Google has shipped well over 100 million Pixels so far, yet the Pixel Launcher redesign in Android 16 still feels like a half-step. Those users have effectively been beta testing Google’s vision of Android for years. So when a major visual refresh lands, you’d expect a clear direction, some ambition, and maybe even a few […]
Tag: Android 16
Galaxy Z Fold 7, Flip 7 and Android 16: real upgrade?
The Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Flip 7 running Android 16 sound like the first foldables that might actually feel ahead on software instead of playing catch-up. Samsung has now teased its next foldables and quietly dropped the real bomb: these will ship with Android 16 out of the box. For once, the hardware launch […]
Android 16 battery health: which Pixels qualify
If you’ve been waiting for Android to catch up to iOS on transparent battery stats, Android 16’s battery health feature on Pixel phones is the update you probably care about most. Google has finally confirmed which devices will support it, and the list is more limited than many owners were hoping for. What Android 16 […]
Android 16 quietly kills Pixel battery health stats
I was halfway through logging another charge cycle on my Pixel when Android 16 Beta 4 pulled a classic Google move: the new battery health page I’d been testing just vanished. One reboot I had detailed metrics, the next I was staring at the old, basic battery screen like nothing had ever changed. For a […]