Google Play October 2026 update adds Ask Play video answers and Play Shorts sharing

Google Play Store 53.8 and Play Services 26.42, dated Oct. 26, bring video answers with timestamps to Ask Play, 30-second gameplay capture via Playbacks, and shareable Play Shorts links. The release also adds phone pairing for Android XR glasses and background pairing for TWS earbuds.

• Ask Play now returns cited videos with timestamps
• Playbacks saves the last 30 seconds of gameplay locally
• Play Shorts links open on Android, other platforms and the web
• Play Services 26.42 adds Android XR glasses phone pairing