Android 16

While we’re already an update ahead on Pixel, One UI 8 based on Android 16 has rolled out far and wide to Samsung phones. Here are a few things we think you’ll love getting to grips with.

Following the Material 3 Expressive redesign earlier this month, Google Wallet will be adopting Android 16’s Live Updates “for key travel journeys.”

Following last week’s release, Android 16 QPR2 Beta 3.1 is rolling out as a patch for Pixel devices that failed to boot if “Enable desktop experience features” was enabled before installing.

Announced on its forums this week, OnePlus has confirmed an official list of devices set to get its Android 16 update, OxygenOS 16, over the coming months.

The OnePlus 15 is seemingly a short few months away, as it’s already been officially announced for both China and global markets. In order to launch a new phone, though, OnePlus also needs a new software build, and with Android 16 having been around for a while now, it’s time for OxygenOS 16’s official debut.

Android 16 QPR2 is a big quarterly update coming in December, with Beta 3 rolling out today for Pixel devices.

The Android 16 Beta Program should be nearing completion with QPR2 Beta 3 for Google Pixel devices now available.

Although it’s been nearly two months since its launch event, Google’s still facing some heat in the aftermath of the Pixel 10’s arrival on store shelves. What started out as simple disappointment over the state of Tensor — following two years of what I can only describe as Tensor G5 overhype — ballooned into full-on outrage in the face of a Genshin Impact-inspired controversy that may or may not have been a controversy after all. Simply put, people are mad about what Tensor isn’t, rather than feeling satisfied with what Tensor actually is.

OnePlus is getting fans ready for its OxygenOS 16 launch based on Android 16. The company’s latest teaser emphasizes just how “fast” and “smooth” the software update is.

The first update to Android 16 QPR1 is rolling out with the October security patch for the Pixel 6, 6 Pro, 6a, 7, 7 Pro, 7a, Tablet, Fold, 8, 8 Pro, 8a, 9, 9 Pro, 9 Pro XL, 9 Pro Fold, 9a, Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro, and Pixel 10 Pro XL.

Samsung’s One UI 8 rollout that delivers Android 16 has been well ahead of schedule for a while now, and that’s continuing as older generations are getting access, and while users in the United States are also widely getting updates too.

OnePlus has announced that it will release its Android 16 update in less than two weeks on October 16, and the global launch of the OnePlus 15 is expected to arrive not too long afterwards.

Samsung has started to roll out the final major update for the Galaxy S22 series, with its Android 16-based One UI 8 now rolling out in some regions.

Nothing is officially launching its Android 16 update in beta today, but Nothing OS 4.0 unexpectedly leaves out a couple of key devices.

Samsung is now rolling out stable One UI 8 updates to several more devices including the Galaxy S23 series, Galaxy Tab S10, Galaxy A devices, and more.

Samsung is working on One UI 8.5, its next major Android update for Galaxy devices, and the leaks are pouring in with new AI capabilities and some Liquid Glass vibes throughout.

Although Samsung’s One UI 8 rollout wasn’t meant to kick off in earnest until October, the company is pushing ahead of schedule with a handful of last-gen Galaxy devices.

Android 16 QPR2 is another big quarterly update with Beta 2 rolling out today for Google Pixel devices.