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}}Google Mobile Services (GMS) is a suite of [[Android]] applications and libraries produced by [[Google]]. GMS provides both user facing apps like Google Chrome and Google Play Store, and features like the [[Google ~~Play Integrity API]] and [[Android Auto]].<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>{{Ph-C-Int~~}}

|ArticleType=Service|Company=Google|ReleaseYear=2012|Website=https://www.android.com/gms/|Category=Software}}

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 like [[Google Chrome]] and [[Google Play Store]], and features for other apps, such as [[Google Play Integrity API]] and [[Android Auto]] integration, 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>

==Consumer-impact summary==

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}}

==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 [[:Category:{{PAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].

===~~Example incident one (''date'')~~===

===Android System Safety Core silent install===

~~Short summary~~ of the ~~incident (could be the same as the summary preceding the article).~~

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.

~~===Example incident two (''date'')===~~

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==See also==

==References==

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-}}Google Mobile Services (GMS) is a suite of [[Android]] applications and libraries produced by [[Google]]. GMS provides both user facing apps like Google Chrome and Google Play Store, and features like the [[Google Play Integrity API]] and [[Android Auto]].<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>{{Ph-C-Int}}
+|ArticleType=Service|Company=Google|ReleaseYear=2012|Website=https://www.android.com/gms/|Category=Software}}
+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 like [[Google Chrome]] and [[Google Play Store]], and features for other apps, such as [[Google Play Integrity API]] and [[Android Auto]] integration, 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>
 ==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}}
 ==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 [[:Category:{{PAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
-===Example incident one (''date'')===
+===Android System Safety Core silent install===
-{{Main|link to the main CR Wiki article}}
+{{Main|Android System SafetyCore}}
-Short summary of the incident (could be the same as the summary preceding the article).
+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.
-===Example incident two (''date'')===
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 ==See also==
 {{Ph-C-SA}}
 ==References==