Connecting a Google API Client

Go ahead and build a Google API Client and see if and when these log messages are displayed.

You will also need to setup the location permissions as we've discussed earlier.

Exercise Code

Exercise: T0X.01-Exercise-GoogleApiClient

Follow the TODOs in the comments to set up the Google API Client and grant location permissions

Task List:

Add meta-data tag with API key

Add uses-permission tags for INTERNET and ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION

Add play-services-places and play-services-location dependencies

Create a GoogleApiClient with the LocationServices API and GEO_DATA_API

Override onConnected, onConnectionSuspended and onConnectionFailed for GoogleApiClient

Add a LinearLayout that contains a checkbox to grant the location permissions

Override onResume and inside it initialize the location permissions checkbox

Implement onLocationPermissionClicked to handle the CheckBox click event

Implement the Add Place Button click event to show a toast message with the permission status

Well Done! Now that we have the client all working, let's have a look at another feature called Place Picker

Solution: [T0X.01-Solution-GoogleApiClient][Diff]