Google Play Services for Lollipop - X 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi all,
Yesterday I updated my phone to the latest Lollipop available. I realized that Google Play Services was eating my battery., so I did some research and some people had the same issue because they had the Google Play Services app outdated. So...I checked mine and I had the version 6.5.87 (1599771-438). I went to the www.apkmirror.com webpage and I saw that there were a new version there available, the Google Play services 6.5.87 (1599771-446), so I downloaded and intalled it.
It seems better than the 438 but it seems the one I should have is the 438, not the 446 (the reason...I don't know...one person here in XDA told me so hehehe).
Anyways...my question is: is ok to have the 446? In case is not....now it doesnt allow me to install the 438 again for some reason...
I would appreciate your help! Thanks!

I updated Google Play Services and used the -446 version as well. Then I read the note about it:
"Uploader's notes: To figure out the right version of Google Play Services for your Android device, go to Settings -> Apps -> Google Play services, and look at the last 3 numbers in the parentheses. You'll see something like -XYY where X is 0 for pre-Lollipop and both 4 and 7 for Lollipop+, and YY is a specific variant id. -738 means you need the APK that has -738, etc.
Note: It seems that -7xx builds became -4xx with Google Play Services 6.5. If you were on -7xx before, you should now install -4xx.
The types are:
Version number has -X10 - universal armeabi CPU
Version number has -X12 - 160 DPI & armeabi CPU
Version number has -X14 - 240 DPI & armeabi CPU
Version number has -X30 - universal armeabi-v7a CPU
Version number has -X32 - 160 DPI & armeabi-v7a CPU
Version number has -X34 - 240 DPI & armeabi-v7a CPU
Version number has -X36 - 320 DPI & armeabi-v7a CPU
Version number has -X38 - 480 DPI & armeabi-v7a CPU
Version number has -X46 - 320 DPI & arm64-v8a CPU
Version number has -X70 - x86 CPU"
Basically, -446 isn't actually an update over -438; it's more or less an ID number for your phone. Also, not installing the right Google Play services APK causes problems. For instance, I couldn't use Google Now to search within apps. I had to go to Settings -> Apps -> Google Play services and Disable it, which then allowed me to Uninstall Updates (when you do this, you'll have to disable Android Device Manager as a Device Administrator), then I was able to install the -438 version. Also, when you reinstall Google Play services, you'll probably have to set up some Smart Lock features if you had them set up before (I had to set up Trusted Places and Trusted Face again).
Try that and you should be good to go. I have the -438 variant of 6.5.87 running now and it seems to be behaving normally.

d u o XIV said:
I updated Google Play Services and used the -446 version as well. Then I read the note about it:
"Uploader's notes: To figure out the right version of Google Play Services for your Android device, go to Settings -> Apps -> Google Play services, and look at the last 3 numbers in the parentheses. You'll see something like -XYY where X is 0 for pre-Lollipop and both 4 and 7 for Lollipop+, and YY is a specific variant id. -738 means you need the APK that has -738, etc.
Note: It seems that -7xx builds became -4xx with Google Play Services 6.5. If you were on -7xx before, you should now install -4xx.
The types are:
Version number has -X10 - universal armeabi CPU
Version number has -X12 - 160 DPI & armeabi CPU
Version number has -X14 - 240 DPI & armeabi CPU
Version number has -X30 - universal armeabi-v7a CPU
Version number has -X32 - 160 DPI & armeabi-v7a CPU
Version number has -X34 - 240 DPI & armeabi-v7a CPU
Version number has -X36 - 320 DPI & armeabi-v7a CPU
Version number has -X38 - 480 DPI & armeabi-v7a CPU
Version number has -X46 - 320 DPI & arm64-v8a CPU
Version number has -X70 - x86 CPU"
Basically, -446 isn't actually an update over -438; it's more or less an ID number for your phone. Also, not installing the right Google Play services APK causes problems. For instance, I couldn't use Google Now to search within apps. I had to go to Settings -> Apps -> Google Play services and Disable it, which then allowed me to Uninstall Updates (when you do this, you'll have to disable Android Device Manager as a Device Administrator), then I was able to install the -438 version. Also, when you reinstall Google Play services, you'll probably have to set up some Smart Lock features if you had them set up before (I had to set up Trusted Places and Trusted Face again).
Try that and you should be good to go. I have the -438 variant of 6.5.87 running now and it seems to be behaving normally.
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Man It worked perfectly!! thanks so much.
I just hope it doesnt start to eat my battery again hahahaha

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[Q] [Google Edition][4.3] Phone not showing up in Play Store My Devices

I converted my HTC One from stock to the Google Edition 4.3, completely (CID, firmware, ROM). Everything on the phone works fine including the Play Store 4.3.10 and the Google services framework.
However in the My Devices section of the Play Store on the web my phone does not show up - just the previous installed one, which has not been seen online for a week or so.
The curious thing is: when going to the Android Device Manager the phone shows up correctly (the old one, and the new install).
I tried the following to resolve this:
Clear data of Google Play, Google Service Framework and Download management
Change my Android ID
Downgrade the Play Store and framework
Change the kernel from default to faux123
Remove and re-add my Google account
Try with different Google accounts
If someone has more suggestions I'd really appreciate it.
Being able to see my device in the Play Store in my browser enables me to push apps to the phone. Additionally, I can join communities in Google+ to enable beta channels of some apps.
Hi @sanderg !!
How did you solve this?
I am exactly in the same issue
Regards!
skorzo said:
Hi @sanderg !!
How did you solve this?
I am exactly in the same issue
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I believe these steps should fix the issue:
- Go to Apps, All and Force stop and delete cache of Google Play, Downloads and Google Services Framework
- Delete your Google account, reboot your phone, add it again
- Open the Play Store
- Reboot again
Note that clearing data of the Google Services Framework is normally not recommended but in this case it's already broken so you have to fix it.

[UPDATED] Better RAM usage [LG Optimus 2x]

All of us know what is the worst thing in our phone. It is a low capacity of RAM. And of course, there is no RAM expander app which can enlarge your RAM from 512MB to 2GB.
Now I am going to show you how to free your RAM with no bad impact on your system stability.
All Users:
In Google Play Store there is an app which allows you to disable various services of system or third-party apps. Its name is My Android Tools. Developed by WangQi. In this app you can disable services which are running in the background and are occupying your RAM and even more.
Also I found out that this app may cause BOOTLOOPs and the only way to get rid of BOOTLOOPs is factory reset. But if you are an enthusiast of this app, you can try disabling all of the Google Play Services. :cyclops: You shall see. :cyclops:
Which services have I disabled?
Code:
[I]Note: Services marked as " *xyz* " are safe to disable. [/I]
com.android.smspush:
-*WapPushManager*
Google Play Services:
-*AdRequestBrokerService*
-*AdvertisingIdService*
-*AnalyticsService*
-*DeviceConnectionServiceProvider*
-*DispatchingService*
-FusedLocationService
-FusedProviderService
-*GcmService*
-*GeocodeService*
-GeofenceProviderService
-*GoogleHttpService*
-*GoogleLocationManagerService*
-*GoogleLocationService*
-*LocationWearableListenerService*
-NetworkLocationService
-*NlpLocationReceiverService*
-*ProxyGTalkService*
-*SyncService*
-*SystemUpdateService*
-*WearableService*
Google Play Store:
-*ContentSyncService*
-*DailyHygiene*
-*InAppBillingService*
-*MarkedBillingService*
Google Services Framework:
-*EventLogService*
-*CheckinService*
-SystemUpdateService
Messaging:
-*TransactionService*
-Network Location:
-*NetworkLocationService*
SIM Tool Kit:
-*StkAppService*
All of the *Voice+* services.
Which receivers have I disabled?
Code:
Google Play Services:
-AccountsChangedReceiver
-CheckinService$ActiveReceiver
-ConnectivityReceiver
-GServicesChangedReceiver
-PowerConnectedReceiver
-SystemUpdateService$ActiveReceiver
-SystemUpdateService$Receiver
Disabling the Google Play services may cause huge battery draining. Be careful with it. I am not responsible for any potential damage to your device.
Anyway, there is always an option to enable services which were already disabled. I have not written all of the services which can be disabled! With this app I have freed almost 35MB of RAM.
And if you want to know which services or processes are persistently causing wakelocks, the best app I have found is Wakelock Detector-Save Battery. It is developed by UzumApps and you can Download it from the Google Play Store. With this app you can see particular name of service which is consistently waking your device and preventing it from deep sleep. And if you know the name of that nasty service you can disable it by My Android Tools app. Isn´t that simple?
Conclusion
There is no need for RAMHack versions of kernel because you will have enough free RAM to switch between two or three running apps. As a daily-driver I can see big imrovements in Graphic. Because that 32MB of RAM did not come from heaven. You can record 720p videos or play "heavy" games without any annoying lags. That is my point of view.
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask me!
Learn more:
http://www.xda-developers.com/protecting-your-privacy-app-ops-privacy-guard-and-xprivacy/
http://www.xda-developers.com/defend-your-battery-with-wakelock-detector/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2179651
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/general/disabling-google-play-services-guide-t2999821
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-u/issues/app-disable-service-t2455525
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...hare-myandroidtools-guide-to-disable-t2869119
Personal recommendations
I have been testing custom ROMs for a quite long time. In my opinion, the best stable and reliable custom ROM for our old device is CM10 Look Ma! No Hands! by pengus77. I know that it is old JellyBean Android 4.1 but we have to admit that our device was not made for Android 4.4 Kitkat. When I came to this ROM I was pretty shocked of its amazing performance and fluency. I have not seen any bugs or huge lags like in the latest CM11 ROMS yet. I understood why they call pengus77 master. So I would recommend you this ROM.
You can download this ROM from this post - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49850599&postcount=3775
Also see this post which is really helpful - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=54626701&postcount=3790
Do not install heavy apps such as Facebook or Google Chrome. They are not developed primarily to our device since 2013. Disable or unninstall all system apps which are useless. For example default Email, Google Search, Google TTS, Pico TTS, Sound Recorder, Talk/Hangouts, TalkBack, Voice dialler, default launchers and many many more. Instead of default launcher use Nova launcher. Minimize number of widgets on your desktop because they have got running services in the background.
Small advice :
Do not use taskers or "Clean Masters"! Android’s operating system has its own native handler for assigning RAM to apps and making sure that all of it is being used in the most optimal way. In fact, Android purposely tries to keep apps loaded into RAM for better performance.
+CM11 and SlimKat users:
Did you know that in CM11 and latest SlimKat 9.0 there is a feature called Privacy Guard?
With this feature you can simply and easily take control of your apps. You can decide which permissions have to be denied for individual apps.
Go to > Settings > Privacy > Privacy Guard – you will see your apps listed – tap the shield to enable/disable an app* (In SlimKat ROM, Go to > Settings > Security > Privacy Guard)
Check the > Settings menu for the option to reveal native apps
Usage stats – long press an app > options page will show detailed breakdown of each apps permissions. You can control these individually. More important for me is the app option that allows you to see the last time that permission was requested
Most if not all apps permissions will automatically be set to “Allowed”. You can control for example whether an app has access to your location data – if so you can set to “Denied”. For example, in Google Play Services I have denied Location,Wake up and Keep awake.
Once you’ve done the above, you can go back to the main list of apps and tap > Advanced button in > Settings. You will now see a category view which is useful to look through groups of apps with similar problems
Be aware of Auto-Start permission requests in “Bootup”. These are apps that will use your battery and monitor Wake up – useful to keep an eye on!
We should acknowledge that our device is too old and it has got no future. But when God will send to us stable Kitkat ROM and Kernel it will be amazing. :angel:
Changelog
Code:
May 1
- Added hyperlinks
- Deleted typos
- No more updates anymore
March 4
- Added new ScreenShots
- Added more services which can be disabled.
- Deleted unnecessary services.
- Better overview.
March 3
- Services marked as " *xyz* " are safe to disable.
- Added more services which can be disabled.
March 2
- Added more services which can be disabled.
- Deleted typos.
See attachment. CM11 by tonyp norh and CM10 by pengus77 norh.
Thanks i will try it on cm11 i had today 212 MB RAM
how to disable this ?
solved ....download Disable service from google play
mbaier said:
how to disable this ?
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??? ???
EDIT 1:
I do not have the permission to post hyperlinks yet.
lubosmj said:
??? ???
EDIT YOUR POST
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download Disable service from google play
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cn.wq.disableservice&hl=en
It works really well good job !
Which ROM you have actually ? Nice tutorial should be in general section
Wooby said:
Which ROM you have actually ? Nice tutorial should be in general section
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See updated post.
Thank you!
I mean the cm10.1
---------- Post added at 10:26 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:25 PM ----------
Great thread my opti 2x is alive and so usable now
Which cm11 ROM u have now ( day and month ) ?
Wooby said:
Which cm11 ROM u have now ( day and month ) ?
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Hello,
I had latest CM11 by tonyp, I think that it was cm-11-20150218-m1-p990. But then I got bootloop (caused by Disable Service app ). After that I decided to flash latest SlimKat 9.0 for p990. IMHO, the best Kitkat based ROM available yet. And then I tried to remove system apps with built-in app. Reboot. Stucked on LG logo. F*cked again.
Then I repaired my phone with AIO toolkit and finally I have just flashed CM10 Look Ma! on my device.
Haha The epic story XD
Its time to change that old device LIKE 2 Years ago GT540. I think i buy a Xperia Z1 compact
Tell me how you do the 200 mb ram free , I disabled everything and have only 170-160 free ;(
Wooby said:
Tell me how you do the 200 mb ram free , I disabled everything and have only 170-160 free ;(
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Hello,
I disabled all of the services which are already written in main post. Also I do not install many apps on my device so it does look fresh and cleanly. Installed apps are cached in RAM and this might be just one of the reasons why you cannot reach such high values of free RAM as I have recently had.
EDIT 1: I think that if you have got 160MB free of RAM, it is everything alright. Do not experiment too much!
Big performance and memory boost (+30-40MB) makes just freezing the Google Play Services (you can do it even with Performance Control only).
On the other hand you will lose various features and various apps (or its features) will stop working - but you will be notified about it with dialog "Application requires Google Play Services, activate it." or something similar. By disabling only some services I think you will not get notified about that and you might be in false impression that everything works okay. Some features that depends on Play services are: Google cloud messaging (push notifications), saving app data in cloud, some synchronizations, google login in apps,...
Also I freeze these apps (just for inspiration - they are safe to disable for me as I don't use them): Cell Broadcasts, Voice Dialer, Themes Chooser and Themes Provider, Print Spooler, Exchange Services, DSP Manager, Voice+, WhisperPush

Use Android Auto without "This Item Isn't Available in Your Country"

Hi everybody
I have seen a lot of posts from people using Android Auto in a non-supported country who get the message "This Item Isn't Available in Your Country".
Since I haven't seen a real solution for this problem and I encountered this today, I thought it might be useful to post a small guide on how to avoid this problem. (At least it worked for me today)
Basically, you get this message because Android Auto needs to download (or update) some Google applications for Android Auto to work on your phone. While doing this, the application performs a country check and thus refuses to run. By installing these applications through the play store and make sure they are up to date, you won't run into this message.
1. Install or update the following applications: Google Calendar, Google Play Music, Google Maps, Google Voice, Google, GMail, Google text-to-speech (Basically all apps Google uses in Android Auto )
2. Reboot your phone
3. Use a wifi-network to connect to the internet. So do not connect using mobile data.
4. In the security settings, enable "Unknown sources"
4. Download the latest Android Auto APK from a trustworthy website like apkmirror.
5. Install Android Auto by opening the downloaded APK-file
6. Run Android Auto and follow the steps in the setup process
7. Enjoy Android Auto
Not working
Unfortunately it doesn't work for me

Google services install in chinese Samsung

Hi
I hope I am in the right place as I have tried various other forums.
I realize that this could be very technical, but willing to give it a try, as I am nowhere near any place that could help me.
I need to install ALL google services on a chinese tablet (samsung GT-N5100) AKA Galaxy note 8. I have tried a lot of APK's but have been unsuccessful.
I know it runs Android 4.1.2, ARM architecture, and 190 dpi screen.
I seem to have installed google services framework 4.1.3 - 509230, but not sure if it is doing anything as there is no services or playstore.
I have been able to download and install Google chrome and it works 100%
I also tried adding my device on my google account, but because there is no google services, I do not have a "google"account option in "add account"
Anyone that could please assist?
ALL google services on Chinese tablet
Smiddie said:
Hi
I hope I am in the right place as I have tried various other forums.
I realize that this could be very technical, but willing to give it a try, as I am nowhere near any place that could help me.
I need to install ALL google services on a chinese tablet (samsung GT-N5100) AKA Galaxy note 8. I have tried a lot of APK's but have been unsuccessful.
I know it runs Android 4.1.2, ARM architecture, and 190 dpi screen.
I seem to have installed google services framework 4.1.3 - 509230, but not sure if it is doing anything as there is no services or playstore.
I have been able to download and install Google chrome and it works 100%
I also tried adding my device on my google account, but because there is no google services, I do not have a "google"account option in "add account"
Anyone that could please assist?
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Today I also tried installing GMS Core APK and managed to install APTOID. through that app I could also install google services and playstore......but they dont work
Still waiting for someone to help me with a solution.

How To Guide Some debugging tips

1 - Fix Google map location and navigation error​Go to Settings / Apps & services/ Apps
- Google Play Services/ Permissions/ Location : Turn on Precise location and Allow only while in use
2 - Fix Huawei automatically stopping apps when not in use​Huawei has its own way to increase battery life to save battery. So sometimes it interrupts applications that need to be running all the time to get instant information, such as Gmail, Facebook, Messenger.... To fix that we need to drill down into the settings in the settings :
Go to Settings / Privacy / Permission manager and Click on the 4 dots in the upper right corner
- Select : Special access
- Select Battery optimization
- Put a check mark in the Search apps box
- Click the triangle and select : All apps
- Select the applications that you want not to be turned off when the device sleeps ( For example Gmail, Facebook, Messenger...) and check the box Don't allow and then click OK
3 - Uninstall and reinstall the app​-
We are using unofficial Google services so after every test install of Google or key Google components like Google Services and Google Services Framework we have to uninstall and reinstall those Google related applications such as Gmail, Youtube, Map.......
-It is possible that after installing changes to Google Services, the Google Services Framework those applications will still run but it will not be accurate and smooth. So it is still recommended to Uninstall and Reinstall those apps.
4 - Sync Chrome with Gmail Account​
-If you already have Chrome installed then uninstall it. Before uninstalling you should Go to Settings / Apps & services/ Apps/ Chrome delete its data
-Install Chrome from Play store or apk file
-After the installation is done, do not open it​-Go to Settings / Apps & services/ Apps/ Chrome/ Permissions
Allow all permissions, if you don't like it, you must grant 2 basic permissions: Contacts and Media and files
- Now you open the Chrome app and it will link to your Gmail account
5 - Disable system apps that don't work for non-Chinese users
The device works very smoothly and coolly, the battery life is significantly improved.
You use the tool ADB AppControl 1.7.9 to do that. :
[TOOL] ADB AppControl 1.8.0 🚀 Ultimate App Manager & Debloat Tool + Tweaks
ADB AppControl 🚀 Root is not required. Works with any Android device. Can do almost everything you dreamed about with applications. ADB AppControl - the desktop program, that will allow you to easily manage applications on your android device...
forum.xda-developers.com
Application list in attached image
Nice
ancola66 said:
Fix Google map location and navigation error​Go to Settings / Apps & services/ Apps
- Google Play Services/ Permissions/ Location : Turn on Precise location and Allow only while in use
Fix Huawei automatically stopping apps when not in use​Huawei has its own way to increase battery life to save battery. So sometimes it interrupts applications that need to be running all the time to get instant information, such as Gmail, Facebook, Messenger.... To fix that we need to drill down into the settings in the settings :
Go to Settings / Privacy / Permission manager and Click on the 4 dots in the upper right corner
- Select : Special access
- Select Battery optimization
- Put a check mark in the Search apps box
- Click the triangle and select : All apps
- Select the applications that you want not to be turned off when the device sleeps ( For example Gmail, Facebook, Messenger...) and check the box Don't allow and then click OK
Uninstall and reinstall the app​-
We are using unofficial Google services so after every test install of Google or key Google components like Google Services and Google Services Framework we have to uninstall and reinstall those Google related applications such as Gmail, Youtube, Map.......
-It is possible that after installing changes to Google Services, the Google Services Framework those applications will still run but it will not be accurate and smooth. So it is still recommended to Uninstall and Reinstall those apps.
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Do you know of how to use Nova Launcher etc with Harmony OS ?
thepublocal said:
Do you know of how to use Nova Launcher etc with Harmony OS ?
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I would like to know it too. Sofar I couldnt find any news on how to change it.
mischa001 said:
I would like to know it too. Sofar I couldnt find any news on how to change it.
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There is no way unfortunately
Update :
Sync Chrome with Gmail Account
hello
I'm using ADB appcontrol (don't install acbridge it doesnt work)
do you have a list of what's specifically in chinese and what to uninstall in a secure way?
thanks a lot !
Uber app does not work, with "Google Play services are updaging" error. Does anyone have problem with Uber app?

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