What’s new in Android’s January 2025 Google System Updates [U: 1/13]

Abner Li | Jan 13 2025 - 3:31 pm PT

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 Store v44.5 (2025-01-13)

[Phone] With this new feature, you’ll get search results snippets in English (US) that are more relevant to your query.
[Phone] When you upgrade your Android phone, you can now restore your favorite apps faster on the new device.

Google Play services v25.01 (2025-01-13)

Developer Services

[Phone] New developer features for Google and third party app developers to support Utilities related processes in their apps.

Android WebView v132 (2025-01-07)

New developer features for Google & 3rd party app developers to support functionality related to displaying web content in their apps.
Improvements to security and privacy and updates for bug fixes.

Important: Some features may be experimental and available to certain users.

The first entry of the year is a quiet one. Our stable Android 15 Pixel phone is still on the November 1, 2024 Google Play system update, while the latest stable version of Play services is 24.49.33.