid "Duplicate files copied in APK" errors when using Jackson
packagingOptions {
exclude 'META-INF/LICENSE'
exclude 'META-INF/NOTICE'
}
}
dependencies {
// Was "compile 'com.android.support:support-v4:+'" but this caused build errors when L SDK released
compile 'com.android.support:support-v4:19.1.0'
compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
// Support for Google Cloud Messaging
// Was "compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:+'" but this caused build errors when L SDK released
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:19.1.0'
compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:5.0.84'
// Jackson
compile 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core:2.3.3'
compile 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-annotations:2.3.3'
compile 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.3.3'
}
Google Play Services let your Android apps connect to the internet and communicate with Google. Updating Google Play Services can fix app issues, and help your Android device run faster. If updating Google Play Services doesn't help, you can also clear its cache and data.
To test your app when using Google Play services, you must use one of the following: A compatible Android device that runs Android 4.4 (API level 19) or higher and has the Google Play Store app installed.
While not all Android phones come with Google Play installed, you can still install it if you need its service. Generally, Google Play Services is preinstalled on all Android phones.
OK, I haven't quite managed to find a mapping of one to the other, but I've managed the next best thing which is to see a list of Play Services long version numbers installed on my development machine.
For Windows, it's in [android-sdk]\extras\google\m2repository\com\google\android\gms\play-services
(where [android-sdk]
is the path to your Android SDK folder).
On a Mac, it's inside the Android.app package: browse to sdk/extras/google/m2repository/com/google/android/gms/play-services
The latest version on my machine was 5.0.77 (not 5.0.84), and putting that in my build.gradle worked fine.
Here's the kind of thing you should see at that location:
What I did in my project was download google play service and open the project structure > dependencies tab and click on the plus button and choose google play service. I dont have to care about the version anymore
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