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**[[Google Play Store|Play Store]]
**[[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>
*'''[[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>{{Cite web |title=universal-android-debloater-next-generation |url=https://github.com/Universal-Debloater-Alliance/universal-android-debloater-next-generation/blob/d288860ac8099c454e570d20e55b6923f57edb67/resources/assets/uad_lists.json#L28942-L28944 |url-status=live |website=[[GitHub]]}}</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
*[[Google Play Integrity API|Play Integrity]] and Play Protect
*[[Android System SafetyCore|SafetyCore]]
*[[Android System SafetyCore|SafetyCore]]
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==Consumer-impact summary==
==Consumer-impact summary==
{{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}}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/ |url-status=live |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>


Google incentivizes developers to use (and depend on) GMS APIs in order to lock them in. This increases dependence on GMS and contributes to Google's monopoly on Android.{{Citation needed}}
Google incentivizes developers to use (and depend on) GMS APIs in order to lock them in. This increases dependence on GMS and contributes to Google's monopoly on Android.{{Citation needed}}
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==Products==
==Products==


*[[Google]] Search app (circa 2009<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Quick_Search_Box</ref>)
*[[Google]] Search app (circa 2009<ref>{{Cite web |last=@Macaddct1984 |date=2009-06-07 |title=Google Quick Search Box |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Quick_Search_Box |url-status=live |access-date= |website=[[Wikipedia]]}}</ref>)
*[[YouTube]] app (insert release date): [[Pay-walling|Paywalled]] "background play" and "offline" behind Premium
*[[YouTube]] app (insert release date): [[Pay-walling|Paywalled]] "background play" and "offline" behind Premium
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*...<!--todo-->
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==See also==
==See also==


* [[Bloatware]]
*[[Bloatware]]


==References==
==References==

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Google Mobile Services
Basic Information
Release Year 2012
Product Type Software, Smartphones, Smartwatches
In Production Yes
Official Website https://www.android.com/gms


Google Mobile Services (GMS) is a suite of proprietary Android applications and APIs produced by Google that has existed since 2012[1]. GMS provides both user-facing apps and developer-facing features for other apps via Google Play Services.[2][3]

This includes:

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Overview of concerns that arise from the conduct towards users of the product (if applicable):

  • User Freedom
  • User Privacy
  • Business Model
  • Market Control

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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[6], making removal through standard methods impossible.[7]

Google incentivizes developers to use (and depend on) GMS APIs in order to lock them in. This increases dependence on GMS and contributes to Google's monopoly on Android.[citation needed]

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

Most of Google's own apps deliberately refuse to work when Play Services is disabled.[citation needed]

In order to bundle/pre-install any GApp, OEMs are legally required by Google to install the entire "core suite" of GApps, including Play Store and Play Services.[citation needed]

Incidents

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This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents related to this product. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the Google Mobile Services category.

Android System Safety Core silent install

Main article: 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[8])
  • YouTube app (insert release date): Paywalled "background play" and "offline" behind Premium
  • ...

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Google Play services 1 APK Download by Google LLC". APKMirror. Retrieved 2026-03-15.
  2. ↑ "Android - Google Mobile Services". Retrieved 2026-03-15.
  3. ↑ "Package Index | Google Play services | Google for Developers". Retrieved 2026-03-15.
  4. ↑ "universal-android-debloater-next-generation". GitHub.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ↑ "How Google Play services works on your device". Android Help. Archived from the original on 2025-12-28. Retrieved 2026-01-15.
  6. ↑ Amadeo, Ron (2013-09-02). "Balky carriers and slow OEMs step aside: Google is defragging Android". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on 2013-12-05.
  7. ↑ Hassan, Sadique (2025-06-11). "How to Uninstall System Apps Without Root". Droidwin. Retrieved 2026-03-15.
  8. ↑ @Macaddct1984 (2009-06-07). "Google Quick Search Box". Wikipedia.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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