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Android 16 has arrived with iPhone-style Live Updates

Emma Roth

created: June 10, 2025, 6 p.m. | updated: June 10, 2025, 10:16 p.m.

Android 16 is officially here, and it’s coming to Pixel devices first with Google’s take on the iPhone’s Live Activities. We could soon see Live Updates go beyond ride-share and food delivery apps, too, as users also spotted Google Maps using live updates for navigation in the Android 16 beta. Live Updates will appear in the Now Bar on Samsung devices, and in Live Alerts on Oppo and OnePlus phones. GIF: GoogleAlong with Live Updates, Android 16 will also clean up your general notification drawer by automatically grouping alerts from the same app. Android 16 will roll out Pixel devices first, while more Material 3 Expressive design updates will head to Android 16 and Wear OS 6 on Pixel devices later this year.

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