sagishporer/games-management-lib

Helper library for removing player highscore from Google Play Games leaderboards.

Management Library for Google Play Games

Allow simple removal of cheating players from leaderboards, using Google Play Games Management API.

IMPORTANT

• THIS LIBRARY IN NOT PRODUCTION QUALITY.
• It may take up to 72 hours (!!) once a player is 'hidden' until the player actually stop appearing in the leaderboard.
• The library must be used in an APK with the same package name (namespace) & signature as the production game. This is to allow Google Play sign-in. The easiest way is just to add the library to the game & open the MenuActivity.
• You must be signed-in within the game with the user of the Play Console.

Usage

1. Project 'build.gradle': Add JitPack to the repositories -

allprojects {
    repositories {
        ...
        ...
        maven { url 'https://jitpack.io' }
    }
}

2. App module 'build.gradle': Add games-management-lib dependency

dependencies {
    ...
    ....
    implementation 'com.github.sagishporer:games-management-lib:0.2.0'
}

3. Launch the library MenuActivity activity from code

    Intent intent = new Intent(this, com.games.management.MenuActivity.class);   
    this.startActivity(intent);

References & Resources

• Google Play Games Management API: https://developers.google.com/games/services/management
• Guide how to hide players using the Management API REST directly (this requires adding a new signed client to the Play Games Console which can not be removed later): https://gaute.app/dev-blog/gpgs-hide-player