Updates for the Google Play Store were always undocumented. Until now. From now on, Google will reveal everything that changes with new Google system updates. That makes us users pretty happy.
Yes, finally Google has a decent and detailed changelog for the so-called Google System Updates at the start. In it, the company provides information about all the new features and improvements that are brought to our devices every month via the Google Play Store and Google Play services. The changelog for January 2022 is only the second edition.
Google reveals secrets about Play system updates
Below you will find all bug fixes, changes and innovations for the current January updates translated into German.
January 2022
Critical Fixes
- [Tablet, Wear OS, Phone] Bug fixes for device connectivity, safety & emergency, system management & diagnostics and media related services.[1]
Google Play Store
- Play-as-you-download feature to let gamers start playing mobile games while the app download continues to reduce waiting times. [3]
- New Features to help you discover the Apps & Games you love.[3]
- Optimizations allow faster and more reliable download and installation.[3]
- New features to the Play Pass and Play Points programs. [3]
- Enhancements to Google Play Billing. [3]
- Continuous improvements to Play Protect to keep your device safe. [3]
- Various performance optimizations, bug fixes and improvements to security, stability and accessibility. [3]
System Management
- With updates to the timezone management system, added support for new daylight savings time transition changes in various countries.
- Updates to system management services that improve device connectivity, network usage, stability, security and updatability.
That’s a lot. And Google had previously withheld all of these points from us or only vaguely mentioned them in announcements. Now the situation is much clearer what awaits us with an update.