Get the latest tech news

Android 16 looks to be even better for gamers than we expected


Focusing on Vulkan might just be the move.

Although the Game Developers Conference isn't until next week, Google made a surprising announcement anyway, introducing Vulkan as the new default graphics API for Android. This move to Vulkan as the default opens up a world of advanced rendering features for developers, such as ray tracing and multithreading. (Image credit: Andrew Myrick / Android Central)Meanwhile, if you were to fire up a Retroid Pocket 5 for the first time, you're taken through a unique setup process that guides you through everything.

Get the Android app

Or read this on Android Central

Read more on:

Photo of Android

Android

Photo of gamers

gamers

Related news:

News photo

I tested the 12-year-old Lumia 1020 against my favorite Android smartphone camera. Here's how it went

News photo

End-to-End Encrypted Texts Between Android and iPhone Are Coming

News photo

Android 16 may be able to do what Apple AI couldn't with notification summaries