Google Play services is responsible for powering a great number of features on modern Android devices. Some Android users today have been getting a “Update Google Play services” notification today.
The “Update Google Play services” notification is being sent by various first-party Google apps. Google Messages and Search cannot function properly without Play services in most cases.
Top comment by Paul Grange
Got this too, Monday 18th. Had two chats with Google 'techs' today, who both knew absolutely nothing about it. I'm sure it'll get patched, but hopefully soon as it's REALLY annoying. Glad it's not just me
UPDATE I've just got an update, version 25.10.34, and dated 18 March. I don't know if this because I opted out of beta yesterday, thinking that the beta version may be the problem, and back in to beta this morning, or if the bug's been fixed. Time will tell.
Tapping opens the Play Store listing for Google Play services — direct link here — but no update is actually available. The latest stable version is 25.09.33.
Users are able to dismiss the notification, but it appears again after a few minutes. Troubleshooting steps like reboot or clearing Storage/Cache (which is not recommended) does not resolve the notification.
As such, this is most likely a bug. There are several user reports today across Pixel and Samsung devices, but it doesn’t appear to be a widespread issue at the moment. Hopefully, Google can address this with a server-side fix.
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