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Google is shaking issues up a bit for the discharge of Android 16. Whereas we sometimes see a brand new model of Android within the third quarter of the yr, 2025 will mark the start of a brand new annual launch goal. The tech large is shifting the launch of the following main OS replace up by 1 / 4, that means the launch will now be planted firmly in Q2. Because of this, Android 15’s cycle might be lower brief by a number of months.

When Google revealed that Android 16 would come ahead of anticipated, it shocked everybody. So, it’s possible you’ll be questioning when the following main OS will debut. Right here’s what we all know in regards to the Android 16 launch date.

The steady launch of Android 16 remains to be months away, so Android 15 nonetheless has some room to breathe. Nonetheless, if you wish to give Android 16 a strive earlier than anybody else, the OS has formally entered its third beta and has reached platform stability. Meaning apps that concentrate on Android 16 can now be formally pushed to the Play Retailer. This leads as much as the ultimate launch, which is now formally confirmed for June. You may try the beforehand launched timeline under to see the place all the things falls.

Though Google hasn’t shared the precise date for the steady launch exterior of a launch month, a leak suggests Android 16 may very well be prepared by June 3. This report claims that Google might be able to roll out Android 16 on the date, concurrently delivering the supply to AOSP and releasing updates for Pixel units. Remember the fact that this date may very well be pushed again if Google occurs to run right into a snag throughout growth.

Notably, we first recognized the opportunity of an April to June launch in October 2024 by recognizing a line inside AOSP‘s Compatibility Definition Doc, which referred to the following model of Android as “25Q2.” This doc outlines the minimal necessities for Android smartphones to be eligible for the newest model of the OS.

A remark on the Android Gerrit revealed that Android 16 Beta 3 will roll out on March 12. After all, it’s a day late but it surely’s right here.

Curiously, the final model of Android that arrived sooner than August was Android 4.1 Jelly Bean in 2012. So sure, Android has beforehand arrived earlier than August, however not throughout the final 12 years.

Milestones

• November 19, 2024 — Developer Preview 1
• December 18, 2024 — Developer Preview 2
• January 23, 2025 — Beta 1
• February 13, 2025 — Beta 2
• March 13, 2025 — Beta 3 (Platform Stability)
• April 17, 2025 — Beta 4
• June 2025 — Secure launch

There are a number of sensible causes for Google accelerating Android 16’s launch.

For one, it permits the corporate to raised sync the OS’s launch with its personal smartphone {hardware} launch. Because of its earlier debut, the Pixel 9 launched with Android 14 and solely acquired Android 15 a number of months after its launch. This made it a much less enticing prospect than earlier releases. Nonetheless, there’s now a great likelihood the Pixel 10 collection will land with Android 16.

This isn’t only a professional for Google, both. A June 2025 arrival brings the brand new model of Android nearer to OEMs that launch their units earlier within the yr.

As outlined by Google’s 2025 growth timeline above, the corporate has a extra outlined quarterly launch cycle within the pipeline, with a serious launch (Android 16 launch window) in Q2, bookended by function releases in Q1 and Q3. A minor SDK launch, with APIs and options that’ll inform the next model of Android, arrives in This autumn. This could quicken the OS’s growth cycle whereas offering the identical predictability for OEMs.

With Google separating its Pixel smartphone launch from its Android model launch this yr, it’s now not a positive factor that its telephones will obtain the newest model of Android first. Whereas Google did announce Android 15’s availability for the Pixel collection, some vivo units acquired the replace a full month prior. That is due to AOSP dropping a month earlier, permitting corporations to craft their iterations early.

Nonetheless, contemplating that Android 16 is now arriving 1 / 4 earlier in June, we count on the Pixel 10 to debut with the brand new OS. This permits extra producers to launch with or provide the Android 16 replace ahead of ever earlier than.