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Android Google Play Services Adding Play Services to your App Adding the Code Library and Permissions

Rosario Alessandro Cali
Rosario Alessandro Cali
5,371 Points
Posted by Rosario Alessandro Cali
Rosario Alessandro Cali
5,371 Points

My SDK does not offer an option to install the Android Support Library, Can I proceed the course without it?

How can I install the Android Support Library? Is it still relevant for this course since I have heard it became obsolete?

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Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points
Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points

The support libraries are still quite relevant, since they provide backwards-compatibility for older versions of Android. They just changed specifics of how they're incorporated. The new instructions to include support libraries are here: https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/support-library/setup.html