“Google Play services are updating” error on release, not emulator (Google Play Services 12.6.73, Huawei devices)

Question

I\'m facing the same issue as in Stack Overflow question "Google Play services are updating" in Google Maps API.

Unfortunately, out of nowhere, some o

Answer 1

AFAICT there is nothing an app developer can do to fix it. As @xomena mentions in her answer Google is working on it.

Just to add the complete solution for an end-user here:

• go to Settings > Apps & Notifications > App > Google Play Services > Storage
• click Clear Cache
• go to Manage Space and click Clear all data

Be aware that the issue reappears if you reboot your device

Someone created a video you can refer your users to at https://youtu.be/VgMtZnyem5Y