Google Play Services cannot be found

[Dicky-Art]

I cannot find Google Play Services on my Xperia S.

I connect to my pc and install from web and it downloads and says "your Google play services will be installed soon". Still nothing.

I have Apps that are not working on my phone because Google Play Services is not there.  I can't see it in settings>Apps. Can't see it's icon anywhere.

Please can anyone help?

Cheers

[Dicky-Art]

[Uliwooly]

So you have rooted the phone and you are experiencing issues, correct?

[Dicky-Art]

Yes, Rooted following advice to remove some apps to allow others to update etc etc, but unfortunately not fully understanding the technicalities! Stupidly deleted Google Play not realising the concequences!

[Dicky-Art]

Managed to install Google Play Store and Google Play Services......

by....

1. Device rooted?
2. Download Root explorer and install it. Link: https:­/­/onedrive.live.com­/redir­?resid­=701CBA6E5F70...

3. Download google play. link: https:­/­/onedrive.live.com­/redir­?resid­=701CBA6E5F70...

DO NOT INSTALL GOOGLE PLAY YET

4. Download google play services. Link: https:­/­/onedrive.live.com­/redir­?resid­=701CBA6E5F70...
DO NOT INSTALL GOOGLE PLAY SERVICES YET

5. Go to root explorer, and navigate to the folder were you saved Google Play and Google Play Services (Usally sdcard/download)Now long press on each of them, and select copy or move.

6. Move the files to system/apps by going back to the root or main screen of root explorer, and navigate to system/app.

7. Now paste these .APKs into this folder.

8. Change the permission by long clicking Google Play and Google Play Services, and check the boxs to User: Read and Write. Group: Read. Others: Read. (Check this picture to make sure you checked them right https:­/­/onedrive.live.com­/redir­?resid­=701CBA6E5F70...)

9.Now you can finally install Google Play And Google Play Services

10. Before they work correctly you will need to restart your device...................................HOWEVER.......>

They are listed as installed but they don't work, it just says "Unfortunately Google Play has stopped"

[Dicky-Art · Accepted solution]

Haha....using root browser application delete the folder for com.android.vending

path for which is /data/data/com.android.vending.

Then reinstall Google Play services and Google Play Store from the root system/apps folder....

SORTED!

[Uliwooly]

Glad to hear that you figured it out