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The entry point to the Sign-In APIs.
Inherited Method Summary
From class java.lang.Object
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It offers static methods to retrieve new instances of three client types. `getAuthorizationClient` returns an `AuthorizationClient` instance, accepting either an `Activity` or `Context`. `getCredentialSavingClient` provides a `CredentialSavingClient` instance, also with `Activity` or `Context` options. Lastly, `getSignInClient` returns a `SignInClient` instance, available with an `Activity` or `Context` parameter.\n"],null,["# Identity\n\npublic final class **Identity** extends [Object](//developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object.html) \nThe entry point to the Sign-In APIs. \n\n### Public Method Summary\n\n|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| static [AuthorizationClient](/android/reference/com/google/android/gms/auth/api/identity/AuthorizationClient) | [getAuthorizationClient](/android/reference/com/google/android/gms/auth/api/identity/Identity#getAuthorizationClient(android.content.Context))([Context](//developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Context.html) context) Returns a new instance of [AuthorizationClient](/android/reference/com/google/android/gms/auth/api/identity/AuthorizationClient). |\n| static [AuthorizationClient](/android/reference/com/google/android/gms/auth/api/identity/AuthorizationClient) | [getAuthorizationClient](/android/reference/com/google/android/gms/auth/api/identity/Identity#getAuthorizationClient(android.app.Activity))([Activity](//developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity.html) activity) Returns a new instance of [AuthorizationClient](/android/reference/com/google/android/gms/auth/api/identity/AuthorizationClient). |\n| static [CredentialSavingClient](/android/reference/com/google/android/gms/auth/api/identity/CredentialSavingClient) | [getCredentialSavingClient](/android/reference/com/google/android/gms/auth/api/identity/Identity#getCredentialSavingClient(android.app.Activity))([Activity](//developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity.html) activity) Returns a new instance of [CredentialSavingClient](/android/reference/com/google/android/gms/auth/api/identity/CredentialSavingClient). |\n| static [CredentialSavingClient](/android/reference/com/google/android/gms/auth/api/identity/CredentialSavingClient) | [getCredentialSavingClient](/android/reference/com/google/android/gms/auth/api/identity/Identity#getCredentialSavingClient(android.content.Context))([Context](//developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Context.html) context) Returns a new instance of [CredentialSavingClient](/android/reference/com/google/android/gms/auth/api/identity/CredentialSavingClient). |\n| static [SignInClient](/android/reference/com/google/android/gms/auth/api/identity/SignInClient) | [getSignInClient](/android/reference/com/google/android/gms/auth/api/identity/Identity#getSignInClient(android.app.Activity))([Activity](//developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity.html) activity) Returns a new instance of [SignInClient](/android/reference/com/google/android/gms/auth/api/identity/SignInClient). |\n| static [SignInClient](/android/reference/com/google/android/gms/auth/api/identity/SignInClient) | [getSignInClient](/android/reference/com/google/android/gms/auth/api/identity/Identity#getSignInClient(android.content.Context))([Context](//developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Context.html) context) Returns a new instance of [SignInClient](/android/reference/com/google/android/gms/auth/api/identity/SignInClient). |\n\n### Inherited Method Summary\n\nFrom class java.lang.Object \n\n|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| [Object](//developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object.html) | clone() |\n| boolean | equals([Object](//developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object.html) arg0) |\n| void | finalize() |\n| final [Class](//developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Class.html)\\\u003c?\\\u003e | getClass() |\n| int | hashCode() |\n| final void | notify() |\n| final void | notifyAll() |\n| [String](//developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html) | toString() |\n| final void | wait(long arg0, int arg1) |\n| final void | wait(long arg0) |\n| final void | wait() |\n\nPublic Methods\n--------------\n\n#### public static [AuthorizationClient](/android/reference/com/google/android/gms/auth/api/identity/AuthorizationClient)\n**getAuthorizationClient** ([Context](//developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Context.html) context)\n\nReturns a new instance of [AuthorizationClient](/android/reference/com/google/android/gms/auth/api/identity/AuthorizationClient). \n\n#### public static [AuthorizationClient](/android/reference/com/google/android/gms/auth/api/identity/AuthorizationClient)\n**getAuthorizationClient** ([Activity](//developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity.html) activity)\n\nReturns a new instance of [AuthorizationClient](/android/reference/com/google/android/gms/auth/api/identity/AuthorizationClient). \n\n#### public static [CredentialSavingClient](/android/reference/com/google/android/gms/auth/api/identity/CredentialSavingClient)\n**getCredentialSavingClient** ([Activity](//developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity.html) activity)\n\nReturns a new instance of [CredentialSavingClient](/android/reference/com/google/android/gms/auth/api/identity/CredentialSavingClient). \n\n#### public static [CredentialSavingClient](/android/reference/com/google/android/gms/auth/api/identity/CredentialSavingClient)\n**getCredentialSavingClient** ([Context](//developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Context.html) context)\n\nReturns a new instance of [CredentialSavingClient](/android/reference/com/google/android/gms/auth/api/identity/CredentialSavingClient). \n\n#### public static [SignInClient](/android/reference/com/google/android/gms/auth/api/identity/SignInClient)\n**getSignInClient** ([Activity](//developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity.html) activity)\n\nReturns a new instance of [SignInClient](/android/reference/com/google/android/gms/auth/api/identity/SignInClient). \n\n#### public static [SignInClient](/android/reference/com/google/android/gms/auth/api/identity/SignInClient)\n**getSignInClient** ([Context](//developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Context.html) context)\n\nReturns a new instance of [SignInClient](/android/reference/com/google/android/gms/auth/api/identity/SignInClient)."]]
