Google Play Services Updated To 6.1.71 With New Google Settings Icon, UI Tweaks [APK Download]

Just over a week after its last update, it seems Google Play Services is receiving another bump – this time up to 6.1.71.

Of course, Google hasn’t posted an official change log for the update quite yet, but we’ve already got the APK and can point out a few differences. The most obvious one is of course the new launcher icon for Google Settings, which follows Google’s yet unspoken launcher icon design guidelines

^materiyolo?

The various menus also have new L-style checkboxes on pre-L devices. We’re still digging around to see what’s new, so we’ll add more details here as we find them.

In the meantime you can grab the APK for yourself. Like other recent updates, this APK behaves oddly on the L preview. The colors are dark, resources mismatched, and the overflow button causes a force close. It seems Google is holding back some updates (like the Play Store) from the L preview, likely due to API conflicts. Download at your own risk!

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The APK is signed by Google and upgrades your existing app. The cryptographic signature guarantees that the file is safe to install and was not tampered with in any way. Rather than wait for Google to push this download to your devices, which can take days, download and install it just like any other APK.

File name: com.google.android.gms-6.1.71_(1501030-038)-6171038-minAPI9.apk

Version: 6.1.71 (1501030-038)

MD5: 732957d7e1a054400532cf471e32ba16

Thanks, Ricky!