Summary Manually update 3 Google system apps: Android System SafetyCore, Android System WebView, and Google Play Services.
Update via Settings > Apps > app > App details in store > Update.
If you’ve ever tapped a link inside an app, you’ve used Android System WebView.
Similarly, Android System SafetyCore, another app that requires manual updates, provides vital safety features for Android 9+ devices, including the underlying technology for sensitive content protection.
Search for one of the three apps in need of an update: Android System WebView, Google Play Services, or Android System SafetyCore.
Summary Manually update 3 Google system apps: Android System SafetyCore, Android System WebView, and Google Play Services.
Skip updating, and you risk security flaws, bugs, slowdowns, and app crashes. Check monthly or after major OS updates.
Update via Settings > Apps > app > App details in store > Update.
Even if your Play Store says all apps are up-to-date, your Samsung Galaxy might not be running the latest software. There are three key pieces of pre-installed Google software that don’t play by the standard update rules. You need to manually update all three of these apps after a new update — Android System SafetyCore (version 1.0.925574157), Android System WebView (version 149.0.7827.91), and Google Play Services (version 26.22.33). To stay secure, it’s a good idea to manually look for updates to these apps at least once a month, or any time you receive a major Android update, so you’re always running the latest versions.
Google hasn’t provided a changelog for these updates, but if you don’t update them, you could leave your phone vulnerable to bugs, performance issues, and even security problems, including one you likely use every day.
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What is WebView, and why should you care?
If you’ve ever tapped a link inside an app, you’ve used Android System WebView. This is a pre-installed system component from Google that allows Android apps to display web content, powered by Chrome. Even something as simple as clicking a product link inside a shopping app, or a web reference in a news reader, and it opens in a webpage outside of Chrome, all rely on this secret app on your Samsung Galaxy phone.
Because it’s so crucial, failing to update it could expose you to security flaws and cause lags or crashes in third-party apps. Similarly, Android System SafetyCore, another app that requires manual updates, provides vital safety features for Android 9+ devices, including the underlying technology for sensitive content protection. Keeping these components current is the digital equivalent of keeping your front door locked.
Because these components aren't treated like standard "apps," you do have to go hunting for them. If you want to ensure your phone is running the latest code, follow these steps:
Open your Settings app.
Tap on Apps.
Search for one of the three apps in need of an update: Android System WebView, Google Play Services, or Android System SafetyCore.
Open the app listing, then scroll to the bottom and tap "App details in store".
If an update is available, you will see an Update button on the resulting Play Store page.
The updates are available for Samsung Galaxy phones running One UI 8.5 or One UI 9 in India. If you have an older Samsung device with an earlier version of One UI, these specific updates may not be available for your phone yet, and the instructions above may not apply in the same way. There is no official word on whether the updates will be rolling out in other countries.
