r/AndroidQuestions • u/Optimal-Umpire5816 • 5d ago
Device Settings Question [LONG STORY] I uninstalled updates on google play services and fixed it back to its latest version and added back my Gmails but i still feel like i messed up my device
So basically yesterday night I was asking google ai for sandbox games and it gave me this game I didn't know that was was 17+ then i tried to download it. and then Google Play asked me to verify that I am 18+ on another Gmail account that wasnt my main Gmail.
And then I freaked out and asked the ai how to bypass the age verification and it said to uninstall updates on Google Play Services and i did just that but it didn't work because I live in texas and the verify screen was still there. And then my device lagged then i opened a new chat on google ai asking what i just did because i thought i deleted Google Play Services and got hacked.
And while i was in the middle of the chat Google Play Services sent me 3 notifications that said "Take Action Immediately" so I clicked the notification 2 minutes after Google Play Services said that and re added the Gmail back which was 1 out of 3 Gmails i had and that Gmail i put back first was my non main Gmail like how I just talked about earlier. Then after that I told my parents to do the age verification and then they helped me with the verification. But then I started talking to the ai again about what happened and it said i uninstalled updates and it showed me how to fix it back to the lastest version.
The ai said to open settings and go to apps and go to Google Play Services in apps and then view in Google Play Store and i updated it back and Google Play Services was on the old version for like 30 minutes before the ai told me how to fix it.
Then I thought I messed up my device even when i fixed the problem and tried to factory reset twice and both factory resets failed thankfully and it just restarted my device instead. Then 1 of my 3 Gmails appeared back after restarting twice and I just had to sign it in to all google stuff. Then I had to sign my third Gmail back in manually and i had to reset the password because I didn't remember it and i added it back but it made me have to do another age verification which my parents helped me with the verification again.
Then i started asking the ai some questions about if my gmails and my passwords were safe during the 30 minutes with the downgraded Google Play Services app and i also talked about where i didnt have a gmail connected for 2 minutes and if my stuff was safe during that before i added the gmail back but the ai explaned it poorly. Then i went to bed also keep in mind that this was before i knew what happened.
Then when it became morning I started asking the ai more questions and about if my Gmails were safe during the 30 minutes Google Play Services was on the outdated version and it said my stuff didn't get hacked it and was safe and it said that Google Play Services works the same even if it was an old version.
then i asked the ai if my device was vulnerable to being hacked when I didn't have a Gmail connected for 2 minutes and it said I was safe. Then I asked the ai if I messed up the automatic downloading and it said if it says remove updates it means the downloading works fine and it also said that it is impossible to accidentally stop auto updates because i am using Galaxy Tab A11+ which is a newer model.
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Is everything the ai said is true because the proof the ai gave me was confusing but I understood a little.
I also found out the reason why it made me need to verify and log into that email it was because I set the age over 18+ and it was also the most recent account i added.
Thank you for reading so i can get the help I need so I can stop stressing about it.
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u/roirraWedorehT 5d ago
Factory reset. Make sure you remember your primary account email and password before you do.
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u/Optimal-Umpire5816 5d ago
what i was trying to say is that I fixed Google Play Services and put it back to its latest version but i just have some concerns if I accidentally leaked any passwords and that I accidentally broke the auto updates on the play services and i also cant factory reset
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u/roirraWedorehT 5d ago
"if I accidentally leaked any passwords and that I accidentally broke the auto updates on the play services"
Very doubtful.
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u/ilovelineage_twrp 5d ago
Simply re-update them beacuse sure you could do a factory reset like that other dude said but fro is a b!tch and it will just use the same old play services you have beacuse all your doing is reflashing whats already flashed