February 2025 Google System Updates: Enhanced Features and Bug Fixes
Google's February 2025 system updates bring several enhancements and bug fixes across Android, Wear OS, and other platforms. These updates focus on improving user experience and providing developers with new tools.
Key Updates:
- School Time for Supervised Phones: Parents can now utilize School Time on supervised phones to manage app access and phone functionality during school hours.
- Security & Privacy Notifications: Android's Security and Privacy settings page now notifies users of available phone updates.
- Digital ID Enhancements: Google Wallet receives feature enhancements for digital IDs, including notifications for issuer unavailability.
- Improved Play Store Discoverability: Updated deep links and purchase offer UX enhance app discovery and purchase experience.
- Live Captions Fix: UI issues in Live Captions have been addressed.
- Quick Share Improvements: Setup and onboarding for Quick Share have been improved, and transfers can now continue over Wi-Fi or mobile data even if direct connection is lost. Explore essential Android apps.
- Play Store Collections Expansion: Collections are now available on Android 10-12 devices in the US, accessible via the Play Store widget. Learn about the Amazon Appstore closure.
- Watch Face Installation: Users can now install and remotely set watch faces directly from the phone's Play Store listing.
- Family Link Integration: Family Link is now integrated into Google Settings for easier family group management.
- Play Games Profile UI Update: The Play Games profile creation UI has been updated.
These updates demonstrate Google's ongoing commitment to enhancing its ecosystem across various platforms. For more details on specific features, refer to the official Google System Release Notes. Check out updates on One UI 7.