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It can happen to your Android smartphone that you will receive the following message:

"Google Play services stopped"

Most dive on this problem when you try to change a setting within the Android operating system. Thus these errors will no longer shows up, we would like to give a few tips here that can fix it. Since the cause is not always clear "stopped services Google Play" for the mistake must amn try these tips sequentially. We hope that one of them also fixes your problem with "Google Play stopped services".

Tip 1: Empty the Cache Google Play services

Navigate to on for example a Samsung Galaxy S6:

Menu -> Settings -> Applications -> Application Manager -> tab "All"

Addiction here now for the entry "Google Play services". Tapping it once, to display you detailed information about this app on the screen of your smartphone. In this window, you will now find a button with "Empty Cache". Tap on the button, so that the cache is flushed. Starts then your Android smartphone new.

Tip 2 Reset app preferences: 

For this re-opens: Menu -> Settings -> Applications -> Application Manager -> tab "All"

Now typing up right once on "More" and then in the small menu on the "App settings reset". Finished!

Now starts your Android smartphone in order for the changes to take effect.

Tip 3: Remove Google account and add it again

Open the home screen of the Samsung Galaxy S6 the menu and then the Android settings. Scroll down and then tap the button "Accounts". You will now see all the accounts that are created on your Samsung Galaxy S6. One of these is the Google Account. Tap on this and you go deeper in a submenu. You can tap once on now your e-mail address, and then in the next submenu on the top three-point symbol to the right.

A small pop-up opens, in which can now be selected "Remove account". Confirm the deletion of the account by clicking OK. Finished!

Then place the Google Account again on your Samsung Galaxy S6. Go to Settings -> Accounts and then "Add Account". Now select "Google Account '. It now opens the wizard to add the Google account. Enter your email address from Gmail and then continue. Your Google account will be created automatically.

Tip 4: Wipe Cache Partition perform

As a last tip we want to recommend you the Wipe Cache Partitio. This option clears the cache of your smartphones. This article describes the procedure using the Samsung Galaxy S6.

You have now come to know various methods to the error "Google Play stopped services" to fix. Which tip has helped you? Tells us know in the comments.


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