The first developer preview of Android 16 is available today, and we are looking at DP1 to find what new features have been introduced.
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Officially, Google only promised three years of Android updates, as well as two more years of security patches, for its 2021 Tensor flagships. The Pixel 6 and 6 Pro are now getting Android 16 Developer Preview 1, which bodes well for the public launch.
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With Android 16 set to launch in the second quarter of 2025, Google is starting the Developer Preview for Pixel devices today.
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Google announced today that “Android will have more frequent SDK releases,” while setting a Q2 2025 release date for Android 16, which will soon see a developer preview.
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The Developer Preview for the next version of Android usually gets underway in February and progresses to a Beta in April with the public release set for Q3. Work on Android 16 is fully underway and points to an earlier than usual “25Q2” release.
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While we wait for the public launch of Android 15, Google’s work on the next version continues. Android 16 looks to be codenamed “Baklava.”
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Google is working on a redesign of Quick Settings that might launch with Android 16.
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