Add Google Play Services to Android Studio using Gradle

Question

Im working on simple map app, I added google-play-services.jar and its reference to gradle

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

The main activity:

setContentView(R.layout.activity_mapui);

GoogleMap map = ((MapFragment) getFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id.map)).getMap();

layout file

<fragment xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:id="@+id/map"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:name="com.google.android.gms.maps.MapFragment"/>

But the app crashes on the device

E/AndroidRuntime﹕ FATAL EXCEPTION: main java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com.google.android.gms.R$styleable at com.google.android.gms.maps.GoogleMapOptions.createFromAttributes(Unknown Source) at com.google.android.gms.maps.MapFragment.onInflate(Unknown Source)

I tried several ways, same issue, I just want to add google services to Android Studio 0.3 with Gradle 0.6+

Matt Logan · Answer 1 · 2013-11-01T18:00:49.590

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Add this line in the dependencies section of your build.gradle file:

compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:3.2.+'

You don't need to add a .jar to your libs folder.

Edit

As Varun pointed out, you also need to update the SDK to contain the most recent version of the play services.

You can do this by opening up the Android SDK Manager (under the Window tab) from Eclipse+ADT, checking the box next to Google Play services in the Extras folder, and clicking install.

edited Nov 01 '13 at 18:00

answered Nov 01 '13 at 17:53

Matt Logan

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To add. Also update the SDK to contain the needed version of the play-services, and have the support/google repository installed from the extras section of the SDK manager. – Varun Nov 01 '13 at 17:55
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If you don't need 2.2(1.7% user base?) support and are fine with 2.3 you should use a newer version `compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:4.0.30'` – Maciej Swic Dec 06 '13 at 13:42
My gradle says `Relying on packaging to define the extension of the main artifact has been deprecated` because of this rule. I haven't find any not-deprecated method yet. – Reza Mohammadi Dec 25 '13 at 11:22
I think the latest play services right now is 4.1. So you should add 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:4.0.+' – IgorGanapolsky Jan 15 '14 at 22:13
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compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:4.+' will give you 4.whatever. – slott Jan 30 '14 at 20:22
I'm not going to update this answer every time a new version of google play services is released. The specific version number is mostly irrelevant to the intent of the answer. – Matt Logan Dec 08 '14 at 22:45

AndyRoid · Answer 2 · 2014-06-19T02:23:54.973

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Hit check on all tools, to be safe

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Hit check on API you are working with

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Hit check on all extras to be safe

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Go to file -> project structure

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Finally go to build at the top of the screen and hit rebuild project

edited Jun 19 '14 at 02:23

answered Jun 19 '14 at 02:10

AndyRoid

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I can't find "com.google.android.gms:play-services" in library dependency. – jul Sep 02 '14 at 08:47
did you download the Google Support Library from the SDK Manager? – AndyRoid Sep 05 '14 at 03:59
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that was a ton of a help mate!! Two things helped me 1. Checking all boxes in SDK manager - Extras 2. Adding the location service dependency into app module gradle build through the GUI. Cheers mate.. – Himadri Pant Sep 09 '14 at 01:59
Would be nice if you could past some of the code down. – Oliver Dixon Dec 22 '14 at 02:06

score 22 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 02 '14 at 12:46

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As @Matt said, it is correct, I am here covered also which I did not find in the answer.

To add the Google Play Service library in your application project, follow below steps :-

1) Open the build.gradle file of your application module directory. See screenshot

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2) Add new in your dependecies, here you to update the version number whenever you update the Google Play Service.

dependencies {
    ...
    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:4.2.42'
    compile files('src/main/libs/gson-2.2.4.jar')

}

3) Now Lastly important save your file and click on Sync with Gradle Files Icon in the toolbar.

answered Mar 02 '14 at 12:46

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how do I know the latest version of the dependency it probably changed already or is it still 4.2.42? – Leo Apr 01 '16 at 00:54
@Leo https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.google.android.gms/play-services-location https://developers.google.com/android/guides/setup – AturSams Feb 05 '20 at 11:17

score 14 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 12 '14 at 08:59

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This didn't work for me, I had to download the Goople Repository in the Android SDK Manager - Extras, to fix it.

answered Feb 12 '14 at 08:59

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score 3 · Answer 5 · answered Oct 26 '16 at 03:22

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Try to avoid including entire google play services, when you use more library then you get Multidex exception:

The number of method references in a .dex file cannot exceed 64k

So best way to use:

compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-maps:9.8.0'

if you wish to include other services, please refer here:

https://developers.google.com/android/guides/setup (scroll down)

answered Oct 26 '16 at 03:22

Md Imran Choudhury

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Imran i'm using compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-maps:9.8.0' but getting error Please fix the version conflict either by updating the version of the google-services. plz help – Thripthi Haridas Dec 03 '16 at 05:02

score 1 · Answer 6 · answered Jun 19 '14 at 01:15

Go to Android SDK Manager, go to Extras, select Google Play Services and Google Repository and then click on 'Install Packages...' button.

Click on 'build.gradle' file, in the code window in editor, then click on 'try again' link button...

Wait until gradle build finish.

score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Oct 31 '16 at 04:20

Go to the setting -> apps in your android testing phone and search for google play services and click on it, there you will find the version number installed on your device.

For me it was 9.6.83

then just add your version number to this command below :-

compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:9.6.83'

Add this to you build.gradle(app)
Gradle sync

Later you may get a gradle error saying that the particular repository needs to be installed, Go ahead and download it ! Voila your next gradle sync is successfull.

Makvin · Answer 8 · 2018-09-06T10:22:16.407

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Add this line to your app gradle in dependency block

implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-maps:15.0.1'

edited Sep 06 '18 at 10:22

answered Sep 05 '18 at 05:14

Makvin

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Adding detail about where to add this in what file would be helpful. Please edit – Gibolt Sep 05 '18 at 05:47

score 0 · Answer 9 · answered Nov 24 '21 at 09:23

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Add Google Play Service ads and their feature in your android Project

Open your Android Studio build.gradle file
In Dependency add Google Play Service
implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads:20.5.0'
sync your build.gradle file

answered Nov 24 '21 at 09:23

Pushpendra Singh Jatt

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