Fix “Google Play Services has stopped” Error Message:

The error message “Google play services has stopped” has recently started popping up on a number of Android 5.0 or Android 5.1 Lollipop based phones and tablets — so we looked into it and here are a few solutions to fix this issue. What causes the error to show up? A number of reasons. May be your Internet connection just went down? Or you have a very old and outdated version of Google Play Services installed. Or this is because of a bug on Google’s end and a fix may be coming out soon.
A number of reasons are available for the “Google play services has stopped” error. We found several methods to fix this error and let’s see which one fits for your Android phone and tablet.

How to: Fix “Google play services has stopped” Error

You can try these one by one and see which one works for your device.
Solution 1 - Update Google Play Services to the latest version. You can download from here. You may be getting an error because you have a very outdated version or the one you have is having a conflict/bug with the current Android version in your phone.

Solution 2 - Clear the Google Play Services cache. The Google Play Services app in your phone acts like a framework for all the Google and Google Play apps installed in your phone. You can try cleaning up its cache and see if that would fix the issue. This worked with one of our team members! Read these quick and easy steps :

• Go to Settings > Apps.
• Scroll to All apps and then scroll down to “Google Play Services” app.
• Open the app details and tap on the “Force stop” button.
• Then, tap on the “Clear cache” button.

Solution 3 - Clear the Google Services Framework cache. The Google Services Framework system app on your Android device stores information and helps your phone sync with Google servers — and keeps your Google Play Services up and running. This could be one of the reasons why you are not able to connect to Google servers using the app and keep getting the error message. Read these quick and easy steps :

• Go to Settings > Apps.
• Scroll to All apps and then scroll down to “Google Services Framework” app.
• Open the app details and tap on the “Force stop” button.
• Then, tap on the “Clear cache” button.

Solution 4 - Check your Internet connection. May be your WiFi network is blocking any of the IP addresses that Google use. You can also try switching the WiFi on or off on your phone — same with mobile data.
Solution 5 - This goes without saying, but may be a simple reboot of your Android phone/tablet could fix the problem.
Solution 6 - We hate to say this, but in the end, you might just want to install a custom ROM that is stable with no bugs. You can check out our Custom ROMs section for any Android 5.0 or Android 5.1 Lollipop custom firmwares.