Android smartphones have hidden updates – how can they be found

< IMG SRC = "/Uploads/Blogs/A9/C8/IB-FRIH0AIDI_237C6FC9.jpg" Alt = "Smartphones on Android have hidden updates-how to find them"/> ~ ~ < P > Usually when you check your Android smartphone and see the inscription “The system is updated”, it may seem all right. But in fact, the backstage often hides important Google Play updates that go unnoticed. It is through them that you may not receive new features or seat -fixing in time.

< p > about it writes Android Authority.

< H2 ID = "H2_0" > Why Google Play Updates are so important

< p >Even before 2019, to get fresh opportunities on smartphones not released directly by Google (Nexus, Pixel), we had to wait for a full firmware from the manufacturer. Eventually Google launched Project Mainline to share some system components and distribute new features without manufacturers' delays. This is how individual Google Play System Updates appeared. They bring to users the improvement of privacy, safety and even big fichs like Privacy Dashboard, Find My Device Extension, Emergency SOS features, etc.

~ ~ < P > However, the main problem is that Google Play System Updates often hide in the depths of the settings, and Android itself does not usually notify them automatically. Users can live with the old version of system components for months, believing that everything is updated.

< h2 id = "h2_1" > where to look for hidden updates

< p >Most people are accustomed to go to “Settings” & mdash; & nbsp; “system” & mdash; & nbsp; “system update”, hoping to find all possible updates. But Google Play System Updates is usually located in another menu. For example, on Pixel smartphones, they should be searched in “Settings” in “Safety and Privacy” or “Safety”, where a page with Google Play System Update (or a similar name) opens. If you have another brand of phone, it is easiest to use the search in the settings by key words “Play System Update” (“Play system).

~ < P > It happens that the Play System version, dated a few months earlier, can be displayed. You can manually update it & mdash; Loading will pass quickly but you need to restart the phone to apply changes.

< p > the greatest mystery & mdash; Why Google hides such important updates and why not send notifications ? because the idea of ​​Project Mainline was precisely to spread new opportunities faster. Instead, we often accidentally find out this when we look into the settings or restart the smartphone. This leads to situations where the system claims “everything is updated” although actually awaiting Play System Updates.

< P > So, if you are wondering why you have not received the long -awaited fert or a security update, check the Google Play System Updates section. Most likely, there is a few months of “batch” update that just waiting for your smartphone restart.