Google Play Services is a background system app from Google that provides core functionality to Android devices: authentication with Google services, synchronized contacts, location services, app updates, and APIs used by many apps (maps, push notifications, analytics). For older devices running Android 4.4 (KitKat), installing a compatible version of Google Play Services can restore or enable features that rely on Google APIs.
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