by dbadmin | Jan 13, 2026 | Android 16, Google Pixel, Guides, Software Update
We’re just a few days into 2026, but already it’s paying off to own a Google Pixel. Yesterday, January 12, Google began rolling out its very first update of the year. It’s a standard security update like we receive every month, and while there are no new features,...
by dbadmin | Jan 8, 2026 | Android, Android 16, Features, Google, Google Pixel, Software Update
When Android 16 landed on Pixels early last summer, it didn’t make much of a splash. To say that many of us were disappointed by what we saw — or what we didn’t see, to be fair — would be an understatement. Android 16 felt like Android 15.1, a minor upgrade with some...
by dbadmin | Dec 29, 2025 | Android 16, Google Pixel 4, LineageOS, News
TL;DR The Google Pixel 4 and 4 XL can now run Android 16 through official support in LineageOS 23, years after Google ended updates. The update is based on Android 16’s initial release, not newer QPR builds, so some later features aren’t included. Installing LineageOS...
by dbadmin | Dec 23, 2025 | Android 16, Google, News
TL;DR Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1.1 is available now for Pixel 6 and newer devices. Beta 1.1 arrives just a week after Beta 1, and attempts to resolve issues with app crashes. What does everybody want on Christmas Eve Eve? Freshly fallen snow? How trite. Peace on Earth and...
by dbadmin | Dec 23, 2025 | Android, Android 16, Features
Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority With Android 15, Google introduced app pairs, or the ability to save two apps together as one icon, and launch them at the same time in split-screen mode. The feature was limited to tablets at first, but it soon expanded to...
by dbadmin | Dec 20, 2025 | Android, Android 16, Features, Google Home, Smart Home
Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Android 16’s first major update made me fall back in love with Quick Settings. After Android 12 took away the smaller toggles and switched to the large pill-shaped buttons in the name of Material You, I started using Quick...
