In what might be a bug or habits change, the Google Play Retailer isn’t displaying obtainable updates for system-level apps. 

Replace 10/13: The Play Retailer downside stays. Right here’s a listing of widespread Google apps that don’t seem within the Pending downloads listing, however will present an “Replace” while you go to the Play Retailer itemizing straight:

Replace 9/4: This concern continues and we’ve now seen it affect YouTube, which is a pre-installed app, on a number of units. Whereas we acquired a Play Retailer notification {that a} new replace is accessible, going to the Pending downloads display reveals that there’s nothing to put in. While you go to the app itemizing straight, it’s obtainable to replace.

Replace 7/11: That is as soon as once more occurring with Google Companion Setup:

Google Companion Setup is a required software for units that run Google Cell Companies (https://www.android.com/gms/)

• This app is pre-installed by the machine producer to make sure correct machine performance on all Android units with Google Cell Companies; it can’t be disabled or deleted.
• Google lately moved this app to the Play Retailer in order that bug fixes, enhancements, and demanding updates to your machine might be delivered quicker. No different modifications have been made because of this Play Retailer itemizing.
• In case your machine is working Android 7 or an earlier model, it won’t obtain an replace for this app. This app could point out that it’s not suitable along with your machine, however this doesn’t imply that the app is malfunctioning or inflicting your machine to malfunction.

Replace 7/1: If a Play Retailer notification at present says you have got another replace that’s not showing within the Pending downloads display, that lacking app is Google’s Knowledge Restore Device:

This method app lets you restore knowledge out of your previous cellphone utilizing a cable or a cloud backup. The app is already put in in your Android machine.

It may possibly solely be accessed and up to date by a direct Google Play hyperlink. The app additionally doesn’t seem within the Put in listing.

Authentic 2/6: This concern occurs on the Pending downloads display. System purposes which have obtainable updates merely don’t present up right here at the same time as different apps seem usually. 

We first observed this downside a number of weeks in the past. It most lately occurred with Settings Companies and Google Wi-Fi Provisioner, which noticed updates previously few days.

Curiously, a system app with a brand new model will present up in Google Play’s “new updates” notification, however doesn’t seem when you really go to the web page to provoke. You may additionally discover this occurring when an alert says you have got — for instance — three app updates however solely two are new. 

This might be an intentional change and follows how Google Play Companies is up to date by the Play Retailer routinely, however by no means seems within the Pending downloads display. Google is likely to be increasing what system-level purposes are handled in that method.

Nonetheless, if in case you have auto updates disabled, these techniques purposes by no means set up the most recent model. As such, it’s important to discover out from elsewhere that there’s an obtainable obtain and manually go to the itemizing to replace.

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