After releasing two developer beta versions last year, Google introduced the first public beta for Android 16 on Thursday. New features include live updates on the lock screen (like Live Activities on ...

We successfully activated Android 16’s Live Updates feature, allowing us to showcase what live notifications will look like. Live Updates is a new class of notifications for ongoing activities like ...

The best source for Android OS news. Co-host on the Android Faithful podcast. The wait is finally over: the beta program for Android 16 is now open! Google just released Android 16 Beta 1, the first ...

Live Updates introduce a new way for Android to let apps communicate ongoing processes. With today’s release of Android 16, we start to see support for apps featuring progress-centric notifications.