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welcome back to Android Q&A my name is Jason this is where we try and answer your most pressing Android questions like Google Play services stopped it's okay we've got you covered so some of you may be in the same position as Naveen where you receive this message my phone keeps getting this message unfortunately Google Play Services has stopped what do I do well all you have to do is follow these simple steps first go to settings then application manager then Google Play Store and then select uninstall updates after that reboot your device if that does not work for you Naveen you can check out the link below where there's a number of different options to solve that problem good luck the next question is all about how to put your phone into recovery mode hello Jace how can i reset my galaxy s3 to stock recovery I'm using clockworkmod and my phone is rooted while Behar entering recovery mode and a Galaxy s3 is pretty easy all you have to do is shut down your device and while booting hold the volume button up the home button and the power button simultaneously there's a video in the description below that shows you exactly how to do it next question deals with those who really want a good smartphone but have a serious budget hey Jase people talk about flagship phones a lot but what do you think is the best a budget phone maybe around $100 recently we've seen an impressive wave of smart phones for both entry-level and mid tier phones from Alcatel specifically the Alcatel OneTouch hero and the OneTouch Idol lines now depending on where you live this phone may cost more than $100 but it just goes to show Alcatel is really helping the market mature in providing decent smart phones on a budget and for me I think this is really exciting because in the near future we may be able to buy entry level or mid tier phones you know two or three hundred dollars and buy a new one each year and not have to be wedded to a carrier because the only decent phone available was a $700 phone that's good news for all of us so the next question deals with how to restore storage to a new phone my friend Pierre asks what is the best way to restore apps after making a clean installation so I did this thing quite often I'll just Reece my phone you know three or four times a year to speed it up if I've got too much gunk on it I'll just do a factory reset now the easiest straightforward way to do this is just install titanium backup now titanium backup is not a sponsor here I'm not necessarily trying to pimp their app but it's just so simple and straightforward so after I do a factory reset I don't have to install apps individually I don't have to transfer music back or my podcasts or audiobooks and believe me those things are very important to me I just did a factory reset a couple days ago and it just kind of all went back to the way I originally had it I like that good stuff check out titanium backup it has great reviews it'll save his medics thanks for watching Android army my name is Jason I know many of you will be anticipating to find out who won the t-shirt contest question from last week where I asked about the original inspiration for the SmartWatch a true SmartWatch and I was referring to an obscure at least I thought was an obscure cartoon from 30 years ago called battle of the planets and the team was called the g-force and it was hard to ascertain actually who answered the question first because we had so many questions come in right after the video went live via Twitter Google+ and YouTube comments so I did my best to ascertain who was first and the first answer that I can find was correct with six minutes after the video went live and that was from Michael Francis so Michael you can get in contact with me and I will send you a t-shirt wherever you live in the world you know the drill you don't want to forget about my brothers in Android Josh Joe in the tech ninja Kevin and Chris now if you didn't win this week's t-shirt there will be another Q&A coming out later this week where I have another question for all you Android aficionados connect with me here on Google+ or Twitter I read everything all the @replies all comments all that kind of stuff and I shall see you later on this week on Android Q&A