Why would a user need to disable built-in Google play services?
There are several possible reasons for disabling Google Play services on Android:
- In older versions of Android (4.1 - 4.2 and some KitKat and Lolipop), Google Play Sevices drains batteries very quickly due to poor optimization and bugs.
- There is no need to use the built-in Google Play services (Google Maps, account synchronization, authorization in Google Play and Gmail, settings synchronization, etc.). In other words, you want to customize everything, even the synchronization and backup process, since you are not satisfied with the built-in tools and you do not want to contact Google.
Disconnections of Google Play services due to errors in the work of built-in applications
So, how to disable google play services on Android? It is impossible to disable or remove all Google Play services simultaneously without root rights using standard means, but you can go into the settings and disable all services individually. To do this, go to Settings - Accounts - Google.
TIP! In new versions, I only managed to return to the factory version of Google Play services. And then, immediately there were messages about errors in the built-in Google applications. At the same time, I noticed that in newer versions of Android, the problem of power consumption by services was eliminated, so I recommend it if possible.
To get full access to the removal of Google play services, you need (otherwise, you will only be able to return to the factory version). Obtaining these rights is a separate article with its own characteristics and risks.
Once you make up your mind and root, you can install tools that can remove the search giant's built-in tools. And the way out of this situation will be either to completely disable these components or upgrade to version 4.2+ (if there is such a possibility, where the power consumption problem has already been solved). If you are well versed in custom firmware, then you can put something like Cyanogen Mod or any other convenient for you, but more on that below.
Custom firmware, in turn, provides more flexible access to the resources of your device, but in return requires more accurate and expert use. But they are absent or it is possible to disable completely incomprehensible background processes that drain the battery of the device.
But you should be aware that removing / disabling the built-in Google services may result in the incorrect operation of some programs, for the operation of which you may need to refer to these components. Also root - rights remove the warranty from your gadget.
Disabling Google Play services for personal reasons
If you belong to the second category of users, then you, most likely, have found an alternative to the components of the great search engine or even adopted some kind of custom firmware. You also thought about what application you can use to back up your contacts, documents, accounts and other important data (for example: Titanium Backup, Root explorer, etc.).
In such cases, the removal of services is associated with the user's unwillingness to send information about himself and his data to Google servers. The company constantly collects data on the location of gadgets, your contacts and stores all this on its servers. To some, this may seem wrong, then your choice is custom firmware and third-party application developers, as well as obtaining superuser rights (root) and alternative app stores Amazon App Store, F-droid, etc.
For those who can update to the latest version of the operating system, everything is much easier, since in the latest versions, the developers have optimized the operation of applications and at the same time minimized power consumption. But if you do not have the opportunity to update, your device does not support the new version of android, you should look towards the "superuser" rights and applications that work with them. Use other app stores to download the software you need.
To save energy in your device, disable unnecessary background operations: sync, backup, listen to the microphone for “Ok Google!”, Positioning, etc.
Associated with one firmware. Google Play services - what exactly are they? What are they needed for? In this article, we will sort out the answers to these questions.
The essence of Google Play Services
Google Play Services is not really an app. You cannot open it. However, it is installed by default on all Android devices. It also has a long list of requested permissions. This includes a lot: access to SMS messages, to important data, to all information from applications from Google and other things.
In short, Google Play Services is a component that is pretty closely intertwined with the system itself.
In essence, it is a set of application programming interfaces (APIs), that is, auxiliary elements for programmers, a link for programs and an update provider in one bottle.
What do Google Play Services do?
Google Play services can be considered a kind of development stage on smartphones. Take Google Maps as an example: before Google Play Services, an app was only updated with OS updates. And we all know how much manufacturers and suppliers sometimes delay with them. Today, you don't have to wait any longer, as applications are automatically updated thanks to Google Play Services.
Google Play services allow you to install the latest versions of applications without waiting for an update for Android. Although not all, but only standard ones from Google (Gmail, Google+, Google Play, and so on). Google Play Services can also manage other programs that use Google services, of which there are quite a few.
In general, on any version of Android, starting from 2.2 and higher, system updates and various kinds of programs occur independently of each other. This is a very good innovation for the convenience of Android users.
It first appeared in Android 4.3, and in subsequent versions of the OS only improved, in particular on the 5th (Lollipop) and 6th (Marshmallow) versions.
Can I turn off Google Play Services?
As is the case with all pre-installed Android apps, you won't be able to uninstall Google Play Services. But you can turn them off. We are heading along this path: "Settings" → "Applications" → "All". Select Google Play Services and click on the "Disable" button.
If this button is grayed out, do the following: open "Settings" → "Security" → "Device Administrators" disable the rights of the Device Manager.
Most importantly, keep in mind that disabling Google Play Services may result in the failure of many applications related to Google services and not only. Of course, Google Play will also stop working.
Why are Google Play Services consuming so much power?
Typically, Google Play Services consume 5 to 10 percent of the battery charge. Some users complain that this application takes as much as 80 or even 90. This is a fairly common problem that usually occurs after an OS upgrade. In most cases, its reason lies in the incompatibility of the version and Google Play Services.
Here's what you can do in this case:
- Disable Google Play Services (there may be problems with some services)
- Remove updates ("Settings" → "Applications" → "All" → Google Play Services → "Uninstall updates"). You may first need to go to the "Security" section, then to "Device Administrators" and disable Device Manager.
- Disable data syncing with Google profile. Go to "Settings" → "Accounts", select Google and uncheck the corresponding items.
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Every owner of a smartphone or tablet running on the Android operating system has heard this term. We tell you what it is and why you need it.
Google Play is a service that provides access to many applications running on Android. In Russian it is called "play market" or "google play".
When we buy a smartphone, when we turn it on for the first time, we see that some programs are already installed. They will not be enough for almost every user - one needs a player, the second needs a navigator, the third needs games. All this and much more is in Google Play - a catalog with a list of programs, utilities, games and other media products.
Calling this service a store would not be entirely correct, since most applications can be downloaded for free. The service interface is simple and logical. Today, content is broken down into six broad categories:
- Entertainment.
- Applications.
- Movies.
- Music.
- Books.
- Press.
To facilitate the search, each category has subsections, for example, "New items", "Top sales", etc. If you know the keyword or part of the name of the application of interest, just enter it in the search bar.
Google Play features and benefits
Proven software. You can leave comments to all applications in the Play Market. Thanks to them, developers can fix errors that occurred when using the program, and users, after reading reviews, understand whether to install this software. The specialists of the "corporation of good" carefully monitor the posted content, so the likelihood of getting an outright virus on your gadget is extremely small. A service was created to ensure security.
Regular updates. After installing applications, Google Play offers to update them. Some users in order to save Internet traffic and space in the smartphone's memory. It is undesirable to do this, since this process eliminates flaws and allows you to keep games and programs up to date.
Popularity of the offered content. New films are regularly shot, new newspapers and interesting programs are released, and previously unknown applications are rapidly beginning to enjoy success. The owner of an Android smartphone can be sure that the products offered on Google Play meet the principles of relevance, modernity and popularity.
Payment Methods
It is not difficult to purchase paid products, there are quite enough payment methods:
- Credit and debit bank cards of well-known payment systems.
- Payment using a mobile operator: funds are debited from the subscriber's balance.
- Electronic payment system PayPal.
Security and permissions
Most prefer free or shareware products, because the desire to save money is quite natural. Shareware programs are installed free of charge, but have limited functionality that can be expanded for an additional fee. In completely free applications, you need to be prepared for constantly included ads.
It is important to be careful with the list of product approvals. is the ability for them to access the main functions of the phone. Some of them are quite justified, for example, an organizer with voice-based note creation will definitely require access to a microphone. But if a video player asks for the ability to control contacts or a camera, then this should alert. It is unlikely that secret agents are following you in this way - more often this is due to the creation of contextual advertising. Fortunately, the latest versions of Android have the ability to disable suspicious permissions.
Google Play is not the only source for finding apps. The installation file of any program can be obtained by the owner of the gadget on third-party sites, but you will have to spend time searching and. With this method, there is a risk of getting dangerous software in the form of a virus, while Google Play offers excellent collections of software products, automatically installs them into smartphones and monitors security.
The Android operating system is owned by the IT giant Google. This explains the fact that most Google services, including the Play Market, are built into mobile devices running on the Android platform and integrated into the main menu of the operating system.
True, in fairness, it should be noted that not all Android users are happy with this. After all, it is quite possible that someone uses other proven and familiar sources to satisfy their needs, and someone simply unnecessarily uses the Google Play application store.
Speaking of Google software, it is necessary to highlight the Google Play Services application, which is preinstalled on almost all Android devices. What is it for, and is it possible to get rid of such a "gift" imposed by the digital giant? To unambiguously answer this question, let's figure it out in order.
The main task of GP services is to ensure the stable operation of the following key functions:
- Authentication in Google services
- Synchronizing contacts
- Access to the latest privacy and power saving settings
- Google and GP app updates
- Accelerated application search (including offline mode)
- Other.
Removal of "Google Play Services" may lead to malfunctioning of applications up to their complete termination.
However, there is another side to the coin. You suddenly began to notice that the battery charge of your device began to drop shamelessly, preventing the device from holding out in working order even for a day. In this case, it is worth checking which software has become so actively "eating" the energy of your Android. The fact is that more and more complaints from users are received on Google Play Services. The situation sometimes develops in such a way that they manage to use up to fifty percent of the charge. Why is this happening?
The fact is that Google Play services are activated automatically (respectively, all applications from Google), and then continue to constantly "hang" in the device's RAM, receiving and transmitting data to the corporation's servers.
Based on the foregoing, each user must decide for himself - how much he needs this or that program and its normal functioning, and only after that draw conclusions, you can delete Google Play services, or still not worth it. If you decide that this software is unnecessary for you, then the continuation of the article is just for you.
Google Play Services - can I uninstall?
Yes, you can, but you just need to understand that you need to approach the uninstallation of any program responsibly, with an understanding of what you are doing to the gadget.
In general, we have written a lot on this topic, therefore, if you are not quite ready for the procedure, then it is worth looking through, or whatever. Besides, it will certainly be useful to know.
If, after our 500th Chinese warnings, you definitely decided to remove Google Play services, then follow the special instructions.
If your device is not yet rooted, then you must first. Then you can use the MyPhoneExplorer program, which you need to download from the developer's website and install on your PC and.
The application allows the user to simply connect his smartphone (or tablet) to the computer via USB or Wi Fi and organize himself comfortable work with contacts, sort out SMS correspondence and deal with things in the calendar.
I am glad that MyPhone supports Russian, so it will be quite easy to work with this software. When you start working, you will be prompted to synchronize everything, and after that your communicator will be under complete control.
In addition to all sorts of useful things, we can work with the file system and even call any of the installed programs. When working with applications, you will immediately see:
- Version
- The size
- Installation date.
In addition, as for Google Play services, like other applications, you can save it to your computer as an apk file, completely remove it from your device, or install new programs.
Another powerful application tool. After installing and running the program, we will see the system request for the "Superuser" rights, allow.
Then, we will see a list of installed applications. I would like to immediately draw attention to such an important point. If you do not have complete confidence in the need to remove any program, then it is better to "freeze" it, and not completely uninstall. In this case, the currently unnecessary application for the operating system will be completely hidden. At least if something goes wrong, you can restore the application to work.
So, after launching and granting root rights, go to the "Backups" tab:
Then, we find the program to be "frozen" (in our case, "Google Play Services"). By the way, for convenience, you can use filters, for example "System applications only":
We click on the name of the program and press the "Freeze" button:
If you come to the conclusion that you need to return this or that application to work, then - we do all the described points, and the last step is click on "Defrost".
In the case of a decision to completely remove the program, again we go the same way, but after the "tap" by name, click on "Delete".
In conclusion of the material, to help our readers, a video material:
This article is not intended to be unique, but the tips presented in it can really help make your phone live on battery a little longer.
Disclaimer: Everything that you do, you do consciously and at your own peril and risk. The author is not responsible for the performance of your device!
All actions require root
- We will need:
- Apparatus
- Disable Service program (advanced users can immediately install My Android Tools. This is a more advanced program by the same author, but for beginners there is a lot of unnecessary in it. The advanced and rich can support the author by purchasing the Pro version).
- Wakelock Detector Software
- Straight arms
We make a backup, in case something goes wrong, so that later it would not be excruciatingly painful!
We install the Wakelock Detector program, follow the instructions, watch how programs and services frolic, do not let the device sleep and eat up the battery. Fill with righteous anger, install Disable Service and get down to business.
In the latest updates to Google Play, Kindness Corporation (tm) decided that all android users took care of their health, bought bracelets and do fitness in the sweat of their brows, measuring calories and heart rates on their devices.
Also, all of them suddenly had wrist displays for showing weather and SMS. Taking care of this, the Corporation of Good (tm) crammed special services to communicate with this wearable rubbish, and ordered every 15 minutes to check whether there is a fitness bracelet near, whether to start counting calories and heart rate, whether to show the incoming SMS.
Since 99% of users do not have such pribluds, the device, upon waking up, does not find anything and, after eating the battery charge, falls asleep again in order to repeat the cycle in 15 minutes.
Let's get started.
We start Disable Service.
We do not touch the first tab “Third party” yet. White numbers are the number of services. Blue - the number of running services, red - the number of deactivated services. Now we will have them.
Go to the “System” tab, find “Google Play Services” - go there. In the upper left corner, press “full / short” - we get the full names of the services and, using the search (magnifying glass), enter the cherished words, first “fitness”, then “wearable” remove the check marks from everything that contains these words.
Then we look for services:
Com.google.android.gms.auth.be.proximity.authorization.userpresence.UserPresenceService com.google.android.gmx.config.ConfigFetchService
We nail them too.
Then we restrict the services' access to the location search:
Com.google.android.location.network.networklocationservice com.google.android.location.fused.nlplocationreceiverservice com.google.android.location.geocode.geocodeservice com.google.android.location.internal.server.googlelocationservice com.google. android.location.reporting.service.reportingandroidservice com.google.android.location.reporting.locationreceiverservice com.google.android.location.reporting.service.reportingsyncservice com.google.android.location.reporting.service.locationhistoryinjectorservice com.google android.location.reporting.service.initializerservice com.google.android.location.reporting.service.Settingschangedservice
The first part of the work is done.
It is better not to do further digging in this part just like that. You can, on the contrary, increase the battery consumption due to the introduction of services into the cycle, for which the part necessary for the correct shutdown of their work is deactivated. In the worst case, get a bootlap. Although not scary, we have a backup, right? But it is better not to bring you to trouble and not go where you do not need. Remember! The name of the service does not always mean what you think! For example, the GTalkService service has nothing to do with the GTalk program!
Now go to the "Third Party" program tab
Here - complete freedom of action, but again - wisely.
Personally, I nailed the InAppBillingService service from Viber, which could not sleep much, tk. I do not use paid calls in this program.
For the 360 \u200b\u200bprogram, SmartKey canceled the services: CompatService and DownloadingService, I don't need them, the button works without them.
For programs that need to wake up periodically (mail, weather, messages), it is better not to touch anything.
For more meaningful actions, it would be good to read the branches of the Disable Service and My Android Tools programs, but this is for the most advanced users. And so already I had to read the mnogabukaff :).
At the end, we reboot the device and use the Wakelock Detector to observe its quiet snoring. If any of the programs still interferes with this process, you know what to do.
I also recommend installing the Greenify program to pacify especially violent ones (such as Facebook, Facebook Messenger, etc.).
As a result, we get a really long-lived apparatus without any special restrictions. How much and how depends on the programs you have installed. My gain was about 30%. It is advisable to check the behavior of new programs for the first time using the Wakelock Detector and, based on this data, make a decision about their future fate.
Due to the popularity of this topic, I would like to “demonstrate” the effectiveness of the tips that are given on the site both in this article and in others.
