Google releases a brand new model of Android every year, and since 2013 the releases have all come between August and November. That, nevertheless, is perhaps set to vary with Android 16.
Whereas Android 15 is barely anticipated to begin rolling out to supported Pixels on October 15, Google appears to already be desirous about releasing Android 16 a lot ahead of ordinary – sooner or later within the second quarter of subsequent 12 months in reality, so between April and June.
That may be a reasonably vital shift in technique, however then once more Google has this 12 months equally switched its {hardware} announcement from the standard October to August, thus creating the bizarre state of affairs the place the brand new Pixels launched with Android 14 on board since Android 15 wasn’t prepared.
If Android 16 arrives by the tip of June subsequent 12 months, and Google sticks with August for its subsequent {hardware} reveal, then the Pixel 10 sequence could have no downside working Android 16 out of the field.
The information concerning Android 16’s launch in Q2 comes from a deep dive in Google’s Compatibility Definition Doc for Android 15 for builders, in addition to a number of patches to the Android Open Supply Venture, which all reference massive adjustments being pushed to “25Q2” or “25Q2/Android W”. W is the letter of the alphabet that is after V, and Android 15 was codenamed Vanilla Ice Cream, so clearly W is Android 16 (that mentioned, Google has apparently determined to skip a number of letters and codename it baklava not too long ago).
In fact these are simply hints, and nothing is about in stone simply but. Even when it was, issues might nonetheless change – each Android 15 and Android 14 noticed delayed releases as a result of last-minute points, so which will occur to Android 16 as effectively. However with a launch in Q2, it will at the least one-up Apple’s yearly iOS outing, for what that is price.
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