title: How to fix a "SQLiteConnection for gms database" that was leaked
body: <p>My application, which uses <strong>Google Play Services</strong>, received the following warning in the logcat</p>
  
  <pre><code> 12-06 12:53:58.240 2748-2757/com.google.android.gms W/SQLiteConnectionPool: A SQLiteConnection object for database '/data/data/com.google.android.gms/databases/metrics.db' was leaked!  Please fix your application to end transactions in progress properly and to close the database when it is no longer needed.
      12-06 12:53:58.240 2748-2757/com.google.android.gms W/SQLiteConnectionPool: A SQLiteConnection object for database '/data/data/com.google.android.gms/databases/help_responses.db' was leaked!  Please fix your application to end transactions in progress properly and to close the database when it is no longer needed.
      12-06 12:53:58.240 2748-2757/com.google.android.gms W/SQLiteConnectionPool: A SQLiteConnection object for database '/data/data/com.google.android.gms/databases/auto_complete_suggestions.db' was leaked!  Please fix your application to end transactions in progress properly and to close the database when it is no longer needed.
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  <p>...but unlike all the other cases discussed on SO, <strong>my application does not use any databases</strong>, </p>
  
  <p>rather, it seems to be a leak from a database of <strong>Google Play Services</strong>. </p>
  
  <p>How would one fix that? </p>