An earlier launch for Android 16 was previously confirmed
Now we may have an exact date: June 3
The OS will be ready in plenty of time for the Pixel 10
We’ve recently heard rumors that Android 16 is going to be launching earlier in 2025 than we might have expected – and now a new leak goes further, putting an exact date on when Android 16 is going to launch.
This comes from sources speaking to Android Headlines, and the date in question is June 3, 2025 (a Tuesday). That fits in with what was previously rumored about the operating system making its debut in the second quarter of 2025 (April through June).
As you may have noticed, the rollout of Android 15 has been a bit disjointed. After being previewed in May, the core codebase was finalized in September, but it didn’t start appearing on Pixel phones until the middle of October.
That meant the Google Pixel 9 series originally launched in August with Android 14 on board. Bringing Android 16 further forward in the year should mean it’s fully finished and bug-free – in theory – by the time the Pixel 10 shows up.