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Did Android 16 Need New Volume Control Designs? We Might Get Them.

Kellen January 14, 2025 4

We love UI changes in new versions of Android because they at least make things feel new, even if the feature set or other list of changes doesn't matter much to most of us. When Google changes the look of anything, we get weirdly excited in ways that I'm not...

Android 16 Adds Fingerprint Unlock When Screen is Off

Kellen December 19, 2024 7

The fingerprint reader on your Pixel 9 series phone could soon add a new feature to its speedy unlockness. Spotted in the latest Android 16 Developer Preview 2, a new setting will let you unlock the phone even if your screen is completely off. Here's the deal...

Android 16 Developer Preview 2 Released for Pixel Devices

Kellen December 18, 2024 2

It's still hard to grasp this new world we are in now, with Google back to releasing multiple versions of Android in a single year, or at least letting us test them. But that's the story to end 2024. We have already put Android 16 on some Pixel devices in a...

The Best New Features in Android 16 Developer Preview 1

Kellen November 19, 2024 5

Because Android 16 Developer Preview 1 is here, you are probably wondering what's new and what you can get excited about whenever this moves into a beta. Since we have this early build up on both a Pixel 9 Pro and a Pixel 9 Pro Fold, we're diving in now to...

Android 16 Developer Preview 1 Confirmed for Pixel 6, Which is Surprising

Kellen November 19, 2024 7

With the release of Android 16 Developer Preview 1, we're certainly looking forward to testing out any major changes that Google has planned for our Pixel devices. Since we know the device update schedule for Pixel devices, we assumed that Android 16 would...

Android 16 is Already Here as Developer Preview 1 for Pixel Devices

Kellen November 19, 2024 4

We knew it was coming earlier than ever, but I'm not sure I even expected this early of an Android 16 release, yet here we are. Android 16 Developer Preview 1 is now available to supported Pixel devices, which means an early holiday present for all of the...

Android 16 Timeline: Expect Beta in January, Public Release in Q2

Tim November 19, 2024 1

Google has released its first Android 16 Developer Preview and with it a general overview for the timeline of its latest Android OS upgrade. Earlier this year, we learned that Android 16's release was getting bumped up to Q2, but now, we have much more detail...

Official: Android 16 Release Scheduled for Q2

Tim October 31, 2024 7

Google announced a shift in its Android release timeframe this morning, with it confirmed that users can now expect to see a major Android release take place in Q2 of 2025. That's a big shift forward compared to what we've gotten used to from the folks in...