Android 16 release date is confirmed by Google, and it is coming earlier than usual. It has been officially announced by the Google that the next major release of Android will take place in Q2 2025.
Android 16 release date:
Android 16 is going to release in Q2 2025, which means that we could see its release in April, May, or June 2025, as Google officially announced its launch date.
It has also been mentioned by Google that a minor release will take place in Q4 2024 for Android 16, presumably taking the shape of Android 16 QPR2.
“Soon, the developer preview and beta program will begin for the Q2 major release”, as mentioned by Google.
As the release will happen in Q2, it will allow more devices to get the major release of Android sooner. Thus, it can be expected that Google Pixel 10 series will launch with Android 16 instead of Android 15.
Android 16 leaked and upcoming features:
There are a list of features that are going to come in upcoming Android 15 QPR releases and are also likely to be added to the next Android platform update, Android 16.
Also read: Android 16 codename is ‘baklava’.
List of all leaked and upcoming features are-
- Desktop windowing
- Redesigned Settings homepage
- Rich Ongoing Notifications
- Blocking old notifications
- Compact heads-up notifications
- Notification cooldown
- New screen recording and casting chips
- Quick Settings changes: Dual shade design, Categories, Resizing, and more.
- Lock screen widgets
- Gemini button on the lock screen
- Stash notification bubbles
- Open any app in a floating bubble
- Do Not Disturb mode changes, introduction of Priority mode, and renaming to modes.
- More improvements to the screen recording system
- App switcher during partial screen sharing
- Keyboard shortcut menu in the side navigation rail
- Touchpad gesture tutorial
- Improvements to Advanced Protection Mode
- Trade-in mode for ADB
- Pixel: Recent apps in taskbar
- Pixel: Manually set 80% charging limit
Hence, as the Android 16 release date is confirmed by the official announcement of Google, users won’t have to wait so long to see whether its features found so far make it into the release.
Stay tuned to get more information on first developer preview of Android 16, which will soon be announced.
