Exactly two weeks after the release of the beta 3.2, a corrective patch useful for solving some problems still present, (as promised yesterday evening) Google started the release of the Beta 4 of Android 16, the next version of the green robot operating system that Take another important step towards the release in stable form.
The new preview version of Android 16 It arrives even a month after the previous Beta 3, the one with which the operating system reached the platform stabilityand can be installed on all compatible smartphones, or from Google Pixel 6 forward. Let’s analyze the details of this new preview version of Android, among the innovations announced by Big G, the Release Travel (from the DP1 to the arrival in stable form) and all the devices of the range Google Pixel that will be updated.
Index:
- The Android 16 beta 4 arrives on the pixels
- The news announced by Google
- The next version of Android is already available in Beta on other devices
- When will Android 16 arrive?
- Compatible pixels and how to install the Android 16 beta 4
The Android 16 beta 4 arrives on the pixels
As we have often been able to tell you, even the next version of the operating system Android is associated with the name of a cupboardeven if a 15 -year long tradition has been interrupted: Android 16 It is associated with “B” and Big G has chosen the “Baklava“, That is, stratified sweets, rich in sugar and dried fruit, originally from Türkiye.
The next version of the operating system takes the sixth step (the fourth considering only the beta) in its long development cycle, now that Google has started the release of the Beta 4 For all those who have recorded (or register) a pixel compatible with the program Beta of Android.
The new preview build distributed by Big G (with gradual release) is the BP22.250325,007has a weight of 0.97 GB On Google Pixel 7 Pro (coming from the previous one Beta 3.2) and brings with it the security patches updated in April 2025, the same released issued on 10 April on the stable channel (on Android 15 QPR2 base).
The news announced by Google
To follow, immediately after the words of Matthew McCulogh (vice president of the division Product Management And Android developer at Google) who commented on the release of the Beta 4we will analyze the release notes and everything that has directly announced Big G.
Today we present Android 16 Beta 4, the latest planned update of our Beta program of Android 16. Make sure your app or your game is ready.
This is our second release that can count on the stability of the platform; The bees for developers and all system behaviors for apps are definitive. App for Android 16 can be made available on Google Play.
Beta 4 includes our latest corrections and optimizations, offering you everything you need to complete the tests. Visit our Android 16 summary page for a list of features and changes to the behaviors that we have treated in this series of blog posts, or continue reading to discover some of the main changes you should know.
The next version of Android is already available in Beta on other devices
Following the wake of this week ads, the Google team says that the Beta version of Android 16 is available on classic smartphones, folding smartphones and tablets of producers such as Honor, Iqoo, Lenovo, OnePlus, Oppo, Realme, Vivo and Xiaomi.
When will Android 16 arrive?
Google has updated the roadmap relating to the various builds that will be issued during the development path that will end with the release in stable form of Android 16scheduled for the second quarter of 2025 (net of surprises, it will take place in June).
This evening the Beta 4the one that consolidates the third phase of the development cycle, or the one following the achievement of the stability of the platform: it is not said that the beta testing phase can experience other chapters (minor updates will probably arrive) because officially, new beta were planned until April (there may still be space for one Beta 5 in May).
Compatible pixels and how to install the Android 16 beta 4
Unlike the Developer Previewwhose “first” installation took place manually, the “beta” versions of Android 16 can be installed by recording to the program Android Beta one of the compatible smartphones (the latest arrival is added to the list):
- Google Pixel 6 (Oriles)
- Google Pixel 6 Pro (Raven)
- Google Pixel 6a (Bluejay)
- Google Pixel 7 (Panther)
- Google Pixel 7 Pro (Cheetah)
- Google Pixel 7a (Lynx)
- Google Pixel Fold (Felix)
- Google Pixel Tablet (Tangopro)
- Google Pixel 8 (Shiba)
- Google Pixel 8 Pro (Husky)
- Google Pixel 8a (Akita)
- Google Pixel 9 (Tokay)
- Google Pixel 9 Pro (Caiman)
- Google Pixel 9 Pro XL (Komod)
- Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold (Comet)
- Google Pixel 9a (TEGU)
To record your smartphone in order to be able to receive the Beta 4 Of Android 16just reach the page dedicated to the program Android Beta (reachable via this link), reach the “Your suitable devices”, Click on”Register“And accept terms and conditions to participate in the program.
In this way, the registered smartphone will receive the Beta 4 Of Android 16 As if it were a very normal update via OTA, installed through the path “Settings> System> System update“. Those who already perform the previous one Beta 3.2 they will receive the new Beta 4 As if it were any system update.
For the moment, that’s all. If you want to discover more information and know all the news announced today by Google (especially those for developers) with the Beta 4 Of Android 16we invite you to consult the complete post on the Android developers’ blog and the page with the release of Android 16 (always on the developer portal).
If, on the other hand, be curious to discover all the other novelties implemented (but not announced in the press release) by the Mountain View giant, we invite you to stay tuned: as usual, tomorrow, we will publish many insights and a news that will try to collect all the tangible (and not) news that will emerge from the Beta 4 Of Android 16.
