Configuring Google Cloud Messaging Service

Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) is a service that can be used by SAP Mobile Platform Server or any other entity to send a push notification to a specific device.

Prerequisites

In earlier versions of the SDK, open the Android SDK Manager and click on the Obsolete checkbox and download Extras > Google Cloud Messaging for Android Library (Obsolete). Copy the following jar into the libs folder of the project.

Sample Code

C:\Android\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20130522\sdk\extras\google\gcm\gcm-client\dist\gcm.jar

Context

For information about GCM, see http://developer.android.com/google/gcm/gs.html Information published on non-SAP site .

Procedure

Open the Google Developers Console.
Click Create Project to create an API project.
Enter a project name and click Create .
A page displays your project ID and project number.
Record the project number for later use as the GCM sender ID.
Enable the GCM service.
1. In the sidebar on the left, select APIs & auth.
2. In the displayed list of APIs, turn the Google Cloud Messaging for Android toggle to ON.
Obtain an API key.
1. In the sidebar on the left, select APIs & auth > Credentials.
2. Under Public API access, click Create new key.
3. In the Create a new key dialog, click Android key.
4. In the resulting configuration dialog, supply one SHA1 fingerprint and the package name for your app, separated by a semicolon. For example, 45:B5:E4:6F:36:AD:0A:98:94:B4:02:66:2B:12:17:F2:56:26:A0:E0;com.myexample.
  To get the value for the SHA1 fingerprint, follow the instructions in the console help.
5. Click Create.
6. Record the API key for later use to perform authentication in your application server.