Google details March 2023 System Update – What’s new?

Article first published on March 2nd, update added at the bottom…

Google published March 2023 System Update details today. The update rollout has not started yet, whereas February’s build appears to be skipped from the rollout.

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According to Google, the March 2023 System Update brings upgrades to Wallet and System Management functions. The new build makes it possible for Wallet users to selectively exclude loyalty cards imported from Gmail.

Adding to this, the March 2023 System update also brings updates to System Management and Usability services that improve Battery Life, Device Storage, and Network Usage.

In addition to smartphones, Google’s March update for System Management applies to Android Auto, Android TV, Wear OS as well as PC (Chromebook). You can check the complete changelog below:

• Wallet
  • [Phone] Wallet users can selectively exclude loyalty cards imported from Gmail.[1]
  • System Management
    [Auto] [TV] [Phone] [Wear OS] [PC] Updates to System Management, and Usability services that improve Battery Life, Device Storage, and Network Usage.

The company also revealed that the upgrades included in Google Play services v08.23, which updated on the first day of this month. Hopefully, Android devices will start getting Play System updates in the coming days.

Google System updates make your Android devices more secure and reliable and give you new and useful features. They include updates from Google to the Android operating system, Google Play Store, and Google Play services.

These updates are available for phones, tablets, Android TV and Google TV devices, Android Auto-enabled vehicles, Wear OS devices, and Chrome OS devices. Learn more about Google System updates.

Update [March 08]

Today, Google has updated the March 2023 Play System update release notes page. Compared to the content shared initially, the page now has detailed information along with a huge list of changes in Google Play Store, Wallet and System Management.

Google Play Store

• New Features to help you discover the Apps & Games you love.[4]
• Optimizations allowing faster and more reliable download and installation.[4]
• Continuous improvements to Play Protect to keep your device safe.[4]
• Various performance optimizations, bug fixes and improvements to security, stability and accessibility.[4]
• [Phone] Users will have the ability to automatically make apps that they are installing on Phones & Tablets, available on other connected Android devices such as Watch, TV and Chromebooks.[4]

Wallet

• [Phone] Wallet users can selectively exclude loyalty cards imported from Gmail.[1]
• [Phone] New animations displayed after successful tap and pay transaction using Google Wallet. [1]

System Management

• [Auto] [TV] [Phone] [Wear OS] [PC] Updates to System Management, and Usability services that improve Battery Life, Device Storage, and Network Usage.[1]
• [Auto] [TV] [Phone] [Wear OS] [PC] Updates to system management services that improve stability.[2]

Additional

• [1] Available through Google Play services v08.23 updated on 03/01/2023
• [2] Available through Google Play services v09.23 updated on 03/08/2023
• [4] Available through Google Play Store v34.8 updated on 03/6/2023