Google's proprietary software bundle on the Android platform
This article is about the collection of Google apps pre-installed on Android devices. For the software library named "com.google.android.gms", see Google Play Services.
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Google Mobile Services (GMS) is a collection of proprietary applications and application programming interfaces (APIs) services from Google that are typically pre-installed on Android devices, such as smartphones, tablets, and smart TVs. GMS is not a part of the Android Open Source Project (AOSP), which means an Android manufacturer needs to obtain a license from Google in order to legally pre-install GMS on an Android device. This license is provided by Google without any licensing fees except in the EU.[1][2][3][4]
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