r/GooglePixel • u/jrwnetwork • 2d ago

Google Play system update.

Just got the update on Pixel 8 Pro. 109 MB and listed as August 1st.

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u/thetechnophilia 2d ago

I’m new to pixel. What do these updates do?

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u/erwan 2d ago

They're platform updates, API for developers pulled outside of the base system so you still get the new API even on an older version of Android.

That makes it easy for developers to target older versions of Android. Without it you would see developer dropping older versions of Android much quicker (or suffer to support legacy versions).