Google System Update: What’s New in September 2025 [Updated September 22, 2025]

On Monday, September 22, 2025, Google updated and re-released the “Google System Release Notes” for the September 2025 version of the “Google System Update,” which includes new features to enhance security and reliability for Android-related devices. This update was originally published on Monday, September 1, 2025. The updated notes can be found at this link.

While information for the “Google System Update” is updated periodically, this latest September 2025 version of the “Google System Release Notes” announces new features to be rolled out in the “Google Play services” app v25.37 and the “Google Play Store” app v48.1.

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Released on Monday, September 22, 2025

The September 2025 version of the “Google System Update” and its latest “Google System Release Notes,” released on Monday, September 22, 2025, are as follows. New features to be rolled out in the “Google Play services” app v25.37 and the “Google Play Store” app v48.1 have been announced.

With the Android version of the “Google Play services” app v25.37, it will become possible to set balance notifications for “Suica” and “PASMO” in Japan, as detailed in this article.

“Google Play services” app v25.37

■ Account Management

– Improved Android stability and bug fixes.

■ Developer Services

– Android document scanner now supports real-time scanning of multiple pages. – Added new developer features to support in-app account management processes for Google and third-party app developers on Android Auto, Android, Google TV / Android TV, and Wear OS.

■ Device Connection

– Bug fixes for device connection related services on Android / Wear OS.

■ Location & Context

– Improved timeline quality when checking into places on Android.

■ Support

– Information on new features for Android is now discoverable.

■ Wallet

– In Japan, users can now set balance notifications for “Suica” and “PASMO” in the Android version of the “Google Wallet” app. – Developers can now sideload closed-loop cards into the Android version of the “Google Wallet” app.

■ “Google Play Store” app v48.1

– Improved notifications for recently installed apps in the Android version of the “Google Play Store” app. – UI improvements in the Android version of the “Google Play Store” app to prevent misuse by disabling protection. – New formats for more effectively showcasing apps and content have been introduced on the editing pages for “Google Play Store” on Android and PC. – All the latest manga releases will now be displayed in one place within a new section in the “Comics” tab of the Android version of the “Google Play Store” app.

Source: Google