How to fix "Unfortunately google play services has stopped" Error

This is a common error that virtually any android user must have came across, it could be very much annoying sometimes as it keeps popping up, thereby preventing the user to make effective use of the device.

This could be caused by so many factors like virus or perhaps the google play service app is outdated or corrupted.

Below are some of the possible solutions to the problem

Method 1-Clear cache of your google play services:

The google play services is like a framework for all the google play apps installed in your device therefore  the first method you should use to solve the above problem is by clearing the Cache and data of your google play services.

Follow the steps below:

• Open your phone settings

• Scroll  down to ‘Apps’

• Scroll down to Google Play services, and click on it

• Tap on “force stop”

• Now click on  ‘Storage’
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• Tap ‘Clear Cache’

• And then click on  ‘Manage Space’

• Finally click on “clear all data”

Method 2- update the google play services on the device to the latest version:

If method one doesn’t work for you then you then next thing you should do is to  update the google play services on the device to the latest version, you can download the latest version from this Link.

You may be getting this error because you have an outdated version of the google play service or the one you have is having a conflict with the android version of your device.

Method 3-Uninstall Play Store updates:

Sometimes an update to your Play Store app will do more harm than good. If you think that's the case, it makes sense to uninstall that update.

Go to Settings > Apps > Google Play Store, then tap the button that says Uninstall Updates. This will revert Google Play back to the original version (as it appeared when it was first installed on your device),

Next, you will need to find an older – but still recent – version of the Play Store app to download. The best way to do this is by going to the Google Play Store page on APK Mirror and download it from there.

Last Resort:  Perform a factory data reset on your smartphone

If you're still facing problems after having tried all of the above, then you may have little choice but to do a factory reset. Be warned that all of your data will be lost, so perform a complete backup beforehand. To do this:

Go to Settings > Backup & reset, then make sure the 'Back up my data' slider is on. Tap 'Back up account' to select which account you want your data backed up to.

Once you've done this, go to the Backup & reset menu and tap the 'Factory data reset' button at the bottom. Confirm that you want to do this, and your phone will be as good as new. Your backed up data will be restored when you log back into your Google account. 

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