Google confirms June release for Android 16 stable update

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google has confirmed that Android 16 will arrive in June. The company hasn’t shared a specific date, but the software is expected to be released on June 3. Google could make the official date announcement at I/O later this month. Google has confirmed that the stable Android 16 update will arrive in June. During a press briefing ahead of The Android Show, the company revealed that the new Material 3 Expressive design language will debut later this year. In doing so, Allen Huang, Google’s Director of Product Management for Pixel and Android system UI, effectively confirmed Android 16’s June launch. “So, the updates for Material Expressive are going to be available on Pixel devices first later this year, but it’s not going to be part of the public release in June,” Huang said. Android 16 landing in June isn’t exactly a surprise. A previous leak had already pointed to a June 3 release date, and Huang’s comments all but confirm it, even though Goog ... Read full article.