How Google Play services works on your device

Google Play services enables useful services on your device that help make your device more secure and reliable.

Important: Google Play services is different from the Google Play Store.

Google Play services provides functionalities such as:

  • Account management: Used for secure sign-in and better control of your Google Account.
  • Ads safety: Used to control ad preferences and prevent ad spam.
  • Autofill with Google: Used to fill in your info, such as passwords and payment methods.
  • Contacts: Used to sync your contacts with your Google Account and other devices.
  • Data backup and transfer: Used to back up and restore your data, app settings, and account info.
  • Developer features: Used for features that app developers can include to make their apps better and more reliable.
  • Device connections: Used for connecting to other devices, such as a car, watch, or Chromebook.
  • Fitness: Used for fitness services in apps, such as workout tracking and sharing data with other fitness apps.
  • Games: Used for automatic sign-in, leaderboards, achievements, and managing your gamer profile.
  • Location accuracy: Used to improve location accuracy using Wi-Fi, mobile networks, and sensors.
  • Location sharing: Used when you share your location with others.
  • Safety & emergency: Used for emergency notifications and services, such as sharing your location during emergency calls and receiving disaster warnings.
  • Security: Used for security features such as encrypting passwords, locking your device, blocking spam calls, and locating a lost device.
  • Support: Used for features such as device setup, giving feedback to Google and contacting Google support.
  • System diagnostics: Used to collect data about your device and services and improve device experience.
  • System management: Used to keep system services up to date and improve device performance.
  • Wallet: Used to pay for purchases made on your devices, including contactless payments.

How to update Google Play services

Important: Make sure your device has the latest version of Google Play services.

To update Google Play services:

  1. On your Android device, open the Settings app .
  2. Tap Apps & notifications and then See all apps and then Google Play services and then App details.
  3. Tap Update or Install.

Any information that Google Play services collects is handled in accordance with Google's Privacy Policy.

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