Android 16 will be released a few months earlier than usual, and that's thanks to the efforts that Google put into its trunk stable project.

Google is changing its Android update schedule to better align with smartphone manufacturers. It hasn't even been three weeks since Android 15 became available to Pixel phone users. Major brands like Samsung and Xiaomi haven't yet updated their devices,

Google revealed that starting with Android 16 it will no longer ship a major annual OS upgrade in the third quarter each year.

Android 15 already did things a little differently by landing in stable only after the new Pixel 9 phones arrived, and we just reported that Google is seriously hitting the gas when it comes to Android 16,

This week, Google made two big announcements regarding the Android operating system and its future. The first was a bumped-up Android 16 timeline revealed on Halloween, which has downstream effects on Android 15, the remaining betas and updates for the current version of Android.

Android 16 is coming sooner than you might think, but are new Android versions still worth getting excited about?

Google is adjusting its Android update schedule to better align with smartphone manufacturers. It's been less than three weeks since Android 15 became available to Pixel phone users. Major brands like Samsung and Xiaomi haven't yet updated their devices,