If even just reading that paragraph has your shiny head a-spinnin’, believe me, you aren’t alone. (I’m frankly not even sure where I am or why I seem to be surrounded by suspiciously savvy squirrels following that dizzying description.) And, for better or for worse, things aren’t gonna get any less confusing anytime soon.
To wit: As we speak, El Googeloo’s on the brink of wrapping up and rolling out its latest and greatest Android version, Android 16. The software — set to show up sometime this month — is no small update, either: It marks a dramatic reinvention of the operating system, with a whole new design style, a slew of new security enhancements, and, of course, all the usual bits of Gemini this-and-that crammed into every possible corner.
But at the same time, Google’s also working on a quarterly update that’ll follow the initial Android 16 release and add even more intriguing elements into the equation. Between the ongoing beta testing of those quarterly drops and the already-upcoming next full-fledged Android release slated for the fall (!), it’s tough to even know which features might end up where or what official Android version any given element is associated with.
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