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I can't get any of my apps to work. I've tried
clearing the data & restarting - works for 10 min then back to square one
force stopping - won't let me
uninstalling updates - it tells me it's unsuccessful
Disabling google play, reenabling, then restarting - still nothing
What else can I do? This is so frustrating.
I had the same problem today (just after updating my phone) and eventually found a way to uninstall Google Play Services updates, thanks to the thread in Google Play Help Forum:
I was able to fix the issue today, by uninstalling the Google Play Services updates. Could only do that after making sure 'Find My Phone' was no longer a device administrator. Steps I followed:
- Go to Settings -> Lock screen and security -> Other security settings -> Device Administrators
- Uncheck 'Find My Device'
- Go to Settings -> Apps -> Google Play Services
- Tap the vertical ellipsis (3 vertical dots) at the top right -> Uninstall updates
- Go to Settings -> Apps -> Google Play
- Tap the vertical ellipsis (3 vertical dots) at the top right -> Uninstall updates
- Restart phone. At this point the message "Google Play services keeps stopping" was gone.
- Open one of the Google apps (in my case Google Maps)
- It complains that "Google Play services" is outdated, click the popup to update it again. Problem solved. Really happy to have my phone back ;)
It worked for me (no more error messages, and now I can use again apps such as Google Play Store, Google Maps, etc)
Thank you! I, too, had tried all the other fixes, and I couldn't get this one to work either for a while, until I found the right place to disable "Find my Phone." For me, it was here: Settings --> Biometrics and Security --> Other Security Settings --> Device Admin Apps
