Question: How to Update Google Play Services on Android?
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Step 1: Make sure Google Play Services is up to date

  • On your Android phone or tablet, open the Settings app .
  • Tap Apps & notifications See all apps.
  • Scroll down and tap Google Play Services.
  • Scroll down and tap App Details.
  • Tap Update or Install. If you don’t see these options, follow the steps in Step 2 and Step 3.

Why is my Google Play services not updating?

If clearing the cache and data in your Google Play Store didn’t work then you may need to go into your Google Play Services and clear the data and cache there. Doing this is easy. You need to go into your Settings and hit Application manager or Apps. From there, find the Google Play Services app (the puzzle piece).

How do I fix Google Play services?

One fix for this issue is to clear the cache data for Google Play Services and the Google Play Store.

  1. Go to Settings > Apps or Application Manager.
  2. Scroll across to All and then down to the Google Play Store app.
  3. Open the app details and tap the Force stop button.
  4. Next tap on the Clear data button.
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