One of the worst things that the newer Windows versions did is get rid of that little view of defragmenting. It was much more interesting than watching a number slowly tick up.

Google Play is separate from Android. Google likely updates it through that route, rather than relying on manufacturers.

Didn’t Google replace the normal Google Assistant with Gemini on newer phones?

YouTube also defaults to it, so if you open it, and the video you want is already there, no need to jump to another page to load the exact same video.