Google Drive SDK & Android

GDG Sacramento

July 11, 2013

Thomas Amsler

Google Drive SDK

The core functionality of the Google Drive SDK is to download and upload files in Google Drive. However, the Drive SDK provides a lot more than just storage.

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https://developers.google.com/drive

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Google Drive SDK

• Create and open files directly from the Drive UI
• Search for files
• Distribute and market through Google Drive
• Share and collaborate
• Create and open files using shortcuts and the Google picker
• Export and Convert Google docs

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Google Drive SDK: File IDs

With the Drive SDK, you'll use a model based on file IDs, rather than a traditional folder hierarchy, when working with Google Drive files and folders.

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• Working with folders:
• https://developers.google.com/drive/folder
• Manage file metadata:
• https://developers.google.com/drive/file

Google Drive SDK: API

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• API DOCs
• https://developers.google.com/drive/v2/reference

Google Drive SDK: Android

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DEMO

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• Quickstart Guide
• https://developers.google.com/drive/quickstart-android
• Take picture and store it to Google Drive
• Create JSON (TXT) file and store it to Google Drive