How to Disable/Uninstall Google Play Services

When you check your Android phone battery settings screen, you will see Google Play Services, which consumes plenty of battery and may often show you an app not installed error. Then you tend to uninstall it to save your battery life and install an apk file in another way, however, you just cannot make it, so you come to this page to find the solution. Well, to help you out, here in this guide we will tell you all the information you need to know about how to uninstall Google Play Services. Let’s get it on.

Part 1. What Will It Effect to Uninstall Google Play Services

Google Play Services is installed by default on all Android devices, an app that is very closely linked to the Android system itself. It allows your phone to benefit from the latest versions of apps without upgrading to the latest version of Android. On the other hand, it is also linked to SMS control, and access information from Google applications.

After you uninstall Google Play Services, you might meet quite a few troubles, like message problems, network issues, app crashing, etc. Your apps related to Google will not work properly, like Gmail, Google Maps, Google Music, etc. You may have to say goodbye to Google Play. As you can see, it’s best not to uninstall Google Play Services to avoid such annoying problems.

You can simply disable Google Play Services to have a try, and if you meet any problems, you can easily enable it again. If you still want to uninstall it, you have to root your Android to make it. For detailed steps, please refer to Part 2 and Part 3.

Part 2. How to Disable Google Play Services

Method 1. Go to Settings > Applications > All > Google Play Services > Tap Disable > Tap OK to confirm.

Method 2. If you find the Disable checkbox is grayed out, please Go to Settings > Security > Device administrators > Disable Android Device Manager.

Part 3. How to Uninstall Google Play Services

You need to first root your Android and then delete it by System App Removal. And do not forget to backup your Android phone in advance. Here are the detailed steps.

Step 1. Backup Your Android Phone. One Android data management tool – AnyDroid can help you backup all your Android data to a computer with ease.

Launch AnyDroid > Plug in your phone > Choose Content to Mac/PC button > Choose the data you want to backup > Click the right arrow to start.

Step 2. Root Your Android Phone. To root your Android phone, PhoneRescue for Android is recommended. Just connect your phone to the computer and let it root your phone in minutes.

Launch PhoneRescue for Android > Plug in your Android phone > Click the Next to continue > Click Deep Scan option to start.

Step 3. Now you can do anything in the Android system, you can download all kinds of apps to uninstall Google Play Services like System App Removal. Launch it and delete any app on your device.

The Bottom Line

That’s all for how to uninstall/disable Google Play Services on Android. If you have any questions, please leave a comment and we will reply to you soon. If you like this guide, just share it to help more people.