How do I switch accounts under the NEW Google Drive Android API

seanpj picture seanpj · Feb 6, 2014 · Viewed 9.5k times · Source

My authorization flow in the new Google Drive Android API is as follows:

  1. Menu: SELECT ACCOUNT
  2. connect();
  3. onConnectionFailed() result.startResolutionForResult() invokes AccountSelectDialog / DriveAuthorization
  4. onConnected() do your stuff

Works like a charm. Now repeating with the aim to switch accounts:

  1. Menu: SELECT ACCOUNT
  2. connect();
  3. onConnected()

Here, I have no chance to get to the AccountSelectDialog since I never get onConnectionFailed() with 'result' to invoke startResolutionForResult(). What am I missing this time?

Answer

Mark picture Mark · Apr 5, 2014

First, add the Plus.API:

mGoogleApiClient = new GoogleApiClient.Builder(this).addApi(Drive.API).addApi(Plus.API).addScope(Drive.SCOPE_APPFOLDER).addConnectionCallbacks(this).addOnConnectionFailedListener(this).build();

Then you can switch accounts like this:

public void onClick(View view) {
  if (view.getId() == R.id.sign_out_button) {
    if (mGoogleApiClient.isConnected()) {
      Plus.AccountApi.clearDefaultAccount(mGoogleApiClient);
      mGoogleApiClient.disconnect();
      mGoogleApiClient.connect();
    }
  }
}

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