Tag: Android 16

Sign in to your Android Police account Summary Google initially launched its anti-theft features, including Theft Detection and Offline Device Lock, on Pixel phones in the US starting in October 2024, following a trial in Brazil. The Identity Check feature, ...

Summary: Google’s new Identity Check feature is expanding to more Android devices with Android 16, after initially launching on Pixel and Samsung phones. This security upgrade prevents thieves from accessing sensitive apps and settings—even if they know your passcode—by requiring ...

Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR With the upcoming Android 16 update, more Android phones will be getting access to Android’s Identity Check feature. Currently, only Pixel and Samsung phones have this feature. When Identity Check is enabled, biometric authentication ...

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung is still trying to roll out Android 15-based One UI 7 to its devices, but screenshots of Android 16-based One UI 8 have already leaked. The UI in these leaked screenshots looks very ...

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR OnePlus 13 recently received the Android 16 beta 2 update, intended for developers and advanced users. This update improves the battery charging limit feature by removing the fixed 80% limit. Instead, users can customize ...

Summary: Xiaomi has reportedly released the Android 16 Developer Preview for the Xiaomi 15 and Xiaomi 14T Pro. The latest update allows developers to test their apps on the new OS. If they want to install the update, you must ...

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, ...

Summary: Android 16 is set to speed up app installations with a new “cloud compilation” feature that offloads parts of the process to the cloud. This should help apps install faster, especially on lower-end devices, though we’ll have to wait ...

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Android 16 now supports cloud compilation, a new feature that could speed up new app installs. The goal of cloud compilation is to avoid running the dex2oat tool during app installations by offloading compilation ...

Summary: Android 16 will require devices to support Vulcan’s new Host Image Copy feature. This will improve gaming and 3D graphics performance, and reduce stuttering. Android has been leveraging the more efficient Vulcan API for many years. With Android 16’s ...