Google is moving its big Android updates from the fall to the spring, starting next year, to make it easier for new phones to ship with Android 16.
For the last decade or so, Google has released major Android updates in the fall after an extended developer and beta preview process, but for 2025, that’s changing. Now, Google is planning its major release, which we expect will be Android 16, for Q2 instead of Q3, confirming a recent report from Android Authority. The announcement says this will “better align with the schedule of device launches across our ecosystem, so more devices can get the major release of Android sooner.
The new update schedule addresses a problem with Android’s ecosystem we’ve been discussing since at least 2016, with third-party phones waiting months or longer to get the latest updates. Sure, Google Pixel phones have been first up for the latest releases, but what about everyone else? A new schedule could make it easier for more manufacturers to release new devices with the latest capabilities available on day one instead of waiting for future updates to add things like Circle to Search.
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