Android 16 Release Timeline, Features
In a weblog publish on Monday, Google announced the launch of Android 16 Developer Preview 1. Over the previous few years, the corporate has opted for the February launch window for its Android releases. Google additionally confirmed {that a} secure model of Android 16 would are available in Q2 2025. It plans to have one other launch in This fall of subsequent 12 months with new developer APIs.
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Google will supply six main releases of Android 16 earlier than the ultimate launch within the second quarter of subsequent 12 months. A second Developer Preview will arrive in December, whereas Beta releases begin in January. Google is focusing on Platform Stability in March and April whereas the ultimate launch is scheduled to happen in May.
The first developer preview of Android 16 brings an embedded picture picker for apps. This performance will present a built-in method for customers to grant app entry to chose photographs and movies from each native and cloud storage, as an alternative of their whole media library.
Google is updating Health Connect in Android 16. With the replace, Health Connect will let apps learn and write medical information in FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) format. This API is at the moment a part of an early entry program. Further, Android 16 incorporates the newest model of the Privacy Sandbox on Android.
Android 16 Developer Preview Compatibility
Google Pixel 6a and newer fashions are eligible to obtain the Android 16 replace. The first developer preview with construct quantity BP21.241018.009 shall be obtainable for Google Pixel 9 sequence, Pixel 9 Pro Fold, Pixel 8 sequence, Pixel 8a, Pixel Fold, Pixel 7a, Pixel 7 sequence, Pixel 6 sequence and Pixel 6a. Over-the-air (OTA) photographs for all these smartphones are additionally obtainable.
The developer preview of Android 16 will be put in on a system by the Android Emulator in Android Studio.
