This could be the date when Google launches Android 16 – and here's what's coming

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An earlier motorboat for Android 16 was antecedently confirmed
Now we whitethorn person an nonstop date: June 3
The OS will beryllium fresh successful plentifulness of clip for nan Pixel 10

We've precocious heard rumors that Android 16 is going to beryllium launching earlier successful 2025 than we mightiness person expected – and now a caller leak goes further, putting an nonstop day connected erstwhile Android 16 is going to launch.

This comes from sources speaking to Android Headlines, and nan day successful mobility is June 3, 2025 (a Tuesday). That fits successful pinch what was antecedently rumored astir nan operating system making its debut successful nan 2nd 4th of 2025 (April done June).

As you whitethorn person noticed, nan rollout of Android 15 has been a spot disjointed. After being previewed successful May, nan halfway codebase was finalized successful September, but it didn't commencement appearing connected Pixel phones until the mediate of October.

That meant nan Google Pixel 9 bid primitively launched successful August pinch Android 14 connected board. Bringing Android 16 further guardant successful nan twelvemonth should mean it's afloat vanished and bug-free – successful mentation – by nan clip nan Pixel 10 shows up.

What we cognize truthful far

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June is still a bully 7 months away, but we've already sewage immoderate thought astir what Android 16 is going to bring pinch it – mostly done snippets of codification successful improvement that person been spotted hidden distant successful Android.

We're expecting to spot an upgrade to nan Do Not Disturb functionality, giving you further power complete really you tin and can't beryllium interrupted. Floating bubbles mightiness besides beryllium much wide utilized for notifications connected screen.

Another rumor has pointed to easier entree to Android's highest level of information protection, via nan Quick Settings panel. There's besides been talk that Android 16 could alteration up the measurement you entree Quick Settings too.

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On apical of that, we mightiness spot Android 16 mimic nan iPhone's Dynamic Island for ongoing notifications, astatine slightest to immoderate extent. Of course, there's nary guarantee that each these processing ideas will make it into Android 16 – we'll person to hold and see.