Visual Studio Android GooglePlayServices Linking Error

[vsfeedback]

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I'm trying to compile my Android project that uses the Plugin.GoogleClient package. I have the Xamarin.GooglePlayServices.Auth (https://www.nuget.org/packages/Xamarin.GooglePlayServices.Auth/119.2.0.1?_src=template) package installed, however the linker cannot find the GetToken() method even though it is included within that package. Here is the error that I get:

error XALNK7000: Mono.Linker.MarkException: Error processing method: 'System.Void Plugin.GoogleClient.GoogleClientManager/<>c__DisplayClass48_0::b__1()' in assembly: 'Plugin.GoogleClient.dll' ---> Mono.Cecil.ResolutionException: Failed to resolve System.String Android.Gms.Auth.GoogleAuthUtil::GetToken(Android.Content.Context,Android.Accounts.Account,System.String)
error XALNK7000: at Mono.Linker.Steps.MarkStep.HandleUnresolvedMethod(MethodReference reference)
error XALNK7000: at Mono.Linker.Steps.MarkStep.MarkMethod(MethodReference reference)
error XALNK7000: at Mono.Linker.Steps.MarkStep.MarkInstruction(Instruction instruction)
error XALNK7000: at Mono.Linker.Steps.MarkStep.MarkMethodBody(MethodBody body)
error XALNK7000: at Mono.Linker.Steps.MarkStep.ProcessMethod(MethodDefinition method)
error XALNK7000: at Mono.Linker.Steps.MarkStep.ProcessQueue()
error XALNK7000: --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
error XALNK7000: at Mono.Linker.Steps.MarkStep.ProcessQueue()
error XALNK7000: at Mono.Linker.Steps.MarkStep.ProcessPrimaryQueue()
error XALNK7000: at Mono.Linker.Steps.MarkStep.Process()
error XALNK7000: at Mono.Linker.Steps.MarkStep.Process(LinkContext context)
error XALNK7000: at MonoDroid.Tuner.MonoDroidMarkStep.Process(LinkContext context)
error XALNK7000: at Mono.Linker.Pipeline.ProcessStep(LinkContext context, IStep step)
error XALNK7000: at Mono.Linker.Pipeline.Process(LinkContext context)
error XALNK7000: at MonoDroid.Tuner.Linker.Process(LinkerOptions options, ILogger logger, LinkContext& context)
error XALNK7000: at Xamarin.Android.Tasks.LinkAssemblies.Execute(DirectoryAssemblyResolver res)
error XALNK7000: at Xamarin.Android.Tasks.LinkAssemblies.RunTask()
error XALNK7000: at Microsoft.Android.Build.Tasks.AndroidTask.Execute() in /Users/builder/azdo/_work/1/s/xamarin-android/external/xamarin-android-tools/src/Microsoft.Android.Build.BaseTasks/AndroidTask.cs:line 17

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Original Comments

Feedback Bot on 10/20/2021, 11:27 PM:

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Jonathan Pobst [MSFT] on 10/25/2021, 08:37 AM:

This type looks like it is actually in Xamarin.GooglePlayServices.Auth.Base, and was removed between version 117.0 and 117.1:

https://www.fuget.org/packages/Xamarin.GooglePlayServices.Auth.Base/117.0.0/lib/monoandroid90/Xamarin.GooglePlayServices.Auth.Base.dll/Android.Gms.Auth/GoogleAuthUtil

I have filed an issue to investigate it to be fixed:

#532

For now, the workaround would be to use the 117.0 version of the Xamarin.GooglePlayServices.Auth.Base NuGet package.

Alexander Perelberg on 11/30/2021, 08:52 AM:

That workaround does not work.
The only workaround I found was to completely remove Plugin.GoogleClient from the entire Android project.
Please let me know if this issue is going to be fixed in the near future.

Feedback Bot on 2/9/2022, 11:27 PM:

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Original Solutions

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[moljac]

@vsfeedback Thanks for the feedback.

Repro sample maybe? Content of the project files? That would help. Thanks

[ooikengsiang]

@vsfeedback Thanks for the feedback.

Repro sample maybe? Content of the project files? That would help. Thanks

This issue is the same as #532 which is not fixed yet even though the issue is closed
GoogleAuthUtil still missing in the latest Xamarin.GooglePlayServices.Auth.Base