There is the December Google Play Update to download, with lots of new features!

​In the past few hours, the post with all the news of the latest Google Play system updates has appeared on the Google support site, with particular reference to that of the month of December 2022.

As you know, such Android OS updates are provided by both Google and Google Play Store and Google Play Services. These are not updates reserved only for a specific product category, but available for various types of devices, such as phones, tablets, Android TV and Google TV devices, as well as vehicles with Android Auto, wearables with Wear OS and computers and tablets with ChromeOS.

Google system updates: what's new for December 2022
Here is the complete list of fixes, improvements and other news, as illustrated directly by Big G:
Account Management

• [Phone] Allow supervised users that do not have time limit features enabled to make changes to the device clock.

Critical fixes

• [Phone] Bug fixes for Account Management, and System Management & Diagnostics related services.

Google Play Store

• New Features to help you discover the Apps & Games you love.
• Optimizations allowing faster and more reliable download and installation.
• Continuous improvements to Play Protect to keep your device safe.
• Various performance optimizations, bug fixes and improvements to security, stability and accessibility.
• [Phone] New formats for search results.
• [Phone] Help users to resolve app crashes with new update prompts.
• [Phone] Updates to game cluster views on Play for Chromebooks.
• [Phone] Update to Kids menu format on large screen devices.
• [Phone] Allow automatic updates over limited mobile data of Google Play apps for users who do not have regular access to WIFI.

Support

• [Phone] Updated user education experience for new Android features.

Wallets

• [Phone] Allows merchants to create the GPay button dynamically to customize it.
• [Phone] API update to allow deep links to additional Google Wallet screens.
• [Phone] Improvements to SMART Health Card support within Wallet.
• [Phone] Wallet users can selectively exclude loyalty cards imported from Gmail.
• [Phone] Expand FeliCa payment support to all FeliCa-capable devices in Japan.
• [Phone] Verification notification for users completing an Online transaction with GPay button.
  
• [Phone] Restrict Passes to a single device or user.
  
• [Phone] Major improvements that impact the functionality of digital car key.

How to install google system updates:
Google system updates are automatically installed on all affected products by default. Each user can change their preferences by entering:

• Settings and then Google.
• More and then System Service Updates.

However, deactivation does not prevent system updates from sources other than Google (i.e. device manufacturer, telephone operator), nor those of apps via the Play Store. Furthermore, the Mountain View giant can update system services even when automatic updates are disabled where this is necessary to solve serious security problems or to comply with legal obligations.

Written by Matteo with love from Italy