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Google ships first developer preview of Android 16 to speed up feature rollouts

Google is releasing the first developer preview of Android 16 to speed up feature rollouts in devices. This is a major change in the Android rollout

In competition with iOS, this structure would also possibly allow device manufacturers to make core Android features available to more users quickly. “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,” Matthew McCullough, VP of product management for Android Developer ecosystem said in a blog post. In terms of features, the first developer preview of Android 16 brings an embedded photo picker for apps.

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