Samsung’s Android 15 update, One UI 7, has been heavily delayed, with the stable rollout only due to start next week – a whopping six months after Google first finalized Android 15. Things appear to be moving much faster for One UI 8, though, with Samsung’s Android 16 update reportedly set to debut alongside the company’s next generation foldables.
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Two weeks after the last patch, Google is rolling out Android 16 Beta 3.2 to Pixel devices.
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The recent Android 16 Beta 3 (and Beta 3.1) release updates a feature limited to the Pixel 9 and allows all devices from the Pixel 6 and newer to use fingerprint unlock while the screen is off.
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Less than a week after the main release, Google is rolling out Android 16 Beta 3.1 to Pixel devices. Some of the addressed bugs impacted day-to-day usage.
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Google released a new Android 16 beta earlier this week and, hiding beneath the scenes, there are more new features and changes in the works including custom icon shapes for the app launcher, a revamped notification panel, and more.
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With Android 16 Beta 3, Google is now more specific about how “Limit to 80%” will fully charge your Pixel to “every one to two weeks.”
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Google is preparing support for “summarized” notifications in Android 16, as revealed by code in the third beta update.
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Android 16 is recycling the same Easter egg from Android 15, which is also the same one from Android 14. But with its latest release, Google has added a new “autopilot” mode to the space-themed Easter egg which integrates with Android 16’s Live Update feature.
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Android 16 Beta 3 has officially launched, and the new OS brings a couple of small changes that might normally go unnoticed. One minor but apparently important change is a new “close” app option that appears when the app icon in Android 16’s recent menu is tapped.
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With work dating back to October 2022, Google Pixel devices now have a “Battery health” stats page with Android 16 Beta 3.
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Beta 3 of Android 16 is now available as Google’s next major OS update proceeds through the development process.
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Android 16 Beta 3 is rolling out to Pixel devices today with the Platform Stability milestone that finalizes app-facing behaviors and internal/external APIs to let developers update their applications.
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Google has once again teased the next Android 16 preview update with Beta 3 officially coming Thursday, March 13.
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Samsung’s update approach has been all over the place after what was a period of consistent updates over the last couple of years. Samsung’s internal testing of One UI 8 based on Android 16 mirrors the timeline of One UI 6, which was the last time the company was on track.
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Google’s widget week for developers continues with the announcement that they are coming to phone lockscreens with Android 16 QPR1.
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Google Maps has been updated with support for Live Updates in Android 16 as the beta continues on.
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Android 16—oh, what can we say about Android 16? It’s shunted forward; it hasn’t offered anything major in the preview phase, but what does this mean, when could it drop, and why is it important? Here’s everything you need to know.
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Google is releasing Android 16 far earlier than its typical schedule and, apparently, things are going well. In an interview this week, Google’s President of the Android Ecosystem, Sameer Samat, confirmed that Android 16 is on track for a June release, and added that Google wants to do more to actually show what’s new in the update.
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Following the last update two weeks ago, Android 16 Beta 2.1 is rolling out to Pixel devices. It addresses some of the bugs that testers have encountered.
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A change in Android 16’s second beta release improves how HDR is handled in screenshots, preserving HDR details in the final image.
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Google announced “Live Notifications” are coming to Android 16, and now a demo app is making it possible to better see how this feature will work.
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Google has been preparing a “Battery health” settings page for Pixel since October of 2022, and work continues with Android 16 Beta 2.
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Foldables make use of hall (effect) sensors to determine the open or closed state. To prevent interference from magnetic accessories, the Pixel Fold might add “robust open/close detection” with Android 16.
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A new option in Android 16 Beta 2 allows users to easily change system measurement units, temperature units, and more “Regional preferences.”
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