Google rolled out Android 16 Beta 4 for developers and examiners on Thursday. Initially available on Pixel devices, the latest testing version of Google’s smartphone operating system comes with a fix for many issues that were reported by developers and users in previous updates. This includes excessive power drain, delayed hiptic reaction and improvement related to the issues of the pixel weather app. With the fourth beta of Android 16, the Mountain view-based tech giants have expanded the original tool manufacturer (OEM) support and now more brands can make it available for their related tools.
Android 16 beta 4: what’s new
According For Google’s release notes, Android 16 Beta 4 is the second major platform stability release which means that all app-fesing behavior in developers API and OS are final. This reached platform stability in March, allowing developers to integrate new features with their applications before release Q2 2025.
Fourth beta Fixes An issue due to which the radar map in the Pixel Weather app disappeared. This involves a fix for problems, resulting in heptic performance or delayed haptic reaction. Users reported that in some cases, vibrations felt “empty” or “plastic”. Meanwhile, the issue of a battery drain was also reported, in which the handset lost about 11 percent of the charge throughout the night, as opposed to the normal 5-7 percent drain in a period of seven hours. It has also been decided.
Google says that Android 16 Beta 4 update also comes with other fixes. This includes a problem, due to which the phone was resumed while responding to the call, the magnification was enabled, or when the API was used. There are also patch for other bugs that affect system stability and performance, including launcher crash in some cases.
The latest Android 16 beta also expands the availability of updates for OEMs.
Google’s Android 16 beta partner
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Brands like Honor, Iku, Lenovo, OnePlus, Oppo, Realme, Vivo, and Xiaomi can tailor OS for their handsets, tablets and foldable form factor devices. According to Google, it is planning to release a major SDK with behavioral changes, APIs and facilities in Q2 2025, while API is on card for launch for a minor release and features for launch Q4 2025.
