The race towards the launch of the new version of the stable system recently passed its latest supply control: Android 16 updated with the Beta number 4. Intended to already correct errors Prepare final firmwareThis beta version brings some news that deserve to be examined.
This shows that the atmosphere feels Android 16, we have very little left for the new version of the system to reach the lucky first. With a beta 4 already in circulation, I found several changes in my Google Pixel 8 Pro which facilitate daily use and improve the experience. They do not imply a gigantic jump, yes.
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Android 16 is almost about to move stable
The Google calendar continues its course, the next big step is the one that may mark the E / S. Since we are a few days after the key event for Android, the beta 4 is almost perfect for daily use. I did not appreciate a strange consumption, it is really stable and all the applications work as if they were at home. Despite being a beta version, Android 16 is very stable.
With a Google I / or that its start scheduled for May 20, there is no doubt that the Gemini and the AI will be the central pillars of the event. As for Android 16, this new version will not be very different from Android 15. At least depending on the progress I have seen from the first developer versions.
And what changed on Android 16 with the Beta 3 jump to the last update? Let's take it.
More functions for the recent applications menu
Now it is possible to do more things with the applications that work in the background, all from the menu of the latest open applications. By clicking on the application icon in question, two new adjustments appear:
- Screenshot. Android 16 will capture how the application is at that time.
- Select. Allows you to select the text of the application to copy it
Demo for navigation in a gesture
As many manufacturers do, Google has introduced a small demonstration of how the system navigation gestures work in Android 16. This demo appears when selecting these gestures for the first time, from “screen / navigation mode”.
Access to the list of applications in the personalization menu
A minor change which corresponds to the menu category without contributing a lot to the user experience: Google introduced a Access to the “Applications List” In the menu that appears during maintenance on a free space of the office. Pressing this option has the same effect as opening the applications drawer.
Other minor visual changes are a minimum reorganization of the battery menu (Google has moved certain adjustments to disappear the health of the battery), a darker tone for the multimedia player in the notification area and a dynamic color adjustment for certain screen watches always on the screen (AOD).
There are not only news, also a lot of error correction
I know that the most striking update of any update is the changes that are introduced for the user, but everything that happens in the code is as much or more important. With Android 16 Beta 4 Google corrects several problems encountered. These are:
- Corrected a problem that affected haptic performance.
- Resolution of excessive energy consumption that affected certain devices.
- Google found the problem that caused a system to restart when a call was answered in certain situations. He repaired.
- Solved the delay in the haptic response to the touch of the screen.
- In some mobiles, a restart jumped during the expansion of the screen. Beta 4 resolved.
- Solved other restart failures and system applications.
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