text: Q:
  
  Xamarin Google Play Services missing?
  
  I'm attempting to get Google Cloud Messaging working in a Xamarin Forms Android app from within Visual Studio 2012 and the GoogleApiAvailability.Instance.IsGooglePlayServicesAvailable(this) call is returning error code 1 (Missing Service). I made sure that the NuGet package was installed (otherwise the namespace isn't available) and that the Android SDK Manager had Google Play services installed.
  What more do I need to do to make the service available?
  Edit 10/20 1:34PM
  The IsGooglePlayServicesAvailable() returns the success code when I debug the app over USB on my device
  
  A:
  
  My problem was that I was trying to use the emulators that come with the Android SDK, instead of the Xamarin Android Player https://xamarin.com/android-player. 
  Keep in mind that you will also need to install the Google Play Store app and update it if you need to use Google Play services https://university.xamarin.com/resources/how-to-install-google-play-on-android-emulator
  
  