Google Apps keep reinstalling/ reactivating

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Just to clarify, here my recent experiences with the update process:

  1. Keep an eye on VPN / firewall software to not block internet access for the following services.

  2. You need Google play services activated for the update menu to appear.
    com.google.android.gms

  3. You need Google services framework activated otherwise the update check will not really work.
    com.google.android.gsf

  4. After the update disable both of them if you don’t want them to run by default. Deactivating com.google.android.gms only succeeds if you disable it as a device admin (Even if you disabled it before it registers itself again after the update.)

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