The official release date for Android 16 is June 10. This release is earlier than usual (last year’s release was September), and Google has already scheduled another “minor”

After taking an age to put One UI 7, with Android 15, on most Galaxy phones, Samsung has surprisingly already opened the One UI 8 beta program.

Android 16 introduces the most comprehensive set of safety features and promises to take the tablet experience into the realm of meaningful computing.

Google unleashed the first Android 16 beta in January 2025, packed with new features and changes. With the official Android 16 release date near and the first Samsung Galaxy Android 16 (One UI 8) betas arriving,

Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2 includes new functionality that makes Android look and feel similar to ChromeOS, with a desktop-style task bar at the bottom of the screen and flexible floating app windows. The functionality is available on both phones connected to an external display via DisplayPort, as well as tablets — with or without an external display.

If you own a Pixel phone, you’ll soon be getting an upgrade to Android 16. Those on Samsung phones and other Android handsets will get the update later.

Android 16 is ready. The major update will initially be distributed for Google's Pixel devices. However, Material 3 Expressive is still missing.

Android 16 is officially here, and Google has some big upgrades on the way. Instead of releasing a new OS and a new phone lineup at the same time, Google is making the same move it did with Android 15 and giving both software and hardware their time to shine.

Discover the eligible devices for Android 16 rollout including Pixel, Samsung, Xiaomi, OnePlus, and Motorola smartphones.

Samsung has released its One UI 8 beta based on Android 16 and it already has more features than Google's beta for Pixel devices.

Google has released the desktop mode for Android for developers to test with the Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2 update – Pixel 8 or 9 required.

This year, things are happening a lot differently. We already knew that Android 16 was slated to arrive a lot earlier than usual, and now, that's panned out. The new Android OS is here and available for Google Pixel devices, four months earlier than last year. Let's talk about the big new features that this version brings to the table.