5 handy features land with Google Play August 2025 Update
1. Android’s core device lock settings will install “an optional security question for Remote Lock,” which will let you safeguard your device data, along with expanded resetting options.
2. Google is also enhancing the Autofill feature powered by Gboard. Android smartphone users will be able to use the Autofill with Google shortcut on Gboard to fill in credentials.
3. Google is also making it easier to access “multi-family residential” in its native Wallet application. This feature will be available on Android phones and Wear OS smartwatches.
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4. August’s Play System will modify a Google Play Store function, too. The “quests” are turning rewarding, bringing you Play Points toward playing and rediscovering games.
5. Play Store’s review page is also in for a notable change in the August update. Users can access paragraph review summaries and review topic chips on the details page and review topic-level summaries on the all reviews page.
Recently, Google confirmed a bug in Android causing the Play System updates failure. The company has promised a fix to address the “Failed to update” pop-up that appears every time the user tries to update the Play system version.
Samsung phones regularly receive new Play System updates from Google. Since the version rollout isn’t uniform, it remains to be seen whether August’s OTA rolls out separately or the contents come with a September 2025 build.
