One of many large new options that we’re significantly wanting ahead to in Android 16 is Reside Updates, and Google has confirmed that it gained’t be restricted to its personal Pixel smartphones.
Google has been exhibiting off this Reside Updates characteristic at its large Google I/O occasion this week. This guarantees to present you glanceable data on issues like meals orders, with a progress bar and supply estimation posted proper there in your lock display and notification menu, with out requiring you to open the app.
You’ll even have the flexibility to take motion from these data widgets – to tip or name the supply driver, for instance.
Reside Updates coming to a Samsung close to you
One different attention-grabbing snippet to emerge from the Google I/O keynote (as noticed by Android Authority) is the affirmation that Reside Updates gained’t be a Pixel-only characteristic.
Samsung can be integrating it into its personal heads-up data system, often known as the Now Bar, as a part of the Android 16-based One UI 8 replace.
OnePlus can be on account of implement Reside Updates into its personal OxygenOS Reside Alerts – a system that, on the likes of the OnePlus 13, acts equally to Apple’s Dynamic Island.
It’s additionally been confirmed that Xiaomi and Vivo will implement Reside Updates into their closely customised Android skins. Basically, we’re anticipating Reside Updates to change into a core a part of each main Android producer’s UI over the approaching 12 months.
Away from the keynote, OnePlus dad or mum firm Oppo has additionally been confirmed for Reside Updates assist, with Google having used an Oppo telephone (in addition to a Google Pixel 9 telephone and a Samsung Galaxy S25 Extremely) to exhibit Reside Updates over on its developer weblog.
Reside Updates delayed?
Don’t get forward of your self on this one, nevertheless. Reside Updates could not arrive alongside Android 16 over the approaching months.
It’s not current within the first Android 16 QPR1 Beta, whereas Google would solely state that the characteristic could be “rolling out to units over the following 12 months” on stage at Google I/O.
Clearly third get together app assist can be required to make this characteristic sing, so it’s potential Google is getting its geese in a row earlier than rolling out Reside Updates for Android 16 correct.