What’s new in Play services, Play Store, and Play system update across Android phones/tablets, Wear OS, Google/Android TV, Auto, and PC is mostly described in the monthly “Google System Release Notes.” While certain features are intended for developers, others are applicable to end users.
The first-party apps that make up the “Google System” are as follows:
- Adaptive Connectivity Services: To find the version number, visit App details and search the “All apps” list in Settings.
- Android App Intelligence: Overview
- Core Services for Android TV
- Android WebView: Information about the app
- App information for Device Health Services
- Services Settings: Information about the app
- Google Play Store: Information about apps
- Update to the Google Play system: Settings > About phone > Version of Android: SIM Manager app details
The Google Play system upgrade has often been made available at the end of each month. (Actually, nothing changes when it is classified as new.) The next Google Play system upgrade (which comes after June’s) was not released in July. Instead, it is expected to arrive in early August.
Google actually includes the August update (2024-08-05) in the July 2024 changelog, which hasn’t been archived with the August update yet.
Update to the Google Play system (2024-08-05)
- Updates to system management services that enhance network usage, device connectivity, security, stability, and updateability [Phone].
- [Phone] Bug fixes for services related to system management and diagnostics.
