android - GooglePlayServicesUtil vs GoogleApiAvailability

Question

I am trying to use Google Play Service in my Android app. As Google document says, we need to check if the Google API is available before using it. I have searched some way to check it. Here is what I got:

private boolean checkPlayServices() {
int resultCode = GooglePlayServicesUtil.isGooglePlayServicesAvailable(this);
if (resultCode != ConnectionResult.SUCCESS) {
    if (GooglePlayServicesUtil.isUserRecoverableError(resultCode)) {
        GooglePlayServicesUtil.getErrorDialog(resultCode, this,
                PLAY_SERVICES_RESOLUTION_REQUEST).show();
    } else {
        Log.i(TAG, "This device is not supported.");
        finish();
    }
    return false;
}
return true;
}

But when I go to Google Api GooglePlayServicesUtil page, https://developers.google.com/android/reference/com/google/android/gms/common/GooglePlayServicesUtil

I find all functions are deprecated. For example, the method

GooglePlayServicesUtil.isGooglePlayServicesAvailable (deprecated)

And Google recommends to use:

GoogleApiAvailability.isGooglePlayServicesAvailable.

However, when I try to use GoogleApiAvailability.isGooglePlayServicesAvailable, I get the error message:

Answer 1

I have found the solution. In the GoogleApiAvailability, all methods are public method, while in GooglePlayServicesUtil all methods are static public function.

So to use GoogleApiAvailability, the right way is:

private boolean checkPlayServices() {
    GoogleApiAvailability googleAPI = GoogleApiAvailability.getInstance();
    int result = googleAPI.isGooglePlayServicesAvailable(this);
    if(result != ConnectionResult.SUCCESS) {
        if(googleAPI.isUserResolvableError(result)) {
            googleAPI.getErrorDialog(this, result,
                    PLAY_SERVICES_RESOLUTION_REQUEST).show();
        }

        return false;
    }

    return true;
}