We’ve already heard news that Google plans to release Android 16 early next year, and it seems Google is taking that pledge to heart. In fact, the first Android 16 developer preview is set to be released today — which is significantly earlier than we would have previously expected.
For reference, the first developer preview for Android 15 was released back in February, followed by the first beta release in April. So Google is effectively running 3 months ahead of schedule, and that’s reflected in the official release timeline. According to that, Google should release the first beta version of Android 16 in January and then enter platform stability in March. The final Android 16 release will be sometime after April, the month Q2 2025 officially begins.
