Google Play services provides useful services to your device and helps make your device more secure and reliable. System diagnostics is one such service provided by Google Play services.
Important: Google Play services is different from the Google Play Store.
Learn more about Google Play services.
Google Play services for system diagnostics sends information to Google about how you use your device, how well it performs, and how you use Google apps and services. This includes information such as your app usage data, network state, and permission settings. Google uses this information to provide services such as to improve your battery life, system, app stability, and to improve the Android experience for everyone.
For example, Google Play services for system diagnostics:
- Uses info about what uses the most battery on your device to help make common features use less battery.
- Uses permissions to give you control over how your data is used and makes sure only authorized apps access your data.
- Uses info about when apps crash and freeze on your device to help make the Android operating system more reliable.
Important: Some system diagnostics functionality works only on Android 9 and up. Learn how to check and update your Android version.
Control your preferences
To manage usage and diagnostics:
- On your Android device, open the Settings app.
- Tap Privacy
Usage & diagnostics.
- Turn Usage & diagnostics on or off.
Important: If you turn off usage and diagnostics, it doesn’t affect your device’s ability to send the information needed for essential services such as system updates and security.
How Google Play services for system diagnostics handles your data
Google Play services for system diagnostics may collect and share certain information and use certain permissions to support system diagnostics-related functionality on your device, such as the examples described above.
Permission use
Google Play services for system diagnostics may use device permissions. Such as:
Your phone may be accessed periodically to keep your device up to date by sending necessary system and security updates.
Additional data collection
Google Play services for system diagnostics may also collect and store the following data to support system diagnostics-related functionality.
- Your Android device and usage information such as battery level, quality of network connection, app usage, app crashes, and app freeze information may be used to analyze and improve the Android experience.
- Your permission settings and usage information may be used to give permission access to the authorized apps on your device.
- If your web and app activity is turned on, the data is saved to your Google account.
Any information that Google collects is handled in accordance with Google's Privacy Policy.