Google+ Sign-In improvements
By Yaniv Yaakubovich, Product Manager, Google+
Cross-posted from the Google+
Developers Blog
Today we’re launching three updates to
Google+ Sign-In, making it easier and more effective to include
Google authentication in your app:
1. Support for all Google account types
Google+ Sign-In now supports all Google account types, including Google Apps users, and users
without a Google+ profile.
2. Easy migration from other auth methods
If you’re using OpenID v2 or OAuth 2.0 Login for authentication and want to upgrade to Google+
Sign-In, we’ve made it easy to do so; it’s entirely your choice. Google+ Sign-In can grow your
audience in multiple ways — including
over-the-air
installs,
interactive posts, and
cross-device
sign-in — and now it’s fully compatible with the OpenID Connect standard. For more
details, see our
sign-in migration guide.
3. Incremental auth
Incremental auth is a new way to ask users for the right
permission scopes at the right time, versus all permissions at once.
For example:
- If your app allows users to save music playlists to Google Drive,
you can ask for basic profile info at startup, and only ask for Google Drive permissions when
they’re ready to save their first mix.
- Likewise: you can ask for Google Calendar permissions only when users RSVP to an
event, and so on.
Now that incremental auth is available for Google+ Sign-In, we recommend asking for the
minimum set of permissions up front, then asking for further permissions only when they’re
required. This approach not only helps users understand how their information will be used in
your app, it can also reduce friction and increase app engagement.
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| 8Tracks only asks for the necessary permissions to get users started in their
app.
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Once in the app,
8Tracks prompts users to connect their YouTube account to get mix
recommendations.
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| When users click
‘Connect Your YouTube account’, 8Tracks asks users for the additional YouTube
permission. |
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Overflow posts with ‘google-plus’.
+Yaniv
Yaakubovich is a Product Manager on the Google+ Platform team, working on Google+
Sign-in. When he is not working he enjoys reading and exploring California with his wife and
son.
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