android get picasa image URLs

Question

We are working on an application that needs / wants to act like the stock Gallery app in that it shows images from the SD card, as well as images from picasa.

I realize I could obtain credentials from the user / use oauth / whatever, then access the picasa web service API, and so on. however, I'm wondering if there's any shortcut. requiring the user to log in to picasa each time they fire up the app is a real downer. even asking for the creds one time makes people worry.

any ideas?

Wouldn't most picasa users have their Google account information stored on the device already? — Austyn Mahoney
yes, but i'm asking how to 1) get that information and 2) how to use it to gain access to the user's picasa photos. — Jeffrey Blattman

Steve Pomeroy Steve Pomeroy · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-04T02:47:55

You can request permission to use the Google account using the AccountManager API. See What should I use Android AccountManager for? for more details on this.

android get picasa image URLs

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