My application uses Google maps feature which needs Google Play services to be installed and enabled on the device.I wanted to test a case in which if Google play service has been disabled by user manually ask user to enable it so that application can work properly.SO i need to test my code against this case but I don't know how do I disable (not uninstall) Google play service on my phone and check if my code works properly.
Thanks
Go to your device's Settings --> Applications --> Tab "All" --> Google Play services and press the Disable button.
It may pop up a dialog asking for a confirmation, in which case just answer OK.
Go to Setting then security then device administrator then the android one deactivate that one then back to the settings homepage then applications all and you can deactivate it 😀
If Google play services is not installed as a system app you won't have the option to disable it in system app settings, in this case where it's installed as a user app you can use an app like Titanium back up pro or link2SD to disable/freeze it.
(Root Required) (Only tested on CM13 Note 10.1)
Open ADB Shell (or Terminal on your rooted device) and type
cd /data/app/*vending*
mv base.apk base.apk.back
To disable all the apps that come with google's gapps you can use
pm disable <PACKAGE_NAME> (if rooted, run su once before this)
or
pm hide <PACKAGE_NAME> if not rooted.
To re-enable the apps use
pm enable <PACKAGE_NAME> (if rooted run su once before this)
and
pm unhide <PACKAGE_NAME> (if not rooted).
Enabling can also be done via the Settings > Apps > Show All apps > (tap app name) > Enable.
The commands should be run either from adb shell when connected via cable, or directly on the device from a terminal.
Here is a list of packages (extracted from open gapps mini):
com.google.android.apps.turbo
com.google.android.apps.wallpaper
com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher
com.opengapps.wellbeingoverlay
com.google.android.tts
com.google.android.gm.exchange
com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox
com.opengapps.pixellauncheroverlay
com.google.android.syncadapters.calendar
com.google.android.gm
com.google.android.markup
com.google.android.packageinstaller
com.google.android.apps.wellbeing
com.google.android.calendar
com.google.android.soundpicker
com.google.android.ext.shared
com.google.android.setupwizard
com.google.android.apps.restore
com.google.android.onetimeinitializer
com.google.android.carriersetup
com.google.android.backuptransport
com.google.android.setupwizard
com.google.android.gms
com.google.android.apps.pixelmigrate
com.google.android.gsf
com.google.android.gms.policy_sidecar_aps
com.android.vending
com.google.android.ext.services
com.google.android.feedback
com.google.android.syncadapters.contacts
com.google.android.configupdater
com.google.android.partnersetup
❗️ Use at your own risk! Make sure you backup your data before doing this!
The list may vary depending on the version of android and CPU architecture.
I removed Google Play services from my Samsung phone as it was taking up a lot of space. Read everywhere on forums by experts of serious problems and later realised these were just copy & Paste from Google itself.
I went ahead and just uninstalled it and got bonus of much better battery too. As I had sync on, Playstore still updated apps. So I disabled auto sync to do so manually for which I want as I do not really want maps etc; Youtube refused to start, so I now created a bookmark in my browser and access from there as anyhow I use my comp for downloads.
So if you have enough space just disable it in 'applications' or just remove it, your phone will function great - forget the experts comments/views on different forums which are copy and paste opinions from Google, you can always re-install if needed.
I have an LG-E400 smart phone, I always had problems with lack of memory. I uninstalled Google PLay Services today and everything is working fine. Maps, Youtube, Internet, everything working as normal.
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