Get the Driver SDK
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Before you begin, verify your system meets the minimum requirements and get the
Driver SDK available in your environment.
Check the minimum system requirements
For the minimum requirements for the version of the Driver SDK you are using,
see Release Notes.
To use the Driver SDK: Your app must target minSdkVersion
23 or higher.
To run an app that uses the Driver SDK: Android mobile devices must meet the
following minimum requirements:
Running Android 6.0 (API level
23) or later.
Have Google Play services installed.
Have the Navigation SDK installed.
Get the Driver SDK
Get the Driver SDK versions 4.99 and later from the Google Maven repository.
Gradle
Add the following to your build.gradle file:
repositories {
...
google()
}
Maven
Add the following to your pom.xml file:
<project>
...
<repositories>
<repository>
<id>google-maven-repository</id>
<url>https://maven.google.com</url>
</repository>
</repositories>
...
</project>
What's next
Configure a Google Cloud console project
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Last updated 2025-08-28 UTC.
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