Google launch Android 16 Beta 4.1 with a sprinkling of fixes

Earlier immediately, Google drew the curtain again on Materials 3 Expressive, its newest design language revision that’s set to debut later this yr following the steady launch of Android 16. Whereas we’re understandably a bit of bummed that we’ll have to attend only a bit longer to go hands-on with all of the adjustments (regardless of the many early previews we’ve already seen), Google nonetheless has one thing new for us to take a look at immediately, as the corporate shares the most recent level launch of its Android 16 Beta.

It’s been nearly one month since Google printed Android 16 Beta 4 for Pixel units in its testing program. Not solely was this our second massive Platform Stability launch, bringing us that a lot nearer to the day Android 16 steady would could be prepared for enterprise, however that was our first likelihood to attempt the software program out with the brand new Pixel 9a.

Google has simply launched Android 16 Beta 4.1. In the event you had been already testing Beta 4, simply chill and wait in your replace notification to reach. Like different current level releases, this one is all about bugfixes:

Haptics have been an actual thorn in Google’s facet with Android 16, and this isn’t the primary time we’ve seen a patch making an attempt to set issues proper. The battery drain drawback additionally feels like a problem we’ve seen pop up in growth earlier than, so hopefully Google is attending to the underside of issues now.

With the Beta 3 cycle, it was solely a matter of days between the preliminary launch and the primary 3.1 replace, itself swiftly adopted by 3.2. The truth that it took this lengthy for Google to go from Beta 4 to 4.1 may simply recommend that we’re near the top of the street relating to these fixes. With June proper across the nook, Google doesn’t have lengthy left to place all of the ending touches on Android 16.