Google took an unexpected step and announced the delay from Android 16 to June 2025 – two months earlier than the usual schedule. Such a solution expressed by the vice president of Android products Samat Samat during the MWC 2025 became possible thanks to a radical revision of internal processes for creating the operating system.
The most important factor in acceleration was the implemented Model Tribe, which made the fragmented approach in recent years. The teams previously worked on the isolated components of the operating system, which led to a long phase of integration and the “flattening of sharp corners”. Now all changes are made immediately in the main branch of the code, which looks like a coordinated orchestra, whereby each tool is synchronized with others. Now the beta version of Android 16 Beta 2.1 has been tested on pixel devices, which shows record stability for such an early stage.
The release shift marks the transition from the reference to the release of Pixel -Smartphones, which traditionally debuted in the fall, to the independent life cycle of the operating system. Analysts associate this with the growing competition by iOS and Chinese tailor -made shells that require Google flexibility.
Android 16 is expected to present a breakthrough in three directions:
- Energy -efficient AI – Background processes with machine learning will spend 30% less load;
- Self -explanatory security – The system will be able to insulate threats for the renewal of bases;
- Cross -platform Dialogue – Strengthening the integration with Wear OS, Auto Platform and Smart Houses.
The official presentation is planned for Google I/O 2025, where not only the final design of the operating system is shown, but also the new services based on AI. Insiders suggest that the accelerated development cycle can lead to the appearance of intermediate “small” releases during the year – just like Apple.
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Source: VG Times
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