Android 16 Release Date Has Already Leaked and It’s Much Earlier than We Thought
Nov. 6, 2024Android 16 will launch much sooner in an effort to shift from a yearly to a bi-yearly rollout. Although we already knowAndroid 16’s dessert nameand some upcoming features, the exact release date was still unknown.
This is much sooner than we had anticipated. The main reason Google highlighted for switching to point releases is to push out AI features to Android devices quickly. The company wants to get OEMs onboard and push it to devices till fall. This is to make suredevices launching from July could come with Android 16out-of-the-box.
The other reason, of course, could be due to new Pixels which will also launch a couple of months prior to compete with iPhones and have them run a much more stable version of Android with only a few bugs.
The early launch also makes sense considering thePixel 10 serieswith the new Tensor G5 SoC will also launch at least two months prior. The next flagship Pixel should come with Android 16 which didn’t happen with Pixel 9 and Android 15. However, since the Pixel 9a is also launching sooner than the previous year, it will still launch with Android 15.
What are your thoughts on Google bumping the Android 16 release date and moving to point releases? Let us know in the comments below.
