Google Mobile Services: Difference between revisions

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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 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>

[[wikipedia:Google_Mobile_Services|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>

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Some examples of 3rd-party apps that break when Play Services is disabled:

* [[WhatsApp]]

*[[WhatsApp]]

* [[Discord]]

*[[Discord]]

Most of Google's own apps deliberately refuse to work when Play Services is disabled.{{Citation needed}}

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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 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>
+[[wikipedia:Google_Mobile_Services|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>
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 Some examples of 3rd-party apps that break when Play Services is disabled:
-* [[WhatsApp]]
+*[[WhatsApp]]
-* [[Discord]]
+*[[Discord]]
 Most of Google's own apps deliberately refuse to work when Play Services is disabled.{{Citation needed}}