Samsung phones finally getting January 2026 Google Play System update

Samsung phones finally getting a new Google Play System update

Select Samsung Galaxy smartphones and tablets are getting a new Google Play System update, which is dated January 1, 2026.

Generally, Samsung offers two types of software updates to Galaxy smartphones and tablets. First, the ones that fix bugs and offer new features. Second, the ones that offer security patches, making the devices more secure. However, those aren’t the only software updates these devices get. Along with Samsung, Google also sends software updates to Galaxy phones in the form of Google Play System updates.

However, Google hadn’t offered a Google Play System update to Galaxy smartphones and tablets for a long time, as we reported in December 2025, with some devices still running on the July 1, 2025, Google Play System update. Well, that’s finally changing. Select Galaxy smartphones and tablets are finally getting the January 1, 2026, Google Play System update. We have received it on our Galaxy S25, and it is 90MB in size.

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Abid Iqbal Shaik - Writer

First Samsung device: Galaxy S II

I’m a computer science engineer living in Hyderabad, India, who has a keen interest in automobiles and consumer electronics. My journalism career kicked off in 2017 with MySmartPrice where I wrote news, features, buying guides, and explanatory articles about technology among other things, and reviewed many products, including smartphones, tablets, laptops, PC components, smartwatches, audio devices, wearables, and smart home products. Since then, I have worked for 91Mobiles, Apple, and Onsitego, before finally landing on SamMobile.

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