Cannot register my Xamarin forms app using the visual studio distribute function.

Question

When I try and follow the follow guide https://learn.microsoft.com/nl-nl/xamarin/android/deploy-test/publishing/publishing-to-google-play/?tabs=windows I come to the point where I Register my google api access. The guide presses the button to create a new Client ID, but that no longer works so I have to go to the google cloud platform and create one myself, when I do that I choose a web app Client ID. After I enter the credentials in the Visual studio distribution window I get a Fout 400: redirect_uri_mismatch error:

Then I enter this URL into my client allowed redirect url list:

and when I try to register again I get the same error because visual studio has used a new port.
Is there any way to fix this or tell visual studio to use a certain port?

Answer 1

Hello,

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when I do that I choose a web app Client ID.

I'm afraid the Application type is Desktop not Web App. You could try to create a new Client ID which Application type is Desktop.
I test it by selecting Desktop, it wroks, you could have a try.

For more information, you can refer to
https://developers.google.com/identity/protocols/oauth2/native-app#android
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/64576758/error-400-redirect-uri-mismatch-when-distributing-xamarin-forms-app

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update--------------
Google has been fairly consistently changing the oauth configuration workflow. For this Error 403: access_denied you have to add your account as a test user which will allow you to authorize. You can do it like this : ** Go to your Goole developer console, click Users and permissions, then add the user for App permissions and Account permissions. **
Best Regards,
Wenyan Zhang

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