CODEWITHSUNDEEP
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user1842554
user1842554

Reputation: 101

GCM Key for browser apps (with referers) status inactive

I developed an Android app that receives notifications from a web server. I am using GCM (Google Cloud Messaging). Everything was working, I was able to receive notifications almost instantly. Then it stopped working. When I went into the Google API console of my project, I realized that the API key under "Key for browser apps (with referers)" was now showing under Obsolete Key and there was a new API key. The status was set to inactive.

I updated my API key in my project to the new one and now I can receive notifications to my app. It seems like the problem is solved (though the status is still inactive) but I want to know why this happened in the first place and I need to prevent it from happening again.

I would really appreciate it if someone can help me with this. Thanks!

Upvotes: 10

Views: 1275

Answers (1)

Carnage
Carnage

Reputation: 117

It is because Google periodically updates its APIs and deprecates older ones.

Upvotes: 0

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