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Warning:NearbyMessagesonAndroidwillceasesupportingultrasonicadvertisinganddiscoverybeginningAugust1,2021.AdvertisinganddiscoverywillstilloccuroverBluetooth.ThisdocumentexplainshowtostartdevelopingwiththeNearbyMessagesAPIonAndroid.TheNearbyMessagesAPIispartofGooglePlayservices[1].Step1:GetGooglePlayservicesTheNearbyMessagesAPIisavailableonAndroiddeviceswithGooglePlayservices[2]7.8.0orhigher.DevicesrunningAndroid2.3orhigherthathavetheGooglePlayStoreappautomaticallyreceiveupdatestoGooglePlayser...
Warning: Nearby Messages on Android will cease supporting ultrasonic advertising and discovery beginning August 1, 2021. Advertising and discovery will still occur over Bluetooth.This document explains how to start developing with the Nearby Messages API on Android. The Nearby Messages API is part of Google Play services[1].
Step 1: Get Google Play servicesThe Nearby Messages API is available on Android devices with Google Play services[2] 7.8.0 or higher. Devices running Android 2.3 or higher that have the Google Play Store app automatically receive updates to Google Play services. To check which version of Google Play services is installed on your device, go to...