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This week on Google Play: 50 updates worth your time

Issue 1 · Oct 6–12, 2026. Gmail, Google Maps, YouTube and 47 more apps shipped new builds this week. We read each update's notes and tell you which ones to install now. An independent weekly, not a Google publication.

50 apps · about 50 minutes · one app per screen

Start with Gmail

In this issue

Compiled by Nora EllisPublished Monday, Oct 12, 2026 · Google Play listings checked against Google Play listings on Oct 11

Issue 1 · Oct 6–12
  1. 01Gmail

    Gmail's latest notes focus on bringing secure email, team conversations, shared spaces, and voice or video calls together as part of Google Workspace.

    Update now
  2. 02Google Maps

    Google Maps lists bug fixes for this release, with discovery and navigation as their stated purpose, but provides no itemized explanation of what changed.

    Update now
  3. 03YouTube

    YouTube’s latest notes explain where to learn about new features, but do not identify specific additions, fixes, or changes to existing video tools.

    Update now
  4. 04IQ Test: Logic Brain Training 2.23

    Google Play lists additional tests and brain exercises for IQ Test, expanding its practice content without describing changes to accounts, permissions or settings.

    Update now
  5. 05Blossom - Plant Identifier 1.56.4

    Google Play lists bug fixes and performance improvements for Blossom, while photo identification, plant collections, and care reminders remain existing features described in its listing.

    Update now
  6. 06Garmin Connect™ 5.30.1

    Google Play lists bug fixes to improve device functionality; the notes do not specify what changed or identify a particular Garmin device.

    Update now
  7. 07ヘア&ビューティーサロン検索/ホットペッパービューティー 7.51.0

    The latest notes mention minor fixes; the app’s established tools include salon searches, online reservations, coupons, reviews and beauty catalogs.

    Update now
  8. 08Google Play Books & Audiobooks

    The listed change makes ebook text selection easier to use; uploading personal files and reading eligible purchased titles elsewhere are existing features.

    Update now
  9. 09Thumbnails4U - Thumbnail Maker 1.12.6

    Google Play says this build improves load times and interactions; thumbnail, channel-art, and banner tools remain the app’s core purpose.

    Update now
  10. 10Lumosity: Brain Training Games 10.20.99

    The latest notes describe improved games, research-related updates, and progress tools; Google Play may offer the build gradually.

    Update now

Each entry sums up the developer's update notes and the Google Play listing for that version; the listing has the final word.

Also updated this week

A few more apps our readers use shipped smaller changes this week. None of them needs a full screen, so each gets one line here.

4 apps · Oct 6–12

Dates are the update dates shown on each app's Google Play listing.

Tips this week

How we write the digest

Each week we check the Google Play listings of the apps our readers use most: the version number, the update date and the developer's What's new notes. When an app has a new version, we put the developer's update notes and the listing details together on one page, in plain words, with a link to the official Google Play listing. Google and most developers release updates in stages over several days, so a version listed here may not have reached your phone yet. Therapymetric is an independent site and is not affiliated with any developer. This page doesn't read your phone or your Google account, and nothing is installed from here.

Issue 1 · week of Oct 6–12, 2026 · listings checked against Google Play listings on Oct 11

Updating basics

Most phones update apps on their own, but only while auto-update is on. To check, open Google Play, tap your profile picture, then Settings › Network preferences › Auto-update apps, and choose Over Wi-Fi only or Over any network. On an app's listing, the main button tells you where you stand:

UpdateA newer version is waiting for your phone.

OpenYou already have the newest version Google Play offers your phone.

If you see Open but this issue mentions a newer build, the rollout simply hasn't reached you yet. Check again in a day or two.

FAQ

Is this Google's official list of changes?

No. Therapymetric is an independent site and is not affiliated with Google or any app developer. We put each developer's update notes and the Google Play listing details together on one page and link to the official listing. The What's new box on a listing is often a single line, which is why we write these.

The issue lists a new version, but my phone doesn't have it. Why?

Google Play releases most apps to a growing share of phones over several days, so two phones can be on different versions on the same afternoon. Until the new build reaches you, the listing shows Open rather than Update. Clearing the app's storage or reinstalling it doesn't speed that up.

Why isn't my app in this issue?

We only include apps that shipped a change worth knowing about that week. If an app didn't update, or its update only fixed bugs, it waits for an issue in which something actually changes. Nothing is listed just to fill space.