New API will simplify Google Drive integration with Android apps, says Google

January 17, 2014

Google wants more developers to integrate their Android apps with its storage service Drive, and has released a new API that aims to make it easier. While Drive integration on Android was possible in the past, the new API offers developers better performance and more features, Google developer advocate Magnus Hyttsten said in a blog post on Thursday. The native, Java-based Drive Android API is still under development, but developers can now test a preview version that’s included in Play Services 4.1. The API includes the ability to temporarily use storage on the device if it is not connected to a network. The upshot for developers is that they don’t have to worry about failed API calls when the phone is offline or experiencing network connectivity problems, according to Hyttsten. Data stored locally will then be automatically transferred to Drive by Android’s sync scheduler when connectivity is reestablished. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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