Google announced a sweeping round of Android upgrades on Tuesday, Dec. 2, timed with the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The update bundle includes a second release of Android 16 for eligible Pixel devices, new AI-powered tools, expanded accessibility features and a handful of quality-of-life improvements arriving across the Android ecosystem.
The release also marks a shift for the platform. Google is moving away from a single yearly OS update and toward more frequent drops throughout the year. That means Pixel owners will see major features, like Gemini-powered tools, land sooner instead of waiting for the next major update.
Here's everything coming to Android.
All the new Android 16 features
AI-powered notification summaries
Long messages and chaotic group chats now get condensed into glanceable summaries using on-device AI. Each summary gives the context you need without forcing you to scroll through a bunch of text.
Notification organizer
To help you stay focused, Android will automatically sort similar notifications and silence the lower-priority ones, like promotions, news and social alerts.
More personal customization
Google is leaning further into device personalization:
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