Android 16 is here sooner than ever before; the stable release is available for Google Pixel devices as of June 10, 2025. There's a good reason for this: with the debut of the Pixels pushed up, Google wanted to have the latest Android version ready before it announces hardware, and as a result, we got Android 16 betas just a month after the stable Android 15 release.
That's a good thing, as it means more devices will come with the latest version of Android installed out of the box. While brands do a decent job rolling out the stable Android update to their high-end phones, most mid-range phones take several months to make the switch, and this won't be as big an issue if the update itself is available sooner.
Although users of Android phones not made by Google will have to wait a bit longer for Android 16, rest assured it's on the way. Here's when it'll arrive for your smartphone.
