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Android 16 Release Date
Google has announced about the release date of Android 16 that it would have been launched in the second quarter of 2025. According to Android Police report, Sameer Samat, President of Android EcoSystem, has said that all things are ready on their time. This means that the company can release Android 16 in June 2025.
Android 16 eligible devices
Door users are waiting for the final version of Android 16. However, its BETA version has come on many devices. These include several pixels and non-pixels devices. Here is the list-
Pixel 9
Pixel 9 Pro
Pixel 9 Pro Xl
Pixel 9 Pro Fold
Pixel 8
Pixel 8 Pro
Pixel 8A
Pixel 7
Pixel 7 Pro
Pixel 7A
Pixel 6
Pixel 6 Pro
Pixel 6A
Pixel fold
Pixel Tablet
Xiaomi 15
Xiaomi 14t Pro
OnePlus 13
If you also have any of these devices, then you can try and see Android 16. Its beta version you can install in the device. However, it is worth noting that many bugs are usually found in the beta version, as well as many functions do not work perfectly.
Android 16 new features
Many new features with Android 16 will be added to your devices, which will make the user’s Android Experience much better. Let’s know about these new features.
New style of notification
Android 16 is going to bring a new class of notification with it. This will make it easier for the user to monitor and access their essential activity. It will also include notifications such as rideshare, delivery and navigation. These will be progress-centric notifications which are also known as Live Updates.
Photo picker will be better
Photo Picker gives users amazing convenience in Android system in which the user can find some selected photos and video access instead of showing the entire gallery. This feature will be better with Android 16. Google has also added new APIs for this, so that apps will be able to include photo picker directly into their view Hirrachy.
Adaptive refresh rate will be better
Through this feature, the refresh rate on supported devices will continue to be adjusted according to the content frame. That is, the device will adap the refresh rate according to the content frame. This will reduce power consumption. It will also eliminate the need to switch refresh rate to manually.
Haptics will be better first
Hyptics with Android 16 will also be better than before. With the help of the new haptic API, apps will be able to determine the amplitude and frequency curve of a haptic effect. Gaming experience will improve with rich haptics. This will make the dynamic vibrations of the actions more effective.
Camera improvement
There will be a new hybrid auto-exposure ad with Android 16, so that many special aspects of exposure will come under your manual control. The rest of the work will be done autoauxer. That is, the dependence on manual function will be reduced completely. Also, the complete dependence of autoaxpose will also be reduced. Professional video recording will be better in the new OS.
Android 16 will also take forward the capabilities of HDR. In this, UltrahdR will be supported in the HEIC file format. Google is also working for UltrahdR support on Avif.
Professional videos will be advanced
Advanced Professional Video Feature (Advanced Professional Video (APV) with Android 16 is coming. This codec professional level has been designed for high quality video recording and post production. Apart from this, health connect updates will also be improved. Also the Privacy Sandbox will be improved.