Android 16 is launching months earlier than usual. Google says it’s coming in Q2 of 2025, when usually major releases happen in Q3 or Q4.

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      2 days ago

      Lol also maybe this is just the new normal to get people to buy phones more often again. I just bought a pixel 8a for my father in law because it was supposed to come with 7 version upgrades before being left to rot. I assumed they release a new major version each year, so the phone should last him 7 years, but maybe it’ll only be 3.5 years now?

      This is proven false, so 7 years of updates, not 7 versions for a pixel 8a, hooray!