
The “smarts” that Google brings to mobile devices primarily come from two crucial apps – Google Play Services and the Play Store – and Android’s monthly “Play system updates.”Įach month, the company rounds up the patch notes for these three components and collectively refers to them as “Google System Updates.” Over the course of the month, as new updates are released, the company will fill in the notes with more details.

There’s so much more to an Android smartphone than just the base operating system, as anyone who’s used a phone without Google apps can tell you.


The Google System Updates for April 2023 bring improvements to the Play Store, including making it easier to download apps over cellular data.
