Home › News ›

Google Play Services v3.0 Adds Google+ Sign-In

Article Comments

Feb 26, 2013, 11:12 AM by Eric M. Zeman

Google today made a new version of Google Play Services available to Android developers. The big change in version 3.0 is the addition of Google+ sign-in. According to Google, this allows users to sign in to apps with their existing Google credentials and port in their Google+ data for an "upgraded experience." It behaves similar to how some apps allow users to create accounts and sign in via Facebook. Google thinks this will help developers gain traction with their apps by making them more interactive with Google's own services. It will allow users to more easily share in-app content with Google+, as well. Google also today updated its Android Maps API for developers. This update mainly fixes bugs, but also adds a few features such as new map shapes such as circles, and anti-clockwise polygons. Android developers can access these new tools via the Android developer portal.

Android Developers Blog »

Related

Apple Announces iOS 15

Jun 7, 2021
Apple today announced iOS 15, the next version of its core software that powers iPhones. Version 15 is not a major overhaul, but does add a long list of new features.

Google Adding Data Safety Info to Android App Listings

May 7, 2021
Google this week announced new requirements for Android apps listed in the Google Play store to clearly disclose what user data the app collects, how it's used, how it's shared, how it's protected (such as encryption), and what choices users have in regard to that data. Also required is whether the app meets Google's requirements for family-friendly apps.

T-Mobile Intros New, Cheaper Small Biz Plans

May 20, 2021
T-Mobile today announced out new small business plans called Business Unlimited. The three new options offer a better value than the existing Magenta for Business plans in several ways.

New Senate Bill Would Reshape App Stores

Aug 12, 2021
A bipartisan group of three US Senators has introduced new legislation that would place major new rules on the app stores run by Apple and Google. The Open App Markets Act would: Ensure users could access third-party app stores and make them the default.

Google Making Maps Location History Private, Even from Police

Dec 15, 2023
Google is changing how Maps stores your location history, moving it on-device by default and encrypting it when saved to the cloud. This change means even Google can't access that data, which also means Google will no longer be able to respond to "geo-fence" warrants from police wanting to know who was in a given area at a given time.

more news about:

Comments

This forum is closed.

This forum is closed.

No messages

Page 1 of 1