📲Google has released Android 16's source code, but Samsung fans won't need to wait long for One UI 8

Major OEMs like Samsung have already had access to Android 16’s source code and will release their own updates soon

More details👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-source-code-3563703/

📱The Android 16 update rolling out today doesn’t bring the Material 3 Expressive UI redesign or Desktop Mode

But a source told me when Google plans to roll out Android 16 QPR1 with Material 3 Expressive redesign and Desktop Mode.

More details👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/when-material-3-expressive-desktop-mode-roll-out-3565381/

🖥 Android 16's Desktop Mode turns your Pixel phone into a PC, and here's how you can try it today

If you have a Pixel 8 or later, you can try Android’s Desktop Mode in Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2, which should roll out later today!

Details👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/try-android-16-desktop-mode-on-pixel-3565393/

📱Android 16 is actually a big update, and I don’t want to hear otherwise

Android 16 certainly won't impress you with its design, but its many impactful changes are worth getting excited for

Here's my FULL REVIEW of Android 16👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-review-3566047/

📱June 2025 Pixel Feature Drop is here, and here's everything new it's bringing to your Pixel

Highlights of the update include the Pixel VIP widget, custom Gboard stickers via Pixel Studio, and of course, the Android 16 platform update.

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-feature-drop-june-2025-3565937/

🔐Android 16 introduces Advanced Protection mode to fortify your phone against threats

Google has confirmed that it is rolling out Android 16's Advanced Protection feature.

Here's what you need to know about this security mode👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-advanced-protection-mode-3566064/

🔕Android 16 reduces notification clutter with this simple but needed change

Android 16 will automatically group notifications from the same app together to reduce information overload

Previously, apps had to manually group their notifications.

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-force-group-notifications-3565400/

📱Android 16 will make it easier to find your recent apps with a new taskbar overflow feature

A future Android 16 update will add a taskbar overflow feature that makes it easier to open a recently launched app

Here's what it'll look like👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-taskbar-overflow-3565405/

⌨️ Android 16 lets you customize keyboard shortcuts — Here's how it works

Google is launching custom keyboard shortcuts in Android 16. This feature is available in Android 16 for the Pixel Tablet and is launching “later this year” on other devices.

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/custom-keyboard-shortcuts-android-16-3527394/

🔔PSA: Live Updates are NOT actually live in the Pixel's Android 16 update!

Despite what you may have read/heard elsewhere, the full Live Updates experience isn't available yet for Pixels.

More details👇

(Scroll to the Live Updates section.)

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-review-3566047/

🕵️Android 16 wants to make your next phone trade-in process a lot faster

The Android 16 release adds a trade-in mode that makes it easier for phone technicians to run device diagnostics

Here's how it works👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-trade-in-mode-3566274/

Google has announced that Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2 is now available!

QPR1 Beta 2 brings the enhanced desktop windowing on connected display feature.

The build ID is BP31.250523.006, and it includes the following fixes:

* Auto dark theme is not working
* Now playing is crashing when selecting a track
* Camera frequently fails to launch
* Shortcuts for newly-downloaded apps aren't automatically added
* Home button not working on app list UI
* "More wallpapers" button misaligned in wallpaper settings
* Gemini fails to work on the lockscreen

It's available for the Pixel 6 and later!

🖥 With Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2 now rolling out, you may be wondering how to enable the new Desktop Mode.

This article covers everything you need to know, including what setting to toggle and what devices are supported👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/try-android-16-desktop-mode-on-pixel-3565393/

🗄The latest Android 16 QPR1 beta finally organizes Android's messy sound settings

Instead of having everything in one giant list, Android 16 QPR1 organizes sound settings by category

Here's a side-by-side comparison👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-qpr1-sound-settings-organized-3566322/

🪫Yikes: Google will soon nerf the Pixel 6a’s battery due to an overheating issue

The 6a's battery capacity & charging performance will soon be reduced due to a "potential overheating issue."

Right after the Pixel 4a battery fiasco...more info 👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-6a-battery-overheating-warning-3566640/

UPDATE: Google has confirmed the Pixel 6a's battery issue. The company shared the following statement with me:

“A subset of Pixel 6a phones will require a mandatory software update to reduce the risk of potential battery overheating. The update will enable battery management features that will reduce capacity and charging performance after the battery reaches 400 charge cycles. We’ll contact impacted customers next month, with all the information they need to address the issue.”

For Pixel 4a users, Google offered either $50 cash or $100 in Google Store credit.

For Pixel 7a users out of warranty, Google offered $200 in cash or $300 that could be applied as a discount code towards a new Pixel phone on the Google Store. For under warranty users, they offered $456.

I hope Google does right by affected Pixel 6a users, because it's very inconvenient to have its battery/charging nerfed as well as go through this replacement/trade-in process!

🚨Google is NOT killing AOSP!

Google has come out and refuted speculation that it's discontinuing AOSP. However, the company just made it tougher to build AOSP for Pixel devices.

Here's how👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/google-not-killing-aosp-3566882/

As I mention in the article, Google was one of the only device makers to even release their device tree + binaries + full kernel source commit history.

They were never under any obligation to do so, but it served the purpose of making AOSP easy to build for Pixel devices, making it easy to test new features on it (which was the point - Pixels were the AOSP reference hardware). It also made developers' lives easier as they didn't have to build their own device trees from scratch.

Without these things, custom ROM support for Pixels will essentially be dropped to where it's at with other devices. But at least Pixels are still super easy to bootloader unlock and grab factory images for.