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Android 16 introduces the most comprehensive set of safety features and promises to take the tablet experience into the realm of meaningful computing.
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”
Android 16's most important additions revolve around security — and one setting in particular is especially pertinent to ponder.
Google's cleaning up its Wallpaper & style app with a new Wallpaper Studio section in Android 16 APR1's latest beta.
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.
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The latest phone to come a cropper is the Pixel 6a, released in 2022. Android Authority spotted clues in the code for Android 16, the latest version, that Google has discovered a battery overheating issue and will push an update soon that will limit battery life and charging speed.
Back at Google I/O, Google announced that it was indeed making a desktop mode or desktop windowing feature for Android 16 that would allow you to connect a phone to a display and get a desktop-like experience.
Xreal’s Android XR glasses will come with a puck-like processing device. The puck will feature an unspecified Qualcomm Snapdragon chip. The glasses will have the largest screen the company has ever made.