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Google Fixing ‘Failed’ Play System Update on Android 16

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Google is aware of how some devices, including Pixel, on Android 16 and 16 QPR1 are failing to install Play system updates.

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Android users have been struggling with an issue affecting Google Play system updates for several months. Anyone attempting to update their smartphone to Android 16 or a beta version of the operating system simply receives an error message stating "Update failed." Subsequent attempts to install the update also fail. Google has now officially acknowledged the issue and announced that it is working on a fix. Affected users should under no circumst…

An update will soon fix a bug that has plagued some users of Google Pixel phones for weeks: The system version of Google Play services is stuck in May. We are also affected by the problem.

A bug that prevented the installation of a Google Play system update on devices running Android 16 has been fixed. Google has confirmed that it has resolved the issue that prevented the installation of a Google Play system update on some Google Pixel devices. The bug, previously identified on devices running Android 16 and beta versions of this system, has finally been resolved, with the release of a new, functional update. For several weeks, af…

Some Android 16 users have not been able to install Google Play system updates for weeks - an error shows hard times the message "Update failed". Google has the problem best and is working on a solution. (Continue reading)

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9 to 5 Google broke the news in on Tuesday, July 29, 2025.
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