The location APIs make it easy for you to build location-aware applications, without needing to - focus on the details of the underlying location technology. They also let you minimize - power consumption by using all of the capabilities of the device hardware. + focus on the details of the underlying location technology. The related Places APIs also help + your app identify real-world points of interest near the user.
-To get started, first set up - the Google Play services SDK. You can learn how to use the APIs in the training - class Making Your App Location Aware, - and details are available in the Location API reference. + the Google Play services SDK. To learn how to identify the user's location, see + Making Your App Location Aware, or to + identify nearby places, see the +Google Places API for Android +developer guide.
The Google +Places API for Android helps you build location-aware apps +that respond contextually to the local businesses and other places near the +device:
+ +With apps becoming increasingly contextual, understanding what the user is doing is critical to surfacing the right content. The Activity recognition API makes it easy to check the user’s current activity—still, walking, cycling, and in-vehicle—with very efficient use of the battery.
+The Activity recognition API makes it easy to check the user’s current activity—still, walking, cycling, and in-vehicle—with very efficient use of the battery: