What’s new in Android’s October 2025 Google System Updates
The monthly “
Google System Services 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”:
A feature appearing in the changelog does not mean it’s widely available. Some capabilities take months to fully launch.
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)
- [Phone] This update stops the affordance proactively in the Google Play Inline Installs flow.
- [Auto, PC, Phone, TV, Wear] You'll now get updated icons in some Google Play Protect notifications.