However, Google announced at the end of last month that it’s accelerating Android’s release schedule. The company confirmed it plans to release Android 16 sometime in Q2 of 2025. One leak points towards a June 3, 2025, release date for Android 16, but that hasn’t been confirmed yet.

The first developer preview build of Android 16 is now available -- here are the major additions Google is working on with this release.

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.