Google Play services is the API layer that enables unique Google features onAndroid. It's on every Google-supported Android device. It provides appdevelopers a unified way to integrate Google services into their apps. To learnmore about Google Play services, seeOverview of Google Play Services.
The Google Play services beta program gives you early access to new versions ofGoogle Play services. This is especially useful for developers, because it givesthem the ability to test their apps on their own devices. It also gives Googlethe opportunity to provide a better experience to users around the world.
It's important to keep in mind that beta versions of Google Play services may beless stable than later versions officially released to the public. This meansthat some apps might crash, or that some features might not work properly. Forexample, your device could crash repeatedly, making any service on the deviceunavailable.
You can subscribe to the Google Play services beta using a web browser, ordirectly through your device. After you've signed up, whenever a beta version ofGoogle Play services is released, it will be automatically downloaded on alldevices using the Google account you signed up with.
Subscribe using the opt-in URL (recommended)
Browse to theAndroid App Testing - Google Play servicespage.
Click the Become a Tester button.
You're now a beta tester for Google Play services.
Subscribe using the Play Store
Go to the Google settings menu on your Android deviceby going to (settings) Settings> Google.
Tap (help) Help & feedbackin the top right corner of the screen.
Tap (more_vert) Morein the top right corner of the screen, then select View in Google PlayStore.
Scroll down to the Become a beta tester section, then tap I'm In.
If you want to use the production version of Google Play services, you'll haveto leave the beta program and then wait for the release of the next productionversion of Google Play services, which will be installed on your devices.
Leave the beta program using the opt-out URL (recommended)
Browse to theAndroid App Testing - Google Play servicespage, the same page where you joined the beta program.
In the Leave the testing program section, click theLeave the program link. A confirmation message will appear shortly,stating You left the testing program.
Leave the beta program using the Play Store
Go to the Google settings menu on your Android device. You can do this bygoing to Settings (settings) >Google.
Tap the overflow menu (more_vert)in the top right corner of the screen, and then select Help & feedback.
Tap the overflow menu (more_vert)in the top right corner of the screen, and then select View in Google PlayStore.
Scroll down to the You're a beta tester section, and then tap theLeave button.
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Last updated 2024-04-01 UTC.
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