Android users may encounter a situation where the Google Play app on their Android device continually prompts “This app won’t run unless you update Google Play services.” Despite attempting to update, this prompt keeps appearing and is stuck in a loop.
To solve this problem, follow these steps:
- From the Home screen, open your apps, then choose “Settings“.
- Select “Apps“.
- Scroll down and tap “Google Play Store“.
- Choose “Storage“.
- Select “Clear Data“.
Restart the phone, and you should no longer be stuck in a loop with the prompt to update Google Play.
alec says
August 23, 2018 at 5:01 pmnor me. It is in a loop at start up after reset and no way to get to settings.
Carl-Johan Svensson says
February 14, 2018 at 3:12 amDid NOT work for me. Samsung Galaxy Note 4, Android 6.0.1 (yes I did clear and then restart phone)
AJDiaz says
January 26, 2018 at 2:13 pmFor me, what worked was switching to a different WiFi. Apparently this update was using something that my normal WiFi did not like. Not sure what. Perhaps a different port. Perhaps bad SSL. Not sure. But I switched to a WiFi that was more open, and it immediately worked.
Zenfone 3 says
January 17, 2018 at 8:47 amThe method i used is: Settings->Apps-> Reset app preferences
And wow… apps updation statred..
Kevin Oscroft says
January 7, 2018 at 9:34 amWorked on my Moto G3
Mitch Bartlett says
January 7, 2018 at 8:12 amHard reset?
Geoff says
January 7, 2018 at 6:24 amStill stuck in the loop. Any more ideas?
Licantropo Vegano says
January 6, 2018 at 1:57 pmDoesn’t work for me