Android suddenly obtains a new update
April is an interesting month for Android. Google warned new attacks in progress, publishing a critical update which was immediately included in the monthly updates for pixels, samsungs and others. Meanwhile, Samsung has touched another major problem with its surprising break in the One UI 7 upgrade. With all these news, what users will probably miss is the silent update of Google that makes your Android more like iPhone.
Although the emphasis has a lot of focus on upgrades to the Android operating system and monthly and quarterly safety and functionality updates, in the background, Google’s reading services are also regularly updated and brings new features and critical security updates. In many ways, these updates are just as important as those generating more titles and attention.
The last update of the game services brings new improvement in security that we supposed would only arise with Android 16. But it has now been included in April Google Play Services V25.14 (2025-04-14). And this update makes your phone much safer with the type of attack that Google has reported since last year.
We are talking about a “restart of inactivity”, that is to say when your phone automatically restarts when it has not been used for three days. This returns your phone to its condition “before the first unlocking (BFU)”, which forces you to physically enter a code to start the device. Until you do it, many telephone functions – including access to wired and wireless data are disabled and the data itself remains encrypted.
This level of protection has become of importance when Apple added it to iPhones Last year, frustrating the law enforcement agencies which could not use the recovered phones of evidence lockers even with USB medical-legal tools. Many zero-day exploits reported for iPhone and Android devices in the past year have emanated from World of medico-legal exploitationAnd so this update is considered critical. This is the same reason why Samsung has devoted such defenses to its UI 7 envelope around Android 15.
Google’s publication notes do not share any details on the new feature. Under security and confidentiality, it simply indicates that “with this feature, your device automatically restarts if it is locked for 3 consecutive days” and that it only applies to phones. It is not clear if it is linked to specific Android OS versions or requires user parameter changes.
Google Play Services is quietly updated in the background and can take some time to reach all devices. It will take place in the coming weeks and you can check your version of Play Services to see what it has hit your device. By Google assistance documentation:
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Settings application.
- Press applications and notifications See all applications.
- Press Google Play Services Application details.
- Press the update or install.
