Welcome to the droidymcdroidface-iest, Lemmyest (Lemmiest), test, bestest, phoniest, pluckiest, snarkiest, and spiciest Android community on Lemmy (Do not respond)! Here you can participate in amazing discussions and events relating to all things Android.
The rules for posting and commenting, besides the rules defined here for lemmy.world, are as follows:
1. All posts must be relevant to Android devices/operating system.
2. Posts cannot be illegal or NSFW material.
3. No spam, self promotion, or upvote farming. Sources engaging in these behavior will be added to the Blacklist.
4. Non-whitelisted bots will be banned.
5. Engage respectfully: Harassment, flamebaiting, bad faith engagement, or agenda posting will result in your posts being removed. Excessive violations will result in temporary or permanent ban, depending on severity.
6. Memes are not allowed to be posts, but are allowed in the comments.
7. Posts from clickbait sources are heavily discouraged. Please de-clickbait titles if it needs to be submitted.
8. Submission statements of any length composed of your own thoughts inside the post text field are mandatory for any microblog posts, and are optional but recommended for article/image/video posts.
Community Resources:
We are Android girls*,
In our Lemmy.world.
The back is plastic,
It's fantastic.
*Well, not just girls: people of all gender identities are welcomed here.
Our Partner Communities:
while Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S21 were on the October update
I have S22 and am on Play Services 23.45.23 which apparently was released yesterday. Maybe 9to5google should've taken their phones out of the pocket and just had a look instead of relying on some Durch website for easily verifiable info.
Where can I find what version I'm on?
Actual Play Services or the dumb updater they seem to confuse Play Services with? Play Services you can find under Settings > Apps.
The naming of this things are absolutely not helping, but thank you.
They are talking about Google play system updates and not Google play services apk version update. Those two are different things. You can check yours under security, updates, Google play system update option.
I had this issue early this year as the article mentioned, but it sorted itself out. One annoying thing though is that it appears that the updates aren't automatic - I have to remember to go into Settings and update manually from there, and it also requires a reboot. Why can't Samsung just bundle the Play update with the OS update, or just have it trigger at the same time if they can't bundle it for some reason?
The components are a requirement and signed by Google. They are supposed to be updated on their own. It would defeat the purpose for which it was created in the 1st place.
I know. I'm asking why can't they update it automatically, and if they can't update it for wherever reason, why not update it at the same time as the OS updates, so that I don't have to reboot twice?
It was created because OEMs/carriers are not reliable or guaranteed to provide updates. Besides, it would be more effort for manufacturers. The components could perhaps be updated at the same time as OS updates. But, I guess Google has its reasons or needs more testing so it doesn't brick the smartphone. The twice reboot thing can be mitigated in the future as long as Google continues to improve the update process. The latest pixel devices install updates much faster compared to before.
