What’s new in Android’s September 2025 Google System Updates [U]

The monthly “Google System Release Notes” primarily detail what’s new in Play services, Play Store, and Play system update across Android phones/tablets, Wear OS, Google/Android TV, Auto, and PC. Some features apply to end users, while others are aimed at developers.

The following first-party apps comprise the “Google System”:

• Adaptive Connectivity Services: Search the “All apps” list in Settings and open App info for the version number
• Android System Intelligence: App info
• Android System Key Verifier: App info
• Android System SafetyCore: App info
• Android System WebView: App info
• Android TV Core Services
• Device Health Services: App info
• Google Partner Setup: App info
• Google Play Protect Service: App info
• Google Play services: App info
• Google Play Services for AR: App info
• Google Play Store: App info
• Google Play system update: Settings > About phone > Android version
• Private Compute Services: App info
• Settings Services: App info
• SIM Manager: App info
• System parental controls: App info

A feature appearing in the changelog does not mean it’s widely available. Some capabilities take months to fully launch.

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To close out September, we have:

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• Pixel phones are getting Android’s ‘Audio Sharing’ with Auracast support
• Google Play adding You tab, new gaming profile, Q&A posts, and more 

Google Play services v25.38 (2025-09-29)

Device Connectivity

• [Phone] With this feature, you can join audio sharing through Fast Pair.
• [Phone] You can now restore data from your fully managed device after you setup your new device.

Security & Privacy

• [Phone] You’ll now get an improved text description for shared location.

System Management

• [Phone, TV] Minor UI improvements for Play Games profile creation flow.

Utilities

• [Auto, Phone] You can now autofill and save wallet valuables like loyalty cards, flight codes, and promo codes.

Wallet

• [Phone] New developer features for Google and third party app developers to support Digital Wallet & Payments related processes in their apps.

Google Play Store v48.2 (2025-09-29)

• [Phone] Introducing the You tab, a curated destination on Play where you can more deeply engage with the topics you care about most
• [Phone] With this update, you can now find personalized app content from your installed apps in “You” tab.
• [Phone] With the Public Profile and Follow feature, you can now follow other players to view their profile and gaming activity and share your profile with your friends.
• [Phone] You can now use M-Pesa to pay on Play in Kenya.
• [Phone] With gaming streaks, you can now get rewards when you play any game.
• [Phone] With this update, you can access web sources for AI-generated content from our chatbot.
• [Phone] You can now find the latest community YouTube videos for select games.
• [Phone] If you are new to Google Play, you can select your interests across categories to get instant personalized recommendations.
• [Phone] You can now find and manage Google Play Games for Windows through Play Store on your Android phone.

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Google Play services v25.37 (2025-09-22)

Account Management

• [Phone] Stability improvements and bug fixes.

Developer Services

• [Phone] You can now easily scan multiple pages in real-time with the interactive Android document scanner.
• [Auto, Phone, TV, Wear] New developer features for Google and third party app developers to support Account Management related processes in their apps.

Device Connectivity

• [Phone, Wear] Bug fixes for Device Connections related services.

Location & Context

• [Phone] With this feature, you’ll get quality improvements to your timeline when you check-in on the place sheet.

Support

• [Phone] With this update, you can now find information about new Android features.

Wallet

• [Phone] With this feature, users in Japan can set up balance notifications for their transit cards.
• [Phone] With this update, developers can sideload closed-loop cards into Google Wallet.

Google Play Store v48.1 (2025-09-22)

• [Phone] With this update, you’ll get improved notifications about your recent app installs that are ready to use.
• [Phone] UI improvements to help prevent disablement of protection due to exploitation.
• [PC, Phone] With this update, editorial pages on Play feature new formats that highlight apps and content more effectively.
• [Phone] With this new update, a new section in Comics Hub shows all the latest manga release in one place.

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Google Play services v25.36 (2025-09-15)

Account Management

• [Auto] With this update, you’ll now get an improved Google sign-in engagement and discovery in Automotive.
• [Wear] You can now use the dashboard in Parental Controls with an expressive theme.

Developer Services

• [Phone] New developer features for Google and third party app developers to support Location & Context related processes in their apps.

Device Connectivity

• [Phone] With this feature, you can transfer supervised accounts to your new device with QuickStart.
• [Phone, Wear] Bug fixes for Device Connections related services.

System Management

• [Auto, PC, Phone, TV, Wear] Updates to system management services that improve Device Performance.

Google Play Store v48.0 (2025-09-15)

• [Phone] At the top of the Apps tab, we’ve added a new featured format.
• [Phone] Users in South Korea will now find a dedicated entertainment section under Apps.

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Google Play services v25.35 (2025-09-08)

Developer Services

• [Phone] With this update, Document Scanner now supports expressive design.

Device Connectivity

• [Phone, Wear] Bug fixes for Device Connections related services.

Security & Privacy

• [Phone] Phone theft protection is now on by default for new devices in Brazil.

System Management

• [Phone] With this update, phone number verification and reachability run automatically on setup. You can manage your preferences in Device Settings and Google Account.

Wallet

• [Phone, Wear] Provision access cards from work profile to personal profile.

Google Play Store v47.9 (2025-09-08)

• [Phone] With the new task-based search feature, you can find apps that can help you finish your tasks.

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Google Play services v25.34 (2025-09-01)

Account Management

• [Phone] Bug fixes for Account Management related services.

Device Connectivity

• [Phone] New developer features for Google and third party app developers to support Device Connectivity related processes in their apps.
• [Phone, Wear] New developer features for Google and third party app developers to support Device Connectivity related processes in their apps.

Safety & Emergency

• [Phone] With this update, backup and restore for theft protection is now available.

Wallet

• [Phone, Wear] You can now authenticate a tap transaction if your phone stays locked for more than 30 seconds.

Google Play Store v47.8 (2025-09-01)

• [Phone] Snippets now show more relevant results.