What’s new in Android's April 2025 Google System Updates [U: 4/21] (2025)

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 TV Core Services
• Android WebView: App info
• Device Health Services: App info
• Settings Services: App info
• Google Play Store: App info
• Google Play system update: Settings > About phone > Android version
• SIM Manager: 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 v25.15 (2025-04-21)

Developer Services

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• [Auto] Updates to system management services that improve Battery Life, Device Storage, and Network Usage.

System Management

• [Auto] Updates to system management services that improve Privacy.

Wallet

• [Phone, Wear] With this feature, you can add new types of cards to your watch through the Google Wallet app.
• [Phone] Google Maps can now display transit passes stored in your Google Wallet for faster and easier use.
• [Phone] This update improves experience in Google Wallet receipts.
• [Phone] This update improves experience in transit cards for Google Wallet in Australia.

Google Play Store v45.9 (2025-04-21)

• [Phone] With this update, you can now preview apps through videos shown in search results.
• [Phone] You now get the option to turn on Promotional Notifications during Play onboarding on new devices.
• [Phone] You’ll now see updates from recent games you play in the Search Home page.

Android System Intelligence V.26 (2025-04-18)

• [Phone] Chronicle: Data storage updates; People Who Matter: Internal API changes.

Private Compute Services V.25 (2025-04-15)

• [Phone] Internal infrastructure and maintenance changes.

• Google rolling out auto-restart security feature to Android

Google Play services v25.14 (2025-04-14)

Device Connectivity

• [Phone] With this feature, receivers get a preview of content before they accept a Quick Share transfer.
• [Auto, Phone, TV, Wear] We’ve fixed issues with device connections-related services to improve your overall experience.

Location & Context

• [Phone] Updating on-device location history settings page to support Google Material expressive components.

Security & Privacy

• [Phone] With this feature, your device automatically restarts if locked for 3 consecutive days.

System Management

• [Auto, PC, Phone, TV, Wear] Updates to system management services that improve Stability.
• [Auto] With this new feature, Location Time Zone Provider (LTZP) is now available.
• [Auto, PC, Phone, TV, Wear] With this feature, you’ll find an updated UI for the Usage and diagnostics screen.

Utilities

• [Phone] With this feature, it’s easier to set up your new device and transfer data from your old device.
• [Phone] Bug fixes for Utilities related services.

Wallet

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

Google Play Store v45.8 (2025-04-14)

• [Phone] With this new feature, you can opt-in to promotional notifications from the Notifications and Offers page.

Google Play services v25.13 (2025-04-07)

System Management

• [Auto, PC, Phone, TV, Wear] Updates to system management services that improve Battery Life and Device Connectivity.

Wallet

• [Phone] With this new feature, you can add a nickname to your passes in Wallet.

Google Play Store v45.7 (2025-04-07)

• [Phone] With the update to “Ask a question” feature, you’ll now find answers with videos.

Android System Intelligence V.23 (2025-03-21)

• [Phone] Added logging for Adaptive Sound; Code optimization for Smart Dictation.

Private Compute Services V.23 (2025-03-18)

• [Phone] Added logging for Adaptive Sound; Code optimization for Smart Dictation.