What’s new in Android’s October 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.

Google Play services v25.42 (2025-10-27)

Developer Services

• [Phone] With the update to developer APIs, you can build seamless multi-device experiences.

Device Connectivity

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

Wallet

• [Phone] With this update, a new UI under passes collects feedback from Wallet app users.
• [Phone, Wear] Enable Google Wallet to provision a Wavelynx corporate badge on the secure element chip on the device.

Android WebView v142 (2025-10-22)

• Improvements to security and privacy and updates for bug fixes.
• New developer features for Google & 3rd party app developers to support functionality related to displaying web content in their apps.

Important: Some features may be experimental and available to certain users.

Google Play services v25.41 (2025-10-20)

Developer Services

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

Security & Privacy

• [Phone] With this update, you can use your mobile to complete reCAPTCHA web verification.
• [Phone] With this update, you can now find hidden passkeys in Google Password Manager and delete them.

Wallet

• [Phone] With this update, you can add cards through supported issuer apps without entering details.
• [Phone] You’ll receive a notification if you’re on Android 12 or earlier and have a loyalty pass imported from Gmail with the Wallet app installed.
• [Phone] You can now view Live Updates in Google Wallet for key travel journeys that include flights, train trips, and events.

Google Play Store v48.5 (2025-10-20)

• [Phone] You can now view personalized app content from your installed apps in Play Store. Access Play Collections from App’s Home to explore similar content.
• [PC, Phone, TV, Wear] Users in Mongolia can now buy in-app products and subscriptions.

Android System Intelligence V.39 / B.17 (2025-10-16)

• [Phone] Ongoing maintenance and bugfixes: Fixed a crash on LLM model interaction, logging updates, fixes to database operation errors.

Private Compute Services V.35 / B.17 (2025-10-13)

• [Phone] Ongoing maintenance and bugfixes: Unnecessary logging removed, animation performance improvements.

Google Play services v25.40 (2025-10-13)

Developer Services

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

Device Connectivity

• [Phone] With this update, you can now pair LE Audio devices with multiple parts that don’t communicate internally.

Security & Privacy

• [Phone] A new page now shows apps that ask for Advanced Protection state.

Google Play Store v48.4 (2025-10-13)

• [Phone] With notification feedback, you can indicate your preferences for a more personalized notification experience.

Google Play services v25.39 (2025-10-06)

Account Management

• [Phone] You can now use Quick Start with supervised accounts.
• [Phone] You’ll now experience updated themes across user journeys related to supervision.
• [Phone] With this update, the profile picture now has a new design.

Developer Services

• [Phone] New developer features for Google and third party app developers to support Account Management and Security & Privacy related processes in their apps.

Safety & Emergency

• [Phone] With this update, Sensitive Content Warnings feature in Google Messages can now detect explicit nude media in shared videos.
• [Phone] You’ll get an improved experience with Driving Do Not Disturb mode.

Google Play Store v48.3 (2025-10-06)

• [Auto, PC, Phone, TV, Wear] You’ll now get updated icons in some Google Play Protect notifications.

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