Pixel’s June 2025 Drop, Android 16 is here with big visual update to (Pixel) Android

Just got the update alert, 1.29 GB on. P8P

Just updated to 16 earlier. Was looking forward to the battery health feature.. only to find out it's not available on my 8Pro. BOOOOO

Top Android 16 Features You NEED to Know!! (The BIG Ones)

coriolis wrote: ↑ Just got the update alert, 1.29 GB on. P8P

I installed the update on my P7P, 1.34 GB

litebrite wrote: ↑ Just updated to 16 earlier. Was looking forward to the battery health feature.. only to find out it's not available on my 8Pro. BOOOOO

Yeah, it is available on 8a and newer phones

At least I got back the 80% charge limit I lost on a previous update.

What big visual update? I didn't get it on my Pixel 9 Pro XL. I think it'll be released in the fall.

Android 16 Beta Turns Pixel Phones into a Desktop—Sorta..

Sgt_Strider wrote: ↑ What big visual update? I didn't get it on my Pixel 9 Pro XL. I think it'll be released in the fall.

Google held it back for a future update, should be released with Pixel 10

Separating Material 3 Expressive from Android 16 was Google's smartest move all year
https://www.androidpolice.com/google-an ... xpressive/


Introducing: Material 3 Expressive

Dhanushan wrote: ↑ Android 16 Beta Turns Pixel Phones into a Desktop—Sorta..




Google held it back for a future update, should be released with Pixel 10

Separating Material 3 Expressive from Android 16 was Google's smartest move all year
https://www.androidpolice.com/google-an ... xpressive/


Introducing: Material 3 Expressive

Does the desktop mode restrict what apps I can use? Or any app that I want?

"It's been a few months since Material 3 Expressive was announced... how's it going?"

Google's Material 3 Expressive: How's it going?

Timestamps
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0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Updated Phone App
3:02 - Google Photos Update
4:32 - Google Meet
5:20 - Google Messages
6:30 - Privacy Dashboard

I'm about to buy an A16 with 4GB of ram, as a backup phone. Is this software update considered "heavy"? I know about the lags on this phone, just wondering if this particular update is too much for the phone.

This is funny, before seing this thread I didn't even relized that the upgrade I did was for Android 16.

I barely noticed any differences on my Pixel 8.