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  <h1 itemprop="name" style="margin-bottom:0;">Google+</h1>
  <p itemprop="description">Create an engaging social experience
  by integrating Google+ features in your app. You can <b>authenticate users</b> and allow them to
  <b>sign in</b>, add +1 buttons so users can <b>recommend your app content</b>,
  and allow users to <b>share rich content</b> with Google+.</p>
  
  <p>The <a
href="{@docRoot}google/play-services/reference/com/google/android/gms/plus/package-summary.html"
>Google+ Android API reference</a> is available here on developer.android.com, but for more
information about integrating Google+, visit:</p>
<p><a class="external-link"
href="https://developers.google.com/+/mobile/android/">developers.google.com/+</a></p>
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    <h3 style="clear:left">Key Developer Features</h3>

      <h4>Sign in with Google+</h4>
      <p>Allow users to easily and securely sign in to your app using their Google+ credentials.
      This allows you to know who they are on Google+ and to build a more personalized experience in
      your app. <a href="https://developers.google.com/+/mobile/android/sign-in"
      class="external-link">Add sign in</a>.</p>

      <h4>Share to Google+</h4>
      <p>Display a Share dialog that lets your users share rich content from your app,
      including text, photos, URL attachments, and location, into the Google+ stream.
      <a href="https://developers.google.com/+/mobile/android/share"
      class="external-link">Add sharing with Google+</a>.</p>
       
      <h4>Recommend content</h4>
      <p>Add a native +1 button so users can recommend content from your app. When users +1, they
      can also share content with their circles. These endorsements can give your app more
      credibility and help it grow faster. <a class="external-link"
      href="https://developers.google.com/+/mobile/android/recommend">Add the +1 button</a>.</p>
      
      <h4>Save moments</h4>
     <p>Save user actions from your app such as check-ins, reviews, video views, comments,
     and more, to your users' private Google+ history. From there, users can share these
     moments with others. <a class="external-link"
     href="https://developers.google.com/+/mobile/android/write-moments">Save user
     moments</a>.</p>
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    <h3 style="clear:left">Getting Started</h3>
    <h4>1. Get the Google Play services SDK</h4>
    <p>The Google+ Android APIs are part of the Google Play services platform.</p>
    <p>To get started, <a href="{@docRoot}google/play-services/setup.html">set up</a>
      the Google Play services SDK.
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    <h4>2. Run the sample</h4>
    <p>Once you've installed the Google Play services package, the Google+ sample is located in
    <code>&lt;android-sdk&gt;/extras/google-play-services/samples/plus</code> and shows you
      how to use the major components of the Google+ Android APIs.
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    <h4>3. Read the documentation</h4>
    <p>For quick access while developing your Android apps, the
    <a href="{@docRoot}google/play-services/reference/com/google/android/gms/plus/package-summary.html">Google+
    API reference</a> is available here on developer.android.com.</p>
    <p>Extended documentation for the Google+ Android APIs is provided with the rest of the
    Google+ developer documents at <a class="external-link"
    href="https://developers.google.com/+/mobile/android/">developers.google.com/+</a>.</p>
    
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