Google Play services

Google LLC

About this app

Google Play services is used to update Google apps and apps from Google Play.
This component provides core functionality like authentication to your Google services, synchronised contacts, access to all the latest user privacy settings and higher quality, lower-powered location based services.
Google Play services also enhances your app experience. It speeds up offline searches, provides more immersive maps and improves gaming experiences.
Apps may not work if you uninstall Google Play services.

Ratings and reviews

When I turn on airplane mode, this app will occasionally lock my phone in a half-way airplane mode that such that it can't be turned off from the quick access menu at the top of the screen. This forces me to go into the network settings to disable airplane mode there instead. Once I go into app info > storage > clear data, normal airplane mode operation from the quick menu at the top of the screen is restored. Please fix this.

Scary deep dive into our info. Check app permissions for THIS app. "Google play services". Then click the 3 dots in upper left hand corner to see " all permissions" . Whoa!! Disable screen locks, change network connectivity, reorder running apps, download files without permission, read contact list, texts,plus lots more... all on my phone I can think of

Just got a notification that backup now includes my text messages. There is no option to disable this and I do not want Google having access to my text messages. The only option I can find is to turn off backup completely which is preferable to giving Google more access to my information. I will look for a different app that lets me backup my photos and contacts and allows me more control over what personal information is saved.