What’s New In Android’s May 2025 Google System Updates

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 v25.18 (2025-05-07)

Device connectivity

• [Phone] With this new feature, you can now use cast on standby-friendly devices.
• [Wear] With this update, you’ll see visual improvements to Wear OS-related screens.
• [Phone] New developer features for Google and third-party app developers to support device connectivity-related processes in their apps.

Wallet

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

Google Play services v25.17 (2025-05-05)

Wallet

• [Phone, Wear] You’ll now be able to use Google Wallet in more countries.

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