The lead-up to Android 16 has been … interesting. We’re four betas into the update’s rollout, and with each new beta version released, the public-facing changes are both minor and few and far between.

Google is testing a sidebar for the Gemini Android app that mimics the web version, including a “Settings & help” menu. Further, the model switcher may move from the text input field to the top header ...

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Android 16 is about to go stable, likely next month at Google I/O. We have been through several developer-focused previews and 4 betas, none of which brought any major changes to the user interface or ...

With One UI 8 finally available in its earliest form, Samsung’s foundation has been laid for the next few updates until the final release. This update comes as Android 16 QPR1 launched a week prior, ...

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Google’s accelerated Android release cycle will soon deliver a new version of the software, and it might look quite different from what you’d expect. Amid rumors of a major UI overhaul, Google seems ...

Outside of the Gemini app, the Android overlay has gone back to the previous design without full access to the Tools menu.