by dbadmin | Jan 15, 2026 | Android, Android 16, Google, Guides
Do you have a Pixel? Do you like trying new versions of Android before they’re officially released? If you said yes to both, your 2026 is about to get better: Google has just released Android 16 QPR3 Beta 2 for testing. Google began the QPR3 beta program in December...
by dbadmin | Jan 15, 2026 | Android, Android 16, News
Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR The second Android 16 QPR3 beta includes a tweaked system settings menu. The menu now offers sub-headings and groups similar settings together. We first saw this modified system settings page in the January 2026 Android...
by dbadmin | Jan 15, 2026 | Android, Android 16, Google Pixel, News
Credit: Adamya Sharma / Android Authority TL;DR Android 16 QPR3 Beta 2 makes a previously experimental Recents menu change official. Users can no longer save images locally or open them directly in Lens from the Recents screen, with options now limited to just copy or...
by dbadmin | Jan 14, 2026 | Android, Android 16, Google, News
Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google has released the Android 16 QPR3 Beta 2 update. This update includes several fixes that resolve critical system crashes, device freezes, and more. The Pixel 6 series, Pixel 6a, and Pixel 7 series will get build...
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...
