GoogleApiClient connect always fails first time but gets successful second time

Question

I have a google plus login set up for app through GoogleApiClient.

Whenever the app is installed first time and tries to make connection through GoogleApiClient it never gets successful and always end up at onConnectionFailed with result containing:

ConnectionResult{statusCode=SIGN_IN_REQUIRED, resolution=PendingIntent{4130e760: android.os.BinderProxy@4130e700}}

But when second time login its called it gets successful and onConnected hits. Why is that is it possible to make it successful over the first attempt?

Is there something wrong in my Builder parameters?

public void connectGoogleApi() {
    mGoogleApiClient = new GoogleApiClient.Builder(mainAppContext).addConnectionCallbacks(this).addOnConnectionFailedListener(this).addApi(Plus.API).addScope(Plus.SCOPE_PLUS_LOGIN).build();
    mGoogleApiClient.connect();
}

public void onConnectionFailed(ConnectionResult result) {
    if (!result.hasResolution()) {
        GooglePlayServicesUtil.getErrorDialog(result.getErrorCode(), this, 0).show();
        return;
    }

    if (!mIntentInProgress) {
        // Store the ConnectionResult for later usage
        mConnectionResult = result;
        resolveSignInError();
    }

}

isnt it obvious by the error, the user needs to allow your app to authenticate — tyczj, Jan 14 '15 at 20:04
No dialog comes up and how it gets successful next time without user doing anytihng? — Maven, Jan 14 '15 at 20:07

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 10 '16 at 22:29

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As official docs says here:

If you are using GoogleApiClient to connect to APIs that require authentication, like Google Drive or Google Play Games, there's a good chance your first connection attempt will fail and your app will receive a call to onConnectionFailed() with the SIGN_IN_REQUIRED error because the user account was not specified.

answered Jul 10 '16 at 22:29

Tinko

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Great to know. That helped me a lot! – Hussein El Feky Jul 14 '16 at 23:34

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 30 '15 at 18:05

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I had the same problem, calling 'connect()' again, this time inside 'onConnected' method fixed it. Strange.

@Override
   public void onConnected(final Bundle arg0) {
   Logger.log("On connected");
   DevicePreferences.getGoogleApiClient().connect();
}

answered Dec 30 '15 at 18:05

Piotr Niewinski

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GoogleApiClient connect always fails first time but gets successful second time

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