Google confirms: Android 16 is launching early and there will be a second release in 2025

01 November 2024
The company is shaking up the Android release schedule next year.

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  • 09 Dec 2024

A year from now we'll figure out that 5 OS updates will turn to 2.5 years of support as Google launches 2 Android versions every year...

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    • Anonymous
    • wp2
    • 06 Nov 2024

    google should take page out of apple and find best apps from play store and start adding those in android.

    e.g. widget creation from scratch, ui scaling at percentage, notification tilting option, setting toggle customization etc. generic ones and privacy/security ones like, mac address spoofing, most developer option without debugging. animation speed, usb awake, custom bootloader (that will option to replace by factory bootloader on phone reset), built-in open-source vpn profiles, timer-based kill switch, call redirect via VoIP, built-in universal telephone directory, built-in apps uninstall.

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      • 05 Nov 2024

      New android version nowadays be like "The notification bar will shrink 0.5mm, you will be able to turn on/off wifi with a single touch gesture, ram management is 2.5% more efficient..." along with a bunch of "AI" features that no one asks for

        When you dont have anything to show, just make launch often and make huge hype of small useless things...

        Google forgot that releasing new version is not only about number of features, but also optimization, and modders many times for many years shown, you can optimize android to level where you can run android 14-15 on phones that are 10 years old, so it show you dont need latest hardware to run it smoothly

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          • 03 Nov 2024

          NoOne75, 01 Nov 2024These Apple Fanboys, always bashing against Android. Too ob... moreWhere do you see comments about iPhone here?

          And why do you care so much what other people think or talk?

          It's just an opinion not a holy grale universal truth.

          They are talking about products, not your mother, so why do you take it so seriously?

          What do you mean by phone is a phone? Are you against choice? Should we all just buy your favorite brand Xiaomi? What are you trying to say? People are different and wanting different things, that's called preference, but noone is talking about that now except you.





          Have a great and fullfiled day.

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            • Anonymous
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            • 03 Nov 2024

            S, 03 Nov 2024IOS and OneUI ??? Kidding??? IOS is OS. OneUI is UI and ... moreHe's prolly talking about interface only

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              • 03 Nov 2024

              Anonymous, 01 Nov 2024Electronic waste management system landfillYeah!!!

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                • 03 Nov 2024

                Hamad1993, 02 Nov 2024Happy with iOS and OneUI.IOS and OneUI ???
                Kidding???
                IOS is OS.
                OneUI is UI and on android.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • 7k3
                  • 02 Nov 2024

                  With this pixel 6 series phone may get benefitted as July 2025 is end of android update for 6 series

                    Happy with iOS and OneUI.

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                      • Anonymous
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                      • 02 Nov 2024

                      NoOne75, 01 Nov 2024These Apple Fanboys, always bashing against Android. Too ob... moredude is so genius that think everyone here trash talk his precious Idroid are fruit seller shills. typical self-entitled gsmarena user.

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                        • 02 Nov 2024

                        New android OS release never be that exciting because of better things phone brand skins give to their UI and own OS than android itself

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                          • Anonymous
                          • Sr6
                          • 02 Nov 2024

                          Anonymous, 02 Nov 2024Ugly is Android.Android is spyware festival.
                          Whoever said there is no virus in Linux or android was wrong.

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                            • 02 Nov 2024

                            great

                              Stoon, 01 Nov 2024android became so ugly since android 12 release ... i hate ... moreGlad they go for Material You instead of some ugly blurry shi UI on One UI or most Chinese UI.
                              Though I also hate the big pill control center since Android 12. Glad that Sony and Asus still continue using the small circle/square one from Android 11.

                                Anonymous, 02 Nov 2024Ugly is Android.oh. cute is ios?

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                                  • Anonymous
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                                  • 02 Nov 2024

                                  Anonymous, 01 Nov 2024I'll be very honest here - have you noticed any actual... moreCorporations and content creators have gaslit the consoomers about getting the new shiny. I don't care but this is a problem the makers brought to themselves.

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                                    • gjL
                                    • 02 Nov 2024

                                    Did you fix all the problems with Android 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14? No!
                                    But you released 15. Now it is time for 16 is it? Why? Why do we have to do your experiments for you? Will you pay us? No! So; WHO CARES?

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                                      • 02 Nov 2024

                                      NoOne75, 01 Nov 2024These Apple Fanboys, always bashing against Android. Too ob... more👏🏽👏🏽

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                                        • Anonymous
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                                        • 02 Nov 2024

                                        Ugly is Android.