Android Places API: Google Play Services Out of Date on Emulator

Question

I am attempting to utilize the Google Places API\'s PlacePicker in my Android app. However, whenever I attempt to create the picker, I receive the following error message:

Answer 1

As others said, the reason is likely to be the Google Play installed in the AVD doesn't match dependency requirement. Besides the solutions suggested by others, I tried to lower my required Google Play version to 8.1 from 8.3, and the problem is solved.