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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  • 01 Nov 2024

I don't undestand, why hurry ?

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    • Anonymous
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    • 01 Nov 2024

    Anonymous, 01 Nov 2024Yes, security patches is also considered an update. So any ... moreI'll be very honest here - have you noticed any actual difference between Android 13 and 14? Because I can tell you for a fact that the vast majority of people cannot, even between Android 11 and 14.
    A lot of the important stuff these days are not even OS updates but rather Google Play Services updates, which you get even if you don't get security updates anymore.

    As long as you're at least getting patches, you're in the good-enough state.

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      • 01 Nov 2024

      Stoon, 01 Nov 2024android became so ugly since android 12 release ... i hate ... moreI don't hate material U, however the UI/UX is quite childish for example the volume slider is quite useless as its hard to distinguish various volume levels, internet toggle, etc. The coloring part is quite nice though.
      Android 11's UI was quite mature and practical and material U with Android 11 was have been a looker.

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        • Anonymous
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        • 01 Nov 2024

        Anonymous, 01 Nov 2024So now the chinese companies will struggle more with updates.Lol they have struggled long before. Even without Google

          why would you release an android update faster? it would probably be buggy as hell.

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            • Anonymous
            • iJp
            • 01 Nov 2024

            So now the chinese companies will struggle more with updates.

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              • Anonymous
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              • 01 Nov 2024

              this should be called android 12.3 because they remained out of ideas and become like apple and samsung releasing the same stuff 99% every year

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                • Anonymous
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                • 01 Nov 2024

                If there are consistent bugs with Android bugs early into public release, imagine how many there'll be if they don't wait a whole year.

                  potato4k, 01 Nov 2024Can anyone list out any major changes from 14 to 15, or fro... moreMaybe we will finally get a Major Release?
                  How about a DeX Mode for all Android Devices?

                  They could even change it up, and call it Version 25. That way it aligns with the year that we are in. It's what Samsung did with the shake up between the S10/S20/S21 name change. Meanwhile, over at Linux especially with rolling releases, the date/version naming has been around for ages. It's pretty logical.

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                    • Anonymous
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                    • 01 Nov 2024

                    I won't say that, but the UI has hardly changed since Android 11.

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                      • 01 Nov 2024

                      Google push us to buy a new devices with two android versions a year. It means - 3 updates within 1,5 years... Very bad!!!

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                        • Anonymous
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                        • 01 Nov 2024

                        Anonymous, 01 Nov 2024The promise is for "7 years of updates", not &quo... moreYes, security patches is also considered an update. So any brand can give seven years of security patches while only give four OS version update, assuming that Google support each OS version for at least three years. Android 11 was supported for 3.5 years.

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                          • Anonymous
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                          • 01 Nov 2024

                          Haven't seen a second update after a major OS version launch since the 8.1 Oreo.

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                            • 01 Nov 2024

                            android became so ugly since android 12 release ... i hate material you so badly !!! It should have been dropped in androod 15 (after 3 android releases( but Google seems likely to keep more several years again !!!

                              ShadowJaiz, 01 Nov 2024Dont worry guys, we will get their 7 years update earlier t... moreWhen you can't make a difference between 7 years of updates and 7 OS updates, you write like this guy....tragicaly he most probably read it here and thought it was ok to say the same thing again, and ...again

                                Google should stop releasing android version and start releasing android optimisations and better functions. And stop blocking apps like Macrodroid from doing their job, it's just frustrating.

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                                  • 01 Nov 2024

                                  Anonymous, 01 Nov 2024With all these delayed on major OS update, I wonder does th... moreThe promise is for "7 years of updates", not "7 major versions", so this won't be of any importance at least in that regard.

                                    Android 16.1 is just to give the damn pixels something baked fresh otherwise it's not that a big of upgrade .

                                      Dont worry guys, we will get their 7 years update earlier than expected. maybe next year we got 2 major OS update.
                                      Lets say time running in them is much faster than ours.

                                        Anonymous, 01 Nov 2024With all these delayed on major OS update, I wonder does th... moreMan. That thing will be laggy as hell after even 5 years ...more so after 6 . What 7 do u even want . It s not even gonna last u that much . And with the money u will be investing in it after so much time u will get a new phone with those money rather than investing it