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Android Google Play Services Connecting to Play Services State Handling of GoogleApiClient

Posted by Sachin Jayaram
Sachin Jayaram
5,461 Points

I see that the is.GooglePlayServicesAvailable is deprecated for the current version.

I see that the is.GooglePlayServicesAvailable is deprecated for the current version, is it possible to update the video with GoogleApiAvailability instead?

Binyamin Friedman
Binyamin Friedman
14,615 Points

It really isn't necessary, but they should add something in the teachers notes.

Joseph Wagner
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Joseph Wagner
Android Development Techdegree Graduate 27,137 Points

The new recommended method is: GoogleApiAvailability.getInstance().isGooglePlayServicesAvailable(context); for more info. 

private int isGooglePlayServicesAvailable(Context context){
        return GoogleApiAvailability.getInstance().isGooglePlayServicesAvailable(context);
    }