I am implementing GCM with android client and according to the google documentation I need to download the google-services.json and add it to the module. I notice that the google-services.json contains the api key for the project. Is it wise to include the api key in the project?
In my scenario I have to use GCM with android using AWS, in the aws documentation they are simply adding the project number for registration
http://docs.aws.amazon.com/sns/latest/dg/mobile-push-gcm.html
But in android studio when I add dependency in the build.gradle I am getting compilation error for missing google-services.json.
com.google.gms:google-services:
so my question is there a way I can skip the google-services.json in the android studio project? and if not then is it wise to include the api key in that file?
Thanks P