A Googler has shared possible release dates for Android 16 beta builds in a recent comment on the Android Gerrit.

Rahman has been pretty on-the-money with his code sleuthing in the past, which makes all this the more believable. The latest operating system version, Android 15, added desktop windowing support in last year’s update, so it’s clear that Google has been considering an eventual multi-app future.

When we talk about Android upgrades, it’s all too easy to miss the forest for the trees. It’s a familiar tale here in the land o’ Googley matters — and with some wacky-seeming changes on the way for Android upgrades in 2025, the myopic musings are only getting louder.

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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates recently discussed his "greatest mistake ever" while running the company when he sat down for an interview at Village Global with Eventbrite CEO Julia Hartz. In full, Gates said,

One new feature in the first Android 16 beta versions is the Privacy Dashboard. This feature enables users to review a week’s worth of data instead of just 24 hours, making it easier to identify apps that have accessed permissions they shouldn’t have.

VR & AR projects. If Android XR is to succeed, it'll depend on Samsung, the savior of Google's wearable plans.

TikTok has essentially warned that it will “go dark” in the U.S., given that service providers underpinning the platform won’t be able to continue doing so lawfully. This might be over soon. TikTok is hopeful,

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And then there’s the issue of the devil you know — the inference that while TikTok has its issues, we’re several years and a whole lot of scrutiny into a containing strategy. The raft of new Chinese apps surging on apps stores in the U.S., Rednote in particular, has security implications that no-one has yet really grappled with.

The Qi2 wireless charging spec was originally announced back in early 2023. However, Android phone makers haven’t exactly been rushing to add Qi2 support to their latest devices since then. That’s made finding a compatible handset rather difficult,