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Google rolls out Android 16 Beta 1. Photo Courtesy: Unsplash

Android 16 Beta 1 rolled out for Google Pixel phones

| @indiablooms | Jan 25, 2025, at 05:09 pm

Google recently rolled out the first public beta of android 16 that will provide dynamic lock screen notifications and enhanced app resizing features tailored for foldable and tablets to the users.

The latest rollout can only be availed by users of recent Google Pixel models.

The full release of the Android 16 is slated for Q2.

The Android Developers Blog said: "Live Updates are a new class of notifications that help users monitor and quickly access important ongoing activities."

"This build includes support for the future of app adaptivity, Live Updates, the Advanced Professional Video format," the website said.

Sharing details about people who can access the version, the website said: "If you are currently on Android 16 Developer Preview 2 or are already in the Android Beta program, you will be offered an over-the-air update to Beta 1."

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"If you are in Android 25Q1 Beta and would like to take the final stable release of 25Q1 and exit Beta, you need to ignore the over-the-air update to 25Q2 Beta 1 and wait for the release of 25Q1," it said.

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