While all eyes were on the new iOS 26, Google announced that the Android 16 final release will come out later today. Mind you, this doesn’t mean “final” as in “last”, it’s just the end of the beta period.
This is only for supported Pixel phones (Pixel 6-series and newer). They need to be running either Android 15 or an Android 16 beta. Other manufacturers should have final updates ready soon, given that they have followed Google with their own beta releases.
It’s almost time for the Android 16 final release! See you back here tomorrow. 😉 pic.twitter.com/oChA0pxeFa
— Android Developers (@AndroidDev) June 10, 2025
Note that if you are running Android 16 QPR 1 Beta 1, you will not receive Android 16 final as an over-the-air update. QPR is a quarterly release and is expected in the fall – that update will deliver a major UI overhaul called Material 3 Expressive. QPR is a separate update track and is currently on Beta 1.1.