Android 16's First Developer Preview Is Here Early
If you're an Android fan, you might be used to the typical rollout for Android developer previews: Google usually drops the first preview in February, so the fact that the company seeded Android 16's first developer preview in November—three months ahead of schedule—is quite surprising.
Here are the biggest new features (so far) in Android 16
Android 15 might have just come out of the oven, but Android 16 is already in development with some tempting new features.
Android 16 is now available for early testers
Judging by Google’s projected release timeline, the first public beta for Android 16 will be available in January 2025. A final public release is expected sometime after April, likely lining up with Google’s annual I/O event (which was held on May 14th this year ), where the company usually announces its latest Android updates and product features.
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