OnePlus 13 becomes the first non-Pixel phone to get Android 16 beta

Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority TL;DR OnePlus has released Android 16 Beta 2 for the OnePlus 13, making it the first non-Pixel device to receive the new platform update. However, the build is only intended for developers and advanced users, with major bugs affecting performance. Carrier-locked models (Verizon/T-Mobile) aren’t supported, and you should proceed ahead only after a data backup. Google is following an accelerated timeline for Android 16 compared to previous years. Thus, it should come as no surprise that OEMs are now testing Android 16 on their devices. OnePlus has just announced the release of Android 16 Beta 2 for the OnePlus 13, marking it as the first device outside of the Google Pixels to receive the new update, right on the eve of Samsung’s rollout of stable Android 15 for the Galaxy S24 series in the US. Per the announcement on the OnePlus forums, this Android 16 Beta 2 build for the OnePlus 13 is intended for developers and advanced users only, allowing them ... Read full article.