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## September 17, 2025

The [Google Play Games (v1) plugin for Unity, version 0.10.15](https://github.com/playgameservices/play-games-plugin-for-unity/releases/tag/v10.15) update includes the following changes:

Following the deprecation of [Google Sign-in](https://developer.android.com/identity/legacy/gsi) API, we are deprecating the Games v1 SDK and APIs.
| **Important:** Starting in May 2026, the deprecated APIs will be removed from the SDK. Then, as early as July 2028, calls to these APIs will fail, even if you're using older versions of the SDK.

## September 12, 2025

The [play-services-games (v24.0.0)](https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.google.android.gms/play-services-games) update includes the following changes:

Following the deprecation of [Google Sign-in](https://developer.android.com/identity/legacy/gsi) API, we are deprecating Games v1 SDK and APIs.
| **Important:** Starting in May 2026, the deprecated APIs will be removed from the SDK. Then, as early as July 2028, calls to these APIs will fail, even if you're using older versions of the SDK.

## July 08, 2025

The [Google Play Games plugin for Unity, version 2.1.0](https://github.com/playgameservices/play-games-plugin-for-unity/releases/tag/v2.1.0) update includes the following changes:

- Added support for additional auth scopes using [requestServerSideAccess](https://developer.android.com/games/pgs/unity/unity-start#retrieve-auth-codes).

- Published the [Play Games Services Unity Plugin (v2) Reference](https://developer.android.com/games/services/unity/v2/api) documentation.

The [Google Play Games plugin for Unity, version 2.1.0](https://github.com/playgameservices/play-games-plugin-for-unity/releases/tag/v2.1.0) update includes the following changes:

- Removed the deprecated [Google Sign-In](https://developer.android.com/identity/legacy/gsi) dependency.

- Removed the deprecated [Google Drive](https://developers.google.com/android/reference/com/google/android/gms/drive/Drive) dependency.

## June 23, 2025

The user can now request three basic OAuth 2.0 identity scopes with `GamesSignInClient` when requesting server-side access to Play Games Services web APIs.

For details, see:

- [Server-side access to Play Games Services](https://developer.android.com/games/pgs/android/server-access)  
The `play-services-games-v2 (v21.0.0)` update includes the following changes:

- Added support for additional auth scopes using [requestServerSideAccess](https://developers.google.com/android/reference/com/google/android/gms/games/GamesSignInClient#public-abstract-taskauthresponse-requestserversideaccess-string-serverclientid,-boolean-forcerefreshtoken,-listauthscope-scopes).

- Removed the deprecated [Google Sign-In](https://developer.android.com/identity/legacy/gsi) dependency.

- Removed the deprecated [Google Drive](https://developers.google.com/android/reference/com/google/android/gms/drive/Drive) dependency.

## May 05, 2025

You can now import definitions and other metadata for multiple achievements together in a single step.

For details, see:
[Achievements](https://developer.android.com/games/pgs/achievements#import-achievements)

## November 20, 2024

Google Play Games plugin for Unity, version 2.0.0 supports [recall API](https://developer.android.com/games/pgs/recall/recall-setup#unity-sdk).

For details, see:

- [Set up Google Play Games for Unity and sign-in](https://developer.android.com/games/pgs/unity/unity-start)