Over the past few years, Google has developed the Android operating system significantly, introducing new capabilities that allow users to get updates faster and easier, and starting with the Android 10 version, not only will your phone get a large annual update, but there are also monthly updates, One of these updates is Google Play system updates.
What are the Google Play system updates?
Google has started releasing Android 10 by updating the operating system components directly via (Google Play System Updates) - which was initially known as (Project Mainline) - where you can get security and privacy updates for the operating system in the same way that the applications are updated.
Google says: "In the latest version of Google Play system updates, 285 million devices have been directly updated with security patches."
(Google Play) Google Play is also responsible for updating important applications and services, such as: authentication, push notifications, and Google Play Protect, the most important example of this; It is: The launch of the Exposure Notification API, which is a tool to assist public health agencies in combating the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which was launched last May for more than 2 billion devices in just 4 weeks.
Thanks to these efforts, reliance on Android 10 has grown faster than any previous Android versions; It was running on 100 million devices 5 months after its launch, which is 28% faster than the Android 9 version.
How do Google Play system updates work?
Google Play updates work by dividing the Android system into modules, and creating an infrastructure for each of these units, so that they can be easily updated through Google Play. In Android 10, Google first introduced 10 of these modules that could receive updates.
In the version of Android 11 - which is expected to be launched during the current month - it added up to 12 other units, including: the permission unit, and the Scoped storage feature, which has become mandatory in Android 11, and limits the range of data that applications can access on the user's device. It also includes new updateable operating system components in Android 11: Tethering, Cell Broadcast Receiver, Internet Key Exchange, Media Provider, WiFi, and SDK extension.
The Source: aitnews.com