Google has begun detailing what’s new in the monthly Google Play system updates. The support page has been updated to reflect the improvements introduced by the Play Store updates, highlighting the December 2021 and January 2022 changelogs. What’s new with the Google Play Store January 2022 update?
What will the Google Play Store update offer?
Changes, first noticed by Droid Life, include the ability to manually add login credentials to Google Password Manager for sites and apps, and an improved way to log in to Android TV using Android phones. Below you can find all the changes that are part of the January 2022 update for the Play Store and Play Services.
Critical Fixes
- (Tablet, Wear OS, phone) Bug fixes for device connectivity, security and emergency, system management and diagnostics, and media related services.
Google Play Store
- Play As You Download feature that allows players to start playing mobile games while app download continues to reduce wait times.
- New features to help you discover the apps and games you love.
- Optimizations for faster and more reliable download and installation.
- New features to Play Pass and Play Points programs.
- Improvements to Google Play billing.
- Improvements to Play Protect to keep your device safe.
- Various performance optimizations, bug fixes, security, stability and accessibility improvements.
System Management
- Support for new daylight saving time transition changes in various countries with updates to the time zone management system.
- Updates to system management services that improve device connectivity, network utilization, stability, security, and updateability.
All of the above changes are in Google Play Services v22, which started applying to Android devices last week. 02. 03 and Play Store v28. It will be available as part of 8.
Based on the information shared so far, we think that Google will update the new support page monthly with new information. But we’ll have to wait until next month to be sure. If you are wondering how to update the Google Play Store, you can take a look at this article.
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