Android Studio with Google Play Services

Solution 1:

All those answers are wrong, since the release of gradle plugin v0.4.2 the setup of google play services under android studio is straight forward. You don't need to import any jar or add any project library nor add any new module under android studio. What you have to do is to add the correct dependencies into the build.gradle file. Please take a look to those links: Gradle plugin v0.4.2 update, New Build System, and this sample

The Correct way to do so is as follows:

First of all you have to launch the sdk manager and download and install the following files located under "extras": Android support repository, Google play services, Google repository.

Restart android studio and open the build gradle file. You must modify your build.gradle file to look like this under dependencies:

dependencies {
    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:6.5.87' 
 }

And finally syncronise your project (the button to the left of the AVD manager).

Since version 6.5 you can include the complete library (very large) or just the modules that you need (Best Option). I.e if you only need Google Maps and Analytics you can replace the previous example with the following one:

dependencies {  
    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-base:6.5.87'    
    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-maps:6.5.87'  
}

You can find the complete dependency list here

Some side notes:

• Use the latest play services library version. If it's an old version, android studio will highlight it. As of today (February 5th is 6.5.87) but you can check the latest version at Gradle Please

• After a major update of Android Studio, clean an rebuild your project by following the next instructions as suggested in the comments by @user123321

  cd to your project folder
  ./gradlew clean
  ./gradlew build

Solution 2:

1. Go to File -> Project Structure
2. Select 'Project Settings'
3. Select 'Dependencies' Tab
4. Click '+' and select '1.Library Dependencies'
5. Search for : com.google.android.gms:play-services
6. Select the latest version and click 'OK'

Voila! No need to fight with Gradle :)

Solution 3:

EDITED: This guy really brought it home and has a good little tutorial http://instantiatorgratification.blogspot.com/2013/05/google-play-services-with-android-studio.html

one side note: I had played around so much that I needed to do a gradlew clean to get it to run succesfully

If you have imported your project or are working from the Sample Maps application located in \extras\google\google_play_services\samples\maps check out this tutorial.

https://stackoverflow.com/a/16598478/2414698

If you are creating a new project from scratch then note Xav's comments on that same post. He describes that Android Studio uses a different compiler and that you have to modify the build.gradle file manually. I did this with success. I copied

• google-play-services.jar
• google-play-services.jar.properties

into my lib directory and added the following to my build.gradle file

dependencies {
    compile files('libs/android-support-v4.jar')
    compile files('libs/google-play-services.jar')
}

Also, if this is a new project check out this post, too.

https://stackoverflow.com/a/16671865/2414698

Solution 4:

Most of these answers only address compile-time dependencies, but you'll find a host of NoClassDef exceptions at runtime. That's because you need more than the google-play-services.jar. It references resources that are part of the library project, and those are not included correctly if you only have the jar.

What worked best for me was to first get the project setup correctly in eclipse. Have your project structured so that it includes both your app and the library, as described here: http://tools.android.com/tech-docs/new-build-system/user-guide#TOC-Multi-project-setup

Then export your app project from eclipse, and import into Android Studio as described here: http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing/migrate.html. Make sure to export both your app project and the google play services library project. When importing it will detect the library project and import it as a module. I just accepted all defaults during the project import process.

Solution 5:

Google Play services Integration in Android studio.

Step 1:

SDK manager->Tools Update this

1.Google play services
2.Android Support Repository

Step 2:

chance in build.gradle 
defaultConfig {
        minSdkVersion 8
        targetSdkVersion 19
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"
    }
    dependencies {
    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:+'
    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:4.0.+'
}

Step 3:

 android.manifest.xml
<uses-sdk
        android:minSdkVersion="8" />

Step 4:

Sync project file with grandle.
wait for few minute.

Step 5:

File->Project Structure find error with red bulb images,click on go to add dependencies select your app module.
Save

Please put comment if you have require help. Happy coding.