When in November, Google surprised us by launching the first overview of Android 16 developer, also provided a calendar of the most ambitious dates that filled Rajatabla. And that means something: that This Android 16 Beta 4 is the last big beta before the launch of Android 16 Stable, in May or June.
A few hours ago, Google published this version on its blog less than 1 GB of weight for developers and we have already advanced something that you can download now: although it does not include too many news in the form of functions, Yes, this brings a lot of important security fixes April 2025.
What's new in Android 16 Beta 4
The first beta version that arrives for the brand new Google Pixel 9a, which adds to the list of compatible devices (essentially all the pixels of the Pixel 6) after subscribing to the program brings fairly brief notes compared to the new and extended functions in terms of bugs and failures. And that makes sense: changes in the API and features are already defined at this stage (for example in Android 16 Beta 3, we have seen promising news such as the possibility of checking the health of the battery), already It's a question of polishing.
Among them, it seems that corrections for excessive battery consumption, haptic feedback problems, restarting the device in certain situations after receiving a call, the stability of Google icons or the disappearance of radar in the Pixel weather application. They also resolved launch failures and system stability problems.
According to Google, everything goes to the hole for the launch of Android 16 in the second quarter of 2025, it will therefore be a question of weeks: from now until June. In fact, it's not crazy Think of the first of Android 16 on Google I / S of MaySurely after a few little beta.
Mobile compatible with Android 16 Beta 4
The latest beta version of Android 16 is now available to install in compatible mobiles, more than a dozen Google Pixel appliances suitable to download and try this version by following these steps:
How to be part of the Android 16 Betas program? Just enter this Google official website and add your pixel phone. Then go to “adjustments”> “system”> “software update” to discover that the update is now available.
And beware because Google is Expand the compatibility of Android 16 betaAlready available on phones, tablets and folding appliances of manufacturers such as Honor, Iqoo, Lenovo, OnePlus, Oppo, Realme, Vivo and Xiaomi. You can see your partners in the graph on these lines and if you have a device of these brands, enter this section of the Android developer website and follow the indications.
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