Android 16 is out on all eligible Pixel telephones, with new dwell replace notifications function

Google has launched Android 16 to the lots, because it’s now accessible for appropriate handsets. The corporate says new units will come preloaded with the OS in “the approaching months.” As common, it is first coming to Google’s personal Pixel telephones.

The replace contains a number of notable options. The largest one is perhaps dwell updates in notifications. Which means stuff like ride-shares and meals deliveries will get a progress bar immediately within the notification, so of us will not should continuously open and shut the app to marvel why a burrito appears to be caught 4 blocks away.

Additionally, notifications from the identical app will now be mechanically grouped collectively to cut back muddle and pings. There’s now assist for LE audio listening to aids, with a local management choice. Customers can even swap to the cellphone’s microphone when utilizing one among these listening to units for clearer audio in noisy locations.

Google has tied all of its security measures collectively, so customers can now be shielded from “on-line assaults, dangerous apps, unsafe web sites, rip-off calls and extra in only a faucet.” This contains new scam detection features that have been previewed again in Might.

Shutterbugs are getting a reasonably sturdy suite of recent options, together with computerized evening mode scene detection, hybrid auto publicity and extra exact colour temperature changes. UltraHDR photographs have been improved, with assist for HEIC encoding, and Android 16 presents integration with the high-end Superior Skilled Video (APV) codec.

The corporate is lastly bringing desktop windowing to Android, however it’s not prepared simply but. That function will probably be accessible to basic customers later within the yr, however Android 16 QPR 3 Beta 2 is at present previewing the function.

There’s additionally a neat Android ecosystem replace with some nifty options. This contains upgraded RCS group chats, with customized icons and the flexibility to mute threads. Google Photographs now presents an AI-enhanced picture editor that may advocate prompt edits. Emoji Kitchen is receiving new sticker combos and Put on OS units can now pay for transit fares with out having to open a devoted app.

Lastly, Google has provided particulars on the Pixel Drop for June. New options embrace a Pixel VIPs widget that shows data on most popular contacts and extra expressive captions on movies.

Clearly, Android 16 goes to come back to extra telephones than simply the Pixel collection. As famous by Android Authority, Motorola released its list of all its gadget that’ll formally run the brand new OS. It is also price being conscious that there are some bugs being reported on Pixel telephones, so simply preserve that in thoughts if you happen to’re putting in the most recent model of Android.

Replace, June 10, 2PM ET: Nicely, we jumped the gun on that a bit of bit. Android 16 ought to now be accessible, as beforehand (and incorrectly) acknowledged. We remorse the error.