Google confirms Android 16 is coming earlier than usual, developer preview begins soon
Android 16 is launching months earlier than usual. Google says it's coming in Q2 of 2025, when usually major releases happen in Q3 or Q4.
https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-release-date-info-3495210/Open linkView original on kbin.earth
Wait what? Android 15 barely came out
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You spent more time typing that out than it would have taken to actually check Google's wording. They claim "7 years of OS updates", you're just spreading misinformation.
https://store.google.com/product/pixel_8a_specs
Let me guess, they changed the wallpaper.
Can we stop having a Android release for 5 minutes?
Don't worry, it's probably going to be even more locked down.
I miss Android 7 and prior. The only improvement I see is permission management and UI on tablets (dp >= 600). And perhaps app updates without prompting user from 3rd party app stores (like F-Droid), but I don't like automatic updates anyway.
Wtf, I'm still running 14 on my pixel 6...
This should have been Android 15 but whatever. AI really got all these conpanies horny.
Looks like Pixel 9 stays the odd one out by not releasing with the latest version of Android