title: "Google Play services are updating" in Google Maps API
body: <p>I have an Android app which makes use of Google Maps. All of a sudden, it stopped working in release mode. The Map view tells <em>Google Play services are updating</em> on the emulator and on real devices. Searching on the net everyone talks about the API key file, but this is not my problem!</p>
  
  <p>I have tried every possible different combination of release settings, and <strong>I have found out</strong> that the problem occurs when I set <code>debuggable = false</code> in the build configuration (with <code>debuggable = true</code> it works). I can't understand why Maps aren't working because, of course, the APK is not debuggable. I have also tried multiple versions of Google Play services, even the latest (<code>10.2.0</code>). No difference.</p>
  
  <p>What can I do? Please help as I can't release any new release on Play Store until I fix this bug.</p>
  
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