Google play app not showing up in app drawer but it is installed. How do i fix it?

[Android Central Question]

okay, so my google play services app has dissapeared from my app drawer (i have a samsung j3) and i know it is installed as when i go onto my app in settings it says its installed. And i have tried reinstalling it from google and it hasnt done anything. Im very confused. Without google play services i cant use quite a few other apps.

 

[Epic_fire fly]

Go to the Google Play Services app page in the Play Store (either on your phone or your computer browser) and see if you have the option to update. If you go to that page on your computer browser, click the Installed button, then click the device list dropdown, and see if your phone is selectable.

I did that and for some odd reason there were 3 different versions of my phone saying last used :yesterday then a few months ago and a year ago. Ive clicked in them all. Its says its going to install on my device soon but i have tried this a while ago and it didnt make a difference .

 

[B. Diddy]

Do those time periods correspond to when you may have done factory resets?

See what happens if you wipe the cache partition: https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-34505

 

[Epic_fire fly]

Do those time periods correspond to when you may have done factory resets?

See what happens if you wipe the cache partition: https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-34505

I wiped the cache partition. The time periods dont correspond with any factory restes because im 80% ive never done a factory reset on my current phone. Ive tried to install google play services once again but so far nothing has happened. The app is still not in the app screen and pretty much everything is the same.

 

[B. Diddy]

You may just have to do a factory reset, then.:-\

 

[Epic_fire fly]

You may just have to do a factory reset, then.:-\

Oh ok. Thats not good but thanks