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  How to stop "game service must be updated ..." messages nospam@thanks.com - 2016-08-08 14:22 +0100
    Re: How to stop "game service must be updated ..." messages VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2016-08-08 12:35 -0500
      Re: How to stop "game service must be updated ..." messages nospam@thanks.com - 2016-08-08 22:31 +0100
        Re: How to stop "game service must be updated ..." messages B00ze <B00ze64@hotmail.com> - 2016-08-08 20:03 -0400
    Re: How to stop "game service must be updated ..." messages Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2016-08-09 14:51 +0000
      Re: How to stop "game service must be updated ..." messages nospam@thanks.com - 2016-08-09 16:52 +0100
        Re: How to stop "game service must be updated ..." messages nospam@thanks.com - 2016-08-17 13:47 +0100
          Re: How to stop "game service must be updated ..." messages AL <noemail@none.com> - 2016-08-17 16:15 -0700
          Re: How to stop "game service must be updated ..." messages B00ze <B00ze64@hotmail.com> - 2016-08-17 20:50 -0400

#33209 — How to stop "game service must be updated ..." messages

This is becoming annoying. I don't play games and want to stop this 
update message but I can't find a way to do it ("previews" are set Off 
and "hide on lock screen" is On) ... any suggestions?

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#33220

nospam wrote:

> This is becoming annoying. I don't play games and want to stop this 
> update message but I can't find a way to do it ("previews" are set Off 
> and "hide on lock screen" is On) ... any suggestions?

Application Manager
Slide over to the All column.
Scroll down to the Google Play Games app.
Tap on it.
Deselect the "Show notifications" option.

Different Android version may have different navigation and menu names
and groupings.  I'm on 4.4.4 Kitkat.

I'm guessing "games" means the Google Play Games app.  If you have other
gaming apps, you'll have to do the same to get to their "Show
notifications" option to disable it.

I've never used the Google Play Games app.  I just tried but it halts
its use (which prevents me from looking at its settings) by first
demanding that I create a gamer ID.  Since I'm not going to use it, I'm
not going to bother creating a gamer ID that I will never use.  So the
above is how I would go about disabling ALL notifications by that app.

If you never intend to use the app, and because you are not allowed to
uninstall it (unless rooted), another choice would be to "Turn off" that
app.  No point in wasting any memory or CPU cycles on a service or
background process that you will never use.  Less memory used, less
resources used, less chance the smartphone will bog down.  Actually, for
the Google Play Games app, once you select the "Turn off" option, it
then prompts if you want to uninstall it.  Hmm, maybe you can uninstall
this app while not rooted.  I didn't try to do the uninstall to see if
it really works (it's a new smartphone, my first, so I'm not yet ready
to be uninstalling anything other than what I installed since getting
back the pre-installed apps probably requires a reset which means losing
all the user-installed apps).  For now, just disable its notifications,
then decide later whether or not you want to turn it off (which might
uninstall it).

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#33229

On 08/08/2016 18:35, VanguardLH wrote:
> nospam wrote:
>
>> This is becoming annoying. I don't play games and want to stop this
>> update message but I can't find a way to do it ("previews" are set Off
>> and "hide on lock screen" is On) ... any suggestions?
>
> Application Manager
> Slide over to the All column.
> Scroll down to the Google Play Games app.
> Tap on it.
> Deselect the "Show notifications" option.
>
> Different Android version may have different navigation and menu names
> and groupings.  I'm on 4.4.4 Kitkat.
>
> I'm guessing "games" means the Google Play Games app.  If you have other
> gaming apps, you'll have to do the same to get to their "Show
> notifications" option to disable it.
>
> I've never used the Google Play Games app.  I just tried but it halts
> its use (which prevents me from looking at its settings) by first
> demanding that I create a gamer ID.  Since I'm not going to use it, I'm
> not going to bother creating a gamer ID that I will never use.  So the
> above is how I would go about disabling ALL notifications by that app.
>
> If you never intend to use the app, and because you are not allowed to
> uninstall it (unless rooted), another choice would be to "Turn off" that
> app.  No point in wasting any memory or CPU cycles on a service or
> background process that you will never use.  Less memory used, less
> resources used, less chance the smartphone will bog down.  Actually, for
> the Google Play Games app, once you select the "Turn off" option, it
> then prompts if you want to uninstall it.  Hmm, maybe you can uninstall
> this app while not rooted.  I didn't try to do the uninstall to see if
> it really works (it's a new smartphone, my first, so I'm not yet ready
> to be uninstalling anything other than what I installed since getting
> back the pre-installed apps probably requires a reset which means losing
> all the user-installed apps).  For now, just disable its notifications,
> then decide later whether or not you want to turn it off (which might
> uninstall it).
>
Thanks, but it's already disabled, has no permissions and has 
notifications blocked ... but still I get update notifications! Grr!

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#33232

On 2016-08-08 17:31, nospam@thanks.com wrote:

> On 08/08/2016 18:35, VanguardLH wrote:
>> nospam wrote:
>>
>>> This is becoming annoying. I don't play games and want to stop this
>>> update message but I can't find a way to do it ("previews" are set Off
>>> and "hide on lock screen" is On) ... any suggestions?
>>
> Thanks, but it's already disabled, has no permissions and has
> notifications blocked ... but still I get update notifications! Grr!

It's not a google thing, it's a samsung thing. Get this:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ospolice.packagedisablerpro

Enable Device Admin
Disable the GameService (com.enhance.gameservice)

Regards,

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#33246

nospam@thanks.com wrote:
> This is becoming annoying. I don't play games and want to stop this 
> update message but I can't find a way to do it ("previews" are set Off 
> and "hide on lock screen" is On) ... any suggestions?

  You have a Samsung device, right?

  From Googling, this seems to be related to the Samsung apps and hence
not a generic Android issue.

  If you search on the error message, you'll find many reports.

  This one *seems* to have a solution (or hack?):

<http://androidforums.com/threads/gameservice-needs-update.1043720>

<quote>

Go to application manager. Then to Samsung push services and click on
notifications. Enable "Hide on lock screen". Did this 3 days ago and no
more notification 

</quote>

  HTH.

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#33247

On 09/08/2016 15:51, Frank Slootweg wrote:
> nospam@thanks.com wrote:
>> This is becoming annoying. I don't play games and want to stop this
>> update message but I can't find a way to do it ("previews" are set Off
>> and "hide on lock screen" is On) ... any suggestions?
>
>   You have a Samsung device, right?
>
>   From Googling, this seems to be related to the Samsung apps and hence
> not a generic Android issue.
>
>   If you search on the error message, you'll find many reports.
>
>   This one *seems* to have a solution (or hack?):
>
> <http://androidforums.com/threads/gameservice-needs-update.1043720>
>
> <quote>
>
> Go to application manager. Then to Samsung push services and click on
> notifications. Enable "Hide on lock screen". Did this 3 days ago and no
> more notification
>
> </quote>
>
>   HTH.
>
Thanks! That looks promising. I've blocked notifications so will find 
out if it works in a day or so.

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#33471

On 09/08/2016 16:52, nospam@thanks.com wrote:
> On 09/08/2016 15:51, Frank Slootweg wrote:
>> nospam@thanks.com wrote:
>>> This is becoming annoying. I don't play games and want to stop this
>>> update message but I can't find a way to do it ("previews" are set Off
>>> and "hide on lock screen" is On) ... any suggestions?
>>
>>   You have a Samsung device, right?
>>
>>   From Googling, this seems to be related to the Samsung apps and hence
>> not a generic Android issue.
>>
>>   If you search on the error message, you'll find many reports.
>>
>>   This one *seems* to have a solution (or hack?):
>>
>> <http://androidforums.com/threads/gameservice-needs-update.1043720>
>>
>> <quote>
>>
>> Go to application manager. Then to Samsung push services and click on
>> notifications. Enable "Hide on lock screen". Did this 3 days ago and no
>> more notification
>>
>> </quote>
>>
>>   HTH.
>>
> Thanks! That looks promising. I've blocked notifications so will find
> out if it works in a day or so.

It didn't work. I have the same message today.

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#33499

nospam@thanks.com wrote:

>>>> This is becoming annoying. I don't play games and want
>>>> to stop this
>>>> update message but I can't find a way to do it
>>>> ("previews" are set Off
>>>> and "hide on lock screen" is On) ... any suggestions?

>> I've blocked notifications
>> so will find
>> out if it works in a day or so.
>
> It didn't work. I have the same message today.

If the notification is coming from the game app you might 
try disabling it. My Samsung tablet allows me to disable 
most of the bloatware I don't use.

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#33502

On 2016-08-17 08:47, nospam@thanks.com wrote:

> It didn't work. I have the same message today.

Second time; I wont repeat this a 3rd time:

Get this: 
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ospolice.packagedisablerpro

Enable Device Admin
Disable the GameService (com.enhance.gameservice)

Regards,

-- 
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! (o o)   Member:David-Suzuki-Fdn/EFF/Red+Cross/SPCA/Planetary-Society
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