Joe Maring / Android authority
Tl; DR
- Google recently published Android 16 Beta 4, the marking as the second stability update of the platform with the APIs and the finalized behaviors.
- The update is now available in Select Honor, Lenovo, OnePlus, Oppo, Realme, Vivo, Iqoo & Xiaomi.
- Non -pixel users can test via eligible partner phones, a GSI or the official Android emulator without risking their daily driver phone.
Android 16 has been released for some time thanks to beta programs for Pixel devices. Google has just published Android 16 Beta 4, the latest planned update of the beta program of this version of this platform. This construction marks the second version of stability of the platform, which means that the developer’s APIs and applications-oriented behaviors are now final, and the applications targeting Android 16 can be made available in the Play Store. If you want to try Android 16 before its stable version, but you do not have a compatible Pixel device, here is good news: Android 16 Beta is now available on a whole bunch of devices for developers to test their applications.
Android 16 beta is available on phones, tablets and foldable partners like Honor, Iqoo, Lenovo, OnePlus, Oppo, Realme, Vivo, Xiaomi, etc. Note that these are still unstable versions and are intended for advanced users only, and you should avoid installing them on your daily pilot phones.
Here are all eligible devices and relevant links with Android 16 beta, thanks to MLGMXYSD::
If you do not have these devices, you can test Android 16 betas on your compatible Google Pixel Pixel devices, Pixel 9a also loading new beta. If you don’t have pixels, you can also try to load the Android 16 Generic System Images On a device with a start -up charger, but this will require advanced knowledge. The safest exit is to Try Android 16 on the Android emulatorFor which you would not need to risk your daily driver phone.
Have you ever tried Android 16? What device have you tried it? How was your experience? Let us know in the comments below!
