- Google has updated the Android Easter egg once again in Android 16.
- The Easter egg in Android 16 is still the same spaceship minigame from the previous two releases, but it now serves as a showcase for the Live Updates feature.
- Live Updates are a new type of notification that are prominently displayed in the lock screen, AOD, notifications panel, and status bar.
Update, March 14, 2025 (11:20 AM ET): Since the Live Updates feature is disabled in Android 16 Beta 3, we originally weren’t able to show off the new Android 16 Easter egg in full. With a bit of tinkering, though, we managed to enable the Live Updates feature in Beta 3, and subsequently demo the new Easter egg experience. The article has been updated accordingly, complete with a video showcasing the new Easter egg in Android 16.
Every year, Google sneaks in a fun little Easter egg into its latest Android release. These Android Easter eggs range from fun little minigames to tools that highlight some capability of that year’s release. The new Easter egg in Android 16 is both of those things, a space travel game that demonstrates how apps can make use of the platform’s new Live Updates feature. Here’s what the Android 16 Easter egg looks like, how it works, and how you can access it yourself.