What’s new in Android’s December 2025 Google System Updates [U]

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 System WebView: App info
• Android TV Core Services
• Device Health Services: App info
• Google Partner Setup: App info
• Google Play Protect Service: App info
• Google Play services: App info
• Google Play Services for AR: App info
• Google Play Store: App info
• Google Play system update: Settings > About phone > Android version
• Private Compute Services: App info
• Quick Share Extension
• Settings Services: App info
• SIM Manager: App info
• System parental controls: App info

To update, open the Settings app > tap your name at the very top for “Google services” (on Pixel) > All services tab > Privacy & security > System services.

A feature appearing in the changelog does not mean it’s widely available. Some capabilities take months to fully launch.

Google Play services v25.48 (2025-12-08)

Account Management

• [Phone] New developer features for Google and third party app developers to support Account Management related processes in their apps.
• [Phone, Wear] UI theme updates for user journeys related to supervision.

System Management

• [Phone] This update adds Open Source license details for Pixel Audio services in GMS Core.

Wallet

• [Phone] This update adds an improved UI layout for In-Person presentation.
• [Phone] New developer features for Google and third party app developers to support Digital Wallet & Payments related processes in their apps.

Google Play Store v49.2 (2025-12-08)

• [Phone] With updates to the Notification Center, you can have a more personalized and organized notifications experience.
• [Phone] With a new verified badge, you can now easily identify brokerage apps in India that are registered with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
• [Phone] With this update, Play Store dialog size now aligns with Google Material 3.

Google Play Store v49.1 (2025-12-01)

• [Phone] New warning experience for apps that failed Play Protect verification.
• [Phone] You can now resume watch, read, and listen content from your installed apps right from the Play Store.

December starts with a short entry, but two features previously announced in the changelog are more widely rolling out today:

• Android’s QR code scanner redesign is rolling back out
• New Android document scanner with M3 Expressive redesign seeing wider beta

Google Play services v25.47 (2025-12-01)

• [Phone] Updates to system management services that improve Device Performance and Stability.

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