August 2023 Play System update improves safety and emergency section

By Merry Ling

Posted on August 25, 2023

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Google has added some more points to the August 2023 Play System update but the major highlight of this rollout is the Safety & Emergency section. The company is improving the Android Location facility to help call takers reduce emergency response times.

Apart from the safety and emergency section, Google is bringing useful additions to Device Management, Security, and more via the August 2023 Play System Update. You can check the full details as well as the changelog below.

Google Play System August 2023 – New Improvements

Account Management

• [Auto] Bug fixes for Account Management related services

Device Connectivity

• [Auto, PC, Phone, TV, Wear] New developer features for Google and third-party app developers to support Device Connectivity related processes in their apps.
• [Phone] The Guest mode setting in Cast is now deprecated.

Google Play Store

• [Phone] Change ads badge text from ‘Ads’ to ‘Sponsored’ across all of the Play Store surfaces.
• [Auto, TV, Wear] Improve your ability to report illegal content and enable user sentiment tracking for apps and Play reviews.

Safety & Emergency

• [Phone, Wear] Improvements to Android Emergency Location Service to help call takers and first responders reduce emergency response times.

Security & Privacy

• [Phone] Integrate Password Checkup and tracker alerts into Security and privacy settings.

Support

• [Phone] Relevant snippets from help articles will now be shown directly in the Feedback flow.

Wallet

• [Phone, Wear] Adding wallet to additional countries.

System Management

• [Auto, PC, Phone, TV, Wear] Bug fixes for System Management and diagnostics-related services.
• [Auto] Updates to system management services that improve Privacy.
• [Phone] Improve the profile creation flow for a subset of Google accounts.
• [Auto] When TOS acceptance is required to use Google apps and services, guest users must also accept TOS at least once every 24 hours.
• [Auto, PC, Phone, TV, Wear] Updates to system management services that improve Privacy.
• [Auto] Updates to system management services that improve Media Support.
• [Phone] New “Recommended” tab with static feature recommendations in Google Settings.

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August 2023 Play System update improves safety and emergency section