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.

Currently, if you manually toggle dark mode on or off, schedules stop working. The only way to get them back is to set up your schedule again and then never toggle dark mode. Google initially marked this as " intended behavior ," but a more recent bug report was accepted as a valid issue.

Head to Amazon to get the Google Pixel Tablet for just $299, down from its usual price of $399. That’s $100 off and a discount of 25%.

Google has just released the Android 16 QPR1 beta 2 update, and it includes a desktop mode to rival Samsung, and more additions.

Pixel 9 can still be had for a low of $599 ($200 off), a great entry price for a really great phone. While some could argue that buying last year’s phone is silly with the next Pixel models coming soon,

Google has acknowledged a months-old dark mode scheduling bug in Android 16, introduced in a previous Pixel update in March. A fix is planned for the next Pixel Drop, currently being tested in Android 16 QPR1.

The Pixel Launcher's search bar just got a major redesign with the latest Android 16 beta — one that puts more emphasis on AI Mode

We’ll get this part out of the way very quickly. It has been for years now that other phone owners could natively control the brightness level of their phone’s flashlight feature. Meanwhile, Pixel owners are left to download 3rd-party apps to do the same thing,