diff --git a/lib/internals.js b/lib/internals.js
index 9d26cce7..159ba007 100644
--- a/lib/internals.js
+++ b/lib/internals.js
@@ -22,10 +22,43 @@ const GRADLE_DEPS = {
   admob: 'ads',
 };
 
+const PLAY_SERVICES_CODES = {
+  1: {
+    code: 'SERVICE_MISSING',
+    message: 'Google Play services is missing on this device.',
+  },
+  2: {
+    code: 'SERVICE_VERSION_UPDATE_REQUIRED',
+    message: 'The installed version of Google Play services on this device is out of date.',
+  },
+  3: {
+    code: 'SERVICE_DISABLED',
+    message: 'The installed version of Google Play services has been disabled on this device.',
+  },
+  9: {
+    code: 'SERVICE_INVALID',
+    message: 'The version of the Google Play services installed on this device is not authentic.',
+  },
+  18: {
+    code: 'SERVICE_UPDATING',
+    message: 'Google Play services is currently being updated on this device.',
+  },
+  19: {
+    code: 'SERVICE_MISSING_PERMISSION',
+    message: 'Google Play service doesn\'t have one or more required permissions.',
+  },
+};
+
 export default {
   // default options
   OPTIONS: {
     logLevel: 'warn',
+    errorOnMissingPlayServices: true,
+    promptOnMissingPlayServices: true,
+  },
+
+  FLAGS: {
+    checkedPlayServices: false,
   },
 
   // track all initialized firebase apps
@@ -141,15 +174,15 @@ export default {
     /**
      * @return {string}
      */
-    ERROR_UNSUPPORTED_CLASS_METHOD(classname, method) {
-      return `${classname}.${method}() is unsupported by the native Firebase SDKs.`;
+    ERROR_UNSUPPORTED_CLASS_METHOD(className, method) {
+      return `${className}.${method}() is unsupported by the native Firebase SDKs.`;
     },
 
     /**
      * @return {string}
      */
-    ERROR_UNSUPPORTED_CLASS_PROPERTY(classname, property) {
-      return `${classname}.${property} is unsupported by the native Firebase SDKs.`;
+    ERROR_UNSUPPORTED_CLASS_PROPERTY(className, property) {
+      return `${className}.${property} is unsupported by the native Firebase SDKs.`;
     },
 
     /**
@@ -159,6 +192,32 @@ export default {
       return `firebase.${module._NAMESPACE}().${method}() is unsupported by the native Firebase SDKs.`;
     },
 
+
+    /**
+     * @return {string}
+     */
+    ERROR_PLAY_SERVICES(statusCode) {
+      const knownError = PLAY_SERVICES_CODES[statusCode];
+      let start = 'Google Play Services is required to run firebase services on android but a valid installation was not found on this device.';
+
+      if (statusCode === 2) {
+        start = 'Google Play Services is out of date and may cause some firebase services like authentication to hang when used. It is recommended that you update it.';
+      }
+
+      // eslint-disable-next-line prefer-template
+      return `${start}\r\n\r\n` +
+        '-------------------------\r\n' +
+        (knownError ?
+            `${knownError.code}: ${knownError.message} (code ${statusCode})` :
+            `A specific play store availability reason reason was not available (unknown code: ${statusCode || null})`
+        ) +
+        '\r\n-------------------------' +
+        '\r\n\r\n' +
+        'For more information on how to resolve this issue, configure Play Services checks or for guides on how to validate Play Services on your users devices see the link below:' +
+        '\r\n\r\nhttp://invertase.link/play-services';
+    },
+
+
     DEFAULT_APP_NAME,
   },