Google is rescheduling its Android launch with finalized model 16 confirmed to launch between April and June, 2025. Maintaining with schedule, Google has now launched its second Android 16 developer preview, which brings a number of optimizations and enhancements over final month’s first launch.

Android 16 DP 2 is offered for Pixel 6 and newer gadgets and the Pixel Pill. Google additionally introduced its Android 16 beta program will begin in January 2025.

Android 16 Developer Preview 2 additions:

System triggered profiling

• The Profiling Supervisor now consists of System Triggered Profiling. Apps can use ProfilingManager to register curiosity in receiving details about diagnostic information like begin, begin kind, begin instances, and throttling.




Richer Haptics


• Android 16 provides haptic APIs that permit apps outline the amplitude and frequency curves of a haptic impact whereas abstracting away variations between machine capabilities.




Higher job introspection


• Android 16 introduces JobScheduler which might return a number of the reason why a job is pending, as a result of each express constraints set by the developer and implicit constraints set by the system.




Adaptive refresh price


• Android 16 DP2 introduces hasArrSupport() and getSuggestedFrameRate(int) whereas restoring getSupportedRefreshRates() to make it simpler in your apps to reap the benefits of ARR.




Job execution optimizations


• Android 16 introduces JobScheduler#getPendingJobReasons(int jobId) which might return a number of the reason why a job is pending, as a result of each express constraints set by the developer and implicit constraints set by the system.
• JobScheduler#getPendingJobReasonsHistory(int jobId), returns a listing of the latest constraint modifications.
• The API will help you debug why your jobs might not be executing. This may additionally higher show you how to perceive if sure jobs should not finishing as a result of system outlined constraints versus explicitly set constraints.




Accessibility


• Android 16 DP2 deprecates accessibility bulletins, builders ought to use setAccessibilityPaneTitle() and setAccessibilityLiveRegion() for higher accessibility assist.




Cloud search in photograph picker


• The developer preview consists of new APIs to allow looking out from the cloud media supplier for the Android photograph picker. Search performance within the photograph picker is coming quickly.



Enhanced safety


• Android 16 provides assist for strong safety features in WiFi location on supported gadgets with WiFi 6’s 802.11az, permitting apps to mix the upper accuracy, larger scalability, and dynamic scheduling of the protocol with safety enhancements together with AES-256-based encryption and safety in opposition to MITM assaults.

Wanting forward, Google plans to launch a serious SDK launch in Q2 2025 with a deal with habits modifications and a smaller launch in This fall that may iron out any remaining bugs. Android 16 is anticipated to succeed in platform stability by March 2025.

Supply