This week on Google Play: 50 updates worth your time
Issue 1 · Oct 13–19, 2026. WhatsApp Messenger, Facebook, Muse from Meta 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 WhatsApp MessengerIn this issue
- 01WhatsApp Messenger
WhatsApp Messenger adds a choice to share recent group history with newcomers, alongside call transfers, waiting rooms for call links, and larger pinned participant tiles.
Check one setting - 02Facebook
Facebook brings personal feeds, interest groups, Marketplace, reels, and sharing tools together, giving you several ways to follow interests and stay connected with friends.
Update now - 03Muse from Meta 12.0.0.14.169
Muse expands its business and everyday app connections, adds tablet availability, and helps turn business goals into tasks you review and approve before action.
Check one setting - 04GetYourGuide: Travel & Tickets 26.42.0
GetYourGuide’s latest build focuses on bug fixes, fewer crashes and design improvements, while the app helps you discover and book activities for your trip.
Update now - 05Indoor thermometer 3.0.13
Indoor thermometer shows indoor readings from the phone's built-in temperature sensor and outdoor temperatures drawn from nearby weather stations.
Update now - 06Weather Radar & Weather Live 2.5.8
The latest build adds lightning detection and alerts, refreshes the interface, and improves navigation and performance for checking forecasts.
Update now - 07Step Counter - Pedometer 1.6.8
Step Counter’s latest build updates Today-module controls, heart-rate monitoring and live step alerts in an app that tracks daily activity.
Update now - 08Fiverr - Freelance Service
Fiverr’s latest notes cover technical improvements and bug fixes, and the app lets people find freelancers, place orders, and follow project updates.
Update now - 09foodpanda: food & groceries 26.41.0
foodpanda brings local meals, groceries, pickup, and parcel delivery together, while this build highlights interface improvements and stability enhancements.
Update now - 10Weather Forecast & Radar 1.2.6
The latest build lists a bug fix, and the app offers local forecasts, animated radar, useful weather readings and widgets for quick checks.
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.
- WhatsApp Messenger
Google Play says WhatsApp will let users share recent group history with new members and adds call transfers between mobile and desktop, waiting rooms, and pinned participant tiles.
- Muse from Meta
Google Play’s notes say Muse adds business-app connections, helps plan marketing and create pitches or product pages with approval, expands everyday connectors, and is now available on tablets.
- AI Logo Maker & Logo Creator
Google Play's notes for this build mention performance improvements, specifically faster load times and smoother interactions.
- Niagara Launcher ‧ Home Screen
Google Play’s notes say Niagara Launcher adds Theme Studio for creating, saving, previewing, and sharing themes, alongside a brand refresh and the launch of Mellowdrop Studio.
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. GoCompareNow 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.
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. GoCompareNow 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.