Google's cleaning up its Wallpaper & style app with a new Wallpaper Studio section in Android 16 APR1's latest beta.

Android 16 now features iOS-style live notifications on the lock screen for real-time updates and Google’s new Material 3 Expressive design language. There are new capabilities for safeguarding against theft and scams, along with an updated advanced protection mode to maintain security and privacy for public figures.

Android 16's most important additions revolve around security — and one setting in particular is especially pertinent to ponder.

Some Google Pixel users report that the Extra Dim feature seems brighter after the Android 16 update, but others disagree.

Back at Google I/O, Google announced that it was indeed making a desktop mode or desktop windowing feature for Android 16 that would allow you to connect a phone to a display and get a desktop-like experience.

Android 16 introduces the most comprehensive set of safety features and promises to take the tablet experience into the realm of meaningful computing.

Google is planning to launch Material 3 Expressive in September, according to Android Authority.

Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2 has improved the ability to swipe-close apps from the Recents menu, making it quicker than ever before. Read on!