On Android, it’s not as important to have the latest version as it is on iOS. It is so many new developments come from other fronts, such as Google Play system updates, Google Play updates or Google services updates. Every month, Google compiles a list of changes coming to us on these fronts and the January change list is now available.
As for Google services and applications, the year begins with a series of new features, including the codes of official entities on Google Playwhich will highlight the candidacies of the governments of a dozen countries.
Government badges, performance upgrades and more
It is increasingly common for Google to transfer news from new versions of Android to previous versions and the same thing happens with small changes and corrections. Instead of being packaged on an OTA, they are shipped as updates for supported system modulesGoogle Play Services or the Google Play app itself.
Google Play changes reach supported phones (today, Android 5.0 and above), while Google Play system updates depend on the modules available on your phone and have existed since Android 10. Google Play Services Their part is compatible with Android 5.0 and above. That’s to say, some of these changes reach mobile phones with Android 5.0ten years ago.
It’s still mid-month, so more news will surely come in all three ways, but as of today, Google is listing the next seven changes as part of the new features of Google Play 39.3, Google Play Services 24.01 and Adaptive Connectivity Services p.2024.01, exclusive to Pixel phones and tablets:
- With the new government badges, you will be able to discover applications from official organizations. Initially available in 12 countries, with more on the way.
- Stability improvements, bug fixes, and performance optimizations for Adaptive Connectivity Services
- New developer options for Google and third-party apps to gain support for location and context-related processes in Android apps.
- Updates to System Management Services with security, performance, and battery improvements.
- Added adaptive sound settings for Pixel Fold.
- New settings for subtitle size and style Live subtitle.
- Best Google Play Protect notifications.
Although Google says that Google Play update 39.3 started becoming available yesterday, the truth is that it usually takes a few days (sometimes weeks or months) before it actually happens.
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