com.google.android.gms.auth

  • The Google Authentication library for Android provides classes for authenticating Google accounts and handling related events.

  • GoogleAuthUtil offers methods to obtain and revoke OAuth2 tokens for Google accounts.

  • Several exception classes like GoogleAuthException and UserRecoverableAuthException handle authentication errors, some of which can be resolved through user intervention.

  • AccountChangeEvent and related classes provide a mechanism to track changes to Google accounts on the device.

  • CookieUtil assists in building cookie strings from specified fields, although its usage may be limited.
Contains classes for authenticating Google accounts.

Classes

AccountChangeEvent AccountChangeEvent instances are Parcelables that contain data about an event for an account (e.g., the account was added, modified, etc.). 
AccountChangeEventsRequest Requests for AccountChangeEvents. 
AccountChangeEventsResponse Response to a AccountChangeEventsRequest. 
CookieUtil Helper class to build the cookie String from the given fields. 
GoogleAuthUtil GoogleAuthUtil provides static utility methods to acquire OAuth2 tokens for Google accounts; and also to invalidate OAuth2 tokens. 

Exceptions

GoogleAuthException GoogleAuthExceptions signal Google authentication errors. 
GooglePlayServicesAvailabilityException GooglePlayServicesAvailabilityExceptions are special instances of UserRecoverableAuthExceptions which are thrown when the expected Google Play services app is not available for some reason. 
UserRecoverableAuthException UserRecoverableAuthExceptions signal Google authentication errors that can be recovered with user action, such as a user login. 
UserRecoverableNotifiedException UserRecoverableNotifiedException signals that there was a Google authentication error which can be recovered with user action and has been handled by publishing a notification for the user to act on.