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Google Mobile Services (GMS) is a suite of proprietary [[Android]] applications and APIs produced by [[Google]] that has existed since 2012<ref>{{Cite web |title=Google Play services 1 APK Download by Google LLC |url=https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-play-services/google-play-services-1-release/google-play-services-1-android-apk-download/ |access-date=2026-03-15 |website=APKMirror}}</ref>. GMS provides both user facing apps ~~like [[Google Chrome]] and [[Google Play Store]],~~ and features for other apps~~, such as [[Google Play Integrity API]] and [[Android Auto]] integration,~~ via [[Google Play Services]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Android - Google Mobile Services |url=https://www.android.com/gms/ |access-date=2026-03-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Package Index {{!}} Google Play services {{!}} Google for Developers |url=https://developers.google.com/android/reference/packages |access-date=2026-03-15}}</ref>

Google Mobile Services (GMS) is a suite of proprietary [[Android]] applications and APIs produced by [[Google]] that has existed since 2012<ref>{{Cite web |title=Google Play services 1 APK Download by Google LLC |url=https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-play-services/google-play-services-1-release/google-play-services-1-android-apk-download/ |access-date=2026-03-15 |website=APKMirror}}</ref>. GMS provides both user-facing apps and developer-facing features for other apps via [[Google Play Services]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Android - Google Mobile Services |url=https://www.android.com/gms/ |access-date=2026-03-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Package Index {{!}} Google Play services {{!}} Google for Developers |url=https://developers.google.com/android/reference/packages |access-date=2026-03-15}}</ref>

This includes:

* the core suite of '''Google apps''' (GApps), such as

** [[Google Chrome|Chrome]]

** Gmail

** Maps

** [[Google Play Store|Play Store]]

* '''[[wikipedia:Google_Play_Services|Play Services]]''' (which [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.gms contains <code>gms</code> in its package-name])<ref>https://github.com/Universal-Debloater-Alliance/universal-android-debloater-next-generation/blob/d288860ac8099c454e570d20e55b6923f57edb67/resources/assets/uad_lists.json#L28942-L28944</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=How Google Play services works on your device |url=https://support.google.com/android/answer/12319308 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251228123636/https://support.google.com/android/answer/12319308 |archive-date=2025-12-28 |access-date=2026-01-15 |website=Android Help}}</ref>

* [[Google Play Integrity API|Play Integrity]] and Play Protect

* [[Android System SafetyCore|SafetyCore]]

* [[Android Auto]]

==Consumer-impact summary==

GMS comes preinstalled on Google certified devices, leading to high market saturation among ~~android~~ devices.{{Citation needed}} It's components are installed as system applications<ref>{{Cite web |last=Amadeo |first=Ron |date=2013-09-02 |title=Balky carriers and slow OEMs step aside: Google is defragging Android |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/09/balky-carriers-and-slow-oems-step-aside-google-is-defragging-android/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205043322/http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/09/balky-carriers-and-slow-oems-step-aside-google-is-defragging-android/ |archive-date=2013-12-05 |website=Ars Technica}}</ref>, making removal through standard methods impossible.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hassan |first=Sadique |date=2025-06-11 |title=How to Uninstall System Apps Without Root |url=https://droidwin.com/how-to-uninstall-system-apps-without-root/ |access-date=2026-03-15 |website=Droidwin}}</ref>{{Ph-C-CIS}}

GMS comes preinstalled on Google certified devices, leading to high market saturation among Android devices.{{Citation needed}} It's components are installed as system applications<ref>{{Cite web |last=Amadeo |first=Ron |date=2013-09-02 |title=Balky carriers and slow OEMs step aside: Google is defragging Android |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/09/balky-carriers-and-slow-oems-step-aside-google-is-defragging-android/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205043322/http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/09/balky-carriers-and-slow-oems-step-aside-google-is-defragging-android/ |archive-date=2013-12-05 |website=Ars Technica}}</ref>, making removal through standard methods impossible.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hassan |first=Sadique |date=2025-06-11 |title=How to Uninstall System Apps Without Root |url=https://droidwin.com/how-to-uninstall-system-apps-without-root/ |access-date=2026-03-15 |website=Droidwin}}</ref>{{Ph-C-CIS}}

==Incidents==

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On January 22, 2025, Google quietly rolled out Android System SafetyCore to all Android devices via GMS. The installation of the program neither informed consumers that it was installed, nor did it request consumers to install it onto their devices.

== Products ==

* [[Google]] Search app (circa 2009<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Quick_Search_Box</ref>)

* [[YouTube]] app (insert release date): [[Pay-walling|Paywalled]] "background play" and "offline" behind Premium

* ...

==See also==

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-Google Mobile Services (GMS) is a suite of proprietary [[Android]] applications and APIs produced by [[Google]] that has existed since 2012<ref>{{Cite web |title=Google Play services 1 APK Download by Google LLC |url=https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-play-services/google-play-services-1-release/google-play-services-1-android-apk-download/ |access-date=2026-03-15 |website=APKMirror}}</ref>. GMS provides both user facing apps like [[Google Chrome]] and [[Google Play Store]], and features for other apps, such as [[Google Play Integrity API]] and [[Android Auto]] integration, via [[Google Play Services]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Android - Google Mobile Services |url=https://www.android.com/gms/ |access-date=2026-03-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Package Index {{!}} Google Play services {{!}} Google for Developers |url=https://developers.google.com/android/reference/packages |access-date=2026-03-15}}</ref>
+Google Mobile Services (GMS) is a suite of proprietary [[Android]] applications and APIs produced by [[Google]] that has existed since 2012<ref>{{Cite web |title=Google Play services 1 APK Download by Google LLC |url=https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-play-services/google-play-services-1-release/google-play-services-1-android-apk-download/ |access-date=2026-03-15 |website=APKMirror}}</ref>. GMS provides both user-facing apps and developer-facing features for other apps via [[Google Play Services]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Android - Google Mobile Services |url=https://www.android.com/gms/ |access-date=2026-03-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Package Index {{!}} Google Play services {{!}} Google for Developers |url=https://developers.google.com/android/reference/packages |access-date=2026-03-15}}</ref>
+This includes:
+* the core suite of '''Google apps''' (GApps), such as
+** [[Google Chrome|Chrome]]
+** Gmail
+** Maps
+** [[Google Play Store|Play Store]]
+* '''[[wikipedia:Google_Play_Services|Play Services]]''' (which [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.gms contains <code>gms</code> in its package-name])<ref>https://github.com/Universal-Debloater-Alliance/universal-android-debloater-next-generation/blob/d288860ac8099c454e570d20e55b6923f57edb67/resources/assets/uad_lists.json#L28942-L28944</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=How Google Play services works on your device |url=https://support.google.com/android/answer/12319308 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251228123636/https://support.google.com/android/answer/12319308 |archive-date=2025-12-28 |access-date=2026-01-15 |website=Android Help}}</ref>
+* [[Google Play Integrity API|Play Integrity]] and Play Protect
+* [[Android System SafetyCore|SafetyCore]]
+* [[Android Auto]]
 ==Consumer-impact summary==
-GMS comes preinstalled on Google certified devices, leading to high market saturation among android devices.{{Citation needed}} It's components are installed as system applications<ref>{{Cite web |last=Amadeo |first=Ron |date=2013-09-02 |title=Balky carriers and slow OEMs step aside: Google is defragging Android |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/09/balky-carriers-and-slow-oems-step-aside-google-is-defragging-android/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205043322/http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/09/balky-carriers-and-slow-oems-step-aside-google-is-defragging-android/ |archive-date=2013-12-05 |website=Ars Technica}}</ref>, making removal through standard methods impossible.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hassan |first=Sadique |date=2025-06-11 |title=How to Uninstall System Apps Without Root |url=https://droidwin.com/how-to-uninstall-system-apps-without-root/ |access-date=2026-03-15 |website=Droidwin}}</ref>{{Ph-C-CIS}}
+GMS comes preinstalled on Google certified devices, leading to high market saturation among Android devices.{{Citation needed}} It's components are installed as system applications<ref>{{Cite web |last=Amadeo |first=Ron |date=2013-09-02 |title=Balky carriers and slow OEMs step aside: Google is defragging Android |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/09/balky-carriers-and-slow-oems-step-aside-google-is-defragging-android/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205043322/http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/09/balky-carriers-and-slow-oems-step-aside-google-is-defragging-android/ |archive-date=2013-12-05 |website=Ars Technica}}</ref>, making removal through standard methods impossible.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hassan |first=Sadique |date=2025-06-11 |title=How to Uninstall System Apps Without Root |url=https://droidwin.com/how-to-uninstall-system-apps-without-root/ |access-date=2026-03-15 |website=Droidwin}}</ref>{{Ph-C-CIS}}
 ==Incidents==
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 {{Main|Android System SafetyCore}}
 On January 22, 2025, Google quietly rolled out Android System SafetyCore to all Android devices via GMS. The installation of the program neither informed consumers that it was installed, nor did it request consumers to install it onto their devices.
+== Products ==
+* [[Google]] Search app (circa 2009<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Quick_Search_Box</ref>)
+* [[YouTube]] app (insert release date): [[Pay-walling|Paywalled]] "background play" and "offline" behind Premium
+* ...<!--todo-->
 ==See also==