Google has published its monthly Google System Release Notes, detailing what's new across Play services, Play Store, and Play system update for Android phones and tablets, Wear OS, Google and Android TV, Auto, and PC. Some changes are aimed at end users, while others target developers, and Google notes that a changelog entry doesn't guarantee ...
Google has published its monthly Google System Release Notes, detailing what’s new across Play services, Play Store, and Play system update for Android phones and tablets, Wear OS, Google and Android TV, Auto, and PC. Some changes are aimed at end users, while others target developers, and Google notes that a changelog entry doesn’t guarantee wide availability, since some features take months to fully launch.
The “Google System” is made up of a set of first-party apps; here’s how to check each one’s version:
| App | How to check version |
|---|---|
| Android AICore | Settings > All apps > App info |
| Adaptive Connectivity Services | App info |
| Android Developer Verifier | App info |
| Android Pulse | App info |
| 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 |
| Quick Share Extension | App info |
| Search Engine Selector | App info |
| Settings Services | App info |
| SIM Manager | App info |
| System parental controls | App info |
To update these apps, Google says to open Settings, tap your name at the top for “Google services” (on Pixel), then go to All services > Privacy & security > System services.
Under Account Management, this release improves Supervision on phone and Wear, and adds new infrastructure inside the Kids Auth Module for managing and displaying regulatory compliance notices on Android.
For Location & Context, the update adds safety status information to shared locations within the location sharing API.
In Wallet, users can now add physical transit card passes and balances via NFC, and there’s a new “Add a card” success screen with an improved UI.
The Play Store update adds a short description highlighting a key feature in the similar apps section of app details pages, plus a way to see which devices an app is installed on from the other devices sub-navigation. A new navigation bar also makes it easier to explore more interests directly from Play’s home pages.
Separately, Android System Intelligence B.29/C.7 (2026-09-03) ships with bug fixes and maintenance changes on phone.
Robert Haba is the founder and editor-in-chief of Droid Tools. A lifelong gadget enthusiast with over a decade following the Android ecosystem, he built this publication to cut through the noise and give readers honest, real-world coverage of the tech they actually use.
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