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Mulgard
Mulgard

Reputation: 10589

Android GCM account necessary for each device?

Im working on an app with server-client communication. It will have a small messaging system and maybe i will also synchronize the conigurations with GCM. All users have to register to use the app and to use the functionalities from our provided website and they can communicate with other registered user using the app or the website.

If i use GCM to implement the messaging and the config synchronization, does every user has to have a google account? This Tutorial says that i have to create a google account. That wouldnt be good for me.. actually i dont want my users to be forced to have a google account.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 41

Answers (2)

Sunit2k15
Sunit2k15

Reputation: 11

If you are using GCM from the google play service library yes you need a google account because google play services gets updated through the play store.

Upvotes: 0

pozuelog
pozuelog

Reputation: 1314

From Android GCM Overview

It uses an existing connection for Google services. For pre-3.0 devices, this requires users to set up their Google account on their mobile devices. A Google account is not a requirement on devices running Android 4.0.4 or higher.

Upvotes: 2

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