The Google Play Services APK is a background system app and service layer from Google. It is not the Google Play Store app itself, but rather a core component that allows other Google apps (and many third-party apps) to communicate with Google's servers and services.
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The Google Play Services APK is a background system app and service layer from Google. It is not the Google Play Store app itself, but rather a core component that allows other Google apps (and many third-party apps) to communicate with Google's servers and services.