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If a Google Services update is causing problems, there's a quick fix
With the tap of a button, you can roll back certain updates.
Use this carefully, and it could get you out of a jam.
Over the past decade, there have been a handful of occasions when an Android update wreaked havoc on my phone. Once, it was so bad that I had to do a factory reset and start over.
Not ideal.
There have also been situations where an update didn't cause catastrophic problems, but did give me a headache or two. For example, a Google Play Services update led to the inability to install apps. That issue wasn't resolved until Google pushed an update to the service.
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