Why would you choose Android API over Google APIs in the SDK on Eclipse?

Question

When you create an android project in Eclipse, you have to choose which platform to compile with. You can choose API 17 (Android 4.2) or Google APIs (API 17).

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Answer 1

Some of the cheap android phones which aren't certified android phones (those that don't have Google Play) won't support apps compiled against the google api. So unless you need functionality provided by google api, just build against android api