If you own an Android phone or a tablet, you would have probably faced the common Google Play services issue in which you get the error message that “Unfortunately, Google Play services has stopped.” This error message is a very common issue faced on Android phones and tablets. This error became an issue for Android users after the Android version 5.0 Lollipop was released and is still faced by users of newer Android versions such as Nougat, Oreo, Pie, and event Android 10. As this was a very commonly faced issue so we have written this guide which contains some ways to solve the issue.
Why actually this error message shows up? Well, there are a number of reasons for it. The reason can be that your internet connection just went down, or that you have a very old and outdated version of the Google Play Services installed on your phone or it could be caused by a bug from Google’s side and it would probably be fixed at some point.
As there are a number of reasons for this error message, you do not need to visit your phone’s service centers to solve this problem. If the “Unfortunately Google Play Services has stopped” message suddenly starts popping up on your phone or while using Google apps, you should know that this is not a hardware fault. In this article, we have mentioned a number of ways to solve this problem, you just need to figure out which method works for your Android device.
How to Fix “Google play services has stopped” Error
As it is not always possible to know what is the reason for this error in your Android phone, so we would advise you to implement all of these methods one after another so you can figure out which one works out for your Android device. The methods that are mentioned below may not work for your device because all of these methods are figured out by trial and error procedures. But do not lose hope, these methods do work for the majority of the Android users.
1. Update Google Play Services
The most common reason for this issue is that your Google Play Services app is not up to date. So first of all you need to make sure that you have the latest version of the app installed on your Android device. You may be facing the error message due to some bug or conflict in the current version that is installed on your Android mobile phone or tablet. You can download the latest Google Play Services from the Google Play Store.
2. Clear app cache
Another option you could try is clearing your Google Play Services cache. For all of the Google Apps installed on your phone, the Google Play Services app acts as the main framework. If you clear the apps cache memory, it may do the trick for you. And no, it does not affect your phone in a negative way so you do not need to worry. You can perform the action is 4 easy steps:
- Go and open Settings > Apps
- Then you need to scroll down to all apps and search for the Google Play Services app.
- Then you are required to open the App details and click on the “Force stop” option.
- Then you just need to click on the “Clear cache” button.
3. Clear cache for Google Services Framework
In this method, you need to clear the cache memory for the Google Services Framework. The job of the Google Services Framework system application on your Android phone is to store mandatory information and assists your phone in syncing to Google servers. Apart from that it manages and runs your Google Play Services application. Any problem with this app could well be the reason as to why Google Play services have stopped working on your phone. You can clear cache for Google Services Framework following these easy steps:
- You need to open Settings > Apps.
- Then you need to scroll down to all apps and search for the Google Services Framework app.
- Then you are required to open the App details and click on the “Force stop” option.
- Then you just need to click on the “Clear cache” button.
4. Is Your Device’s WiFi / Internet Working?
You also need to make sure that your internet connection is working properly. It may be so that your WiFi is blocking some of the IP addresses that the Google Play Services use. Apart from that, you can also simply try turning off and turning on your device’s internet connection, the same with mobile data.
5۔ Reboot Your Phone
This method is no different from what it sounds. If you suddenly start seeing the error message on your Android phone or tablet, rebooting your device could solve the issue for you.
6. Install Custom ROM
If all the other methods fail and you still can not get rid of the error message, you would have to make do with installing Custom ROMs which has no bugs or issues.
We hope that you would be able to solve the Google Play services issue on your Android device. If you have any queries, do post them in the comment section.
