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Android 16 Beta 3: All the latest features, eligible devices, release date, and more
By Harish Jonnalagadda, Brady Snyder last updated
Let's go Google is now delivering public builds of Android 16, giving power users the ability to see what's coming to the platform in 2025.

Google rolls out Android 16 Beta 3.1 patch with crucial bug fixes
By Brady Snyder published
Bugs squashed Android 16 Beta 3.1 is becoming available for Pixel devices enrolled in the Android Beta Program with fixes for a few annoying bugs.

Android 16's Vulkan standard is great, but ADPF might be the real miracle
By Nicholas Sutrich published
Upgrades galore Android 16 is introducing two major updates to mobile gaming, and while both are great, one is clearly more beneficial than the other.

Android 16's dynamic battery indicator and subtle UI changes could brighten up your phone
By Vishnu Sarangapurkar published
Dynamic Battery Icon Google's forthcoming Android 16 promises visual enhancements, particularly in the status bar icons as they were hidden in the latest Android 16 beta.

Here’s our first look at Google’s upcoming icon shape customization for Pixel phones
By Jay Bonggolto published
shape your icons The Pixel Launcher is set to get custom icon shapes in an upcoming Android update.

Android 16 looks to be even better for gamers than we expected
By Andrew Myrick published
It's Vulkan Time Focusing on Vulkan might just be the move.

Android 16 may be able to do what Apple AI couldn't with notification summaries
By Nandika Ravi published
Life gets easier! Notification summaries could be launching with Android 16.

Samsung finally speaks out about One UI 8 as rumors of internal testing mount
By Nickolas Diaz published
Stay tuned Samsung spoke up about a recent string of rumors regarding One UI 8's testing.
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