In 2025, Google plans to release the next version of Android a quarter earlier than usual ‘to better align’ with the launch of popular Android smartphones.
Most Android users are still waiting to see Android 15 ship for their devices—many have yet to get Android 14—but Google is already gearing up its development machinery for Android 16.
The company today announced the first developer preview of the next major release of its mobile operating system. This milestone comes months earlier than Android 15’s first preview, which landed in February, because Google aims to ship 16 that much earlier next year.
“We’re planning the major release a quarter earlier (Q2 rather than Q3 in prior years) to better align with the schedule of device launches across our ecosystem, so more devices can get the major release of Android sooner”, Google says.
