It hasn't even been a month since Android 15 started rolling out to Pixel phones, but we may already know when its successor is scheduled to arrive: according to sources who spoke to Android Headlines, Android 16 is expected to launch fairly early next year. launch very early next year. June 3, to be exact.

It is almost unbelievable that it would come out so early, as Android 16 usually arrives in late summer, or even mid-fall as it has in the past few years. However, Google has already announced that Android 16 could be available in the second quarter of 2025, and an early June release fits right in.

The launch of Android 15 was a bit tricky. The first beta launched in April as expected, but the final version of the software did not appear until mid-October. This is despite the fact that the software was finalized in September and the Pixel 9 series was launched the month before. Traditionally, the latest Pixel comes with a new version of Android, but this year's models instead ran on Android 14 right out of the box.

From there, a June release sounds a bit outlandish. Especially since Android beta versions tend to run for several months before rolling out to Pixel phones. However, this could mean that Google has plenty of time to smoothly launch the Pixel 10 with Android 16.

Such an early release may also explain why we are already starting to hear what upgrades Android 16 may offer. These include multitasking upgrades, new types of notifications that mimic the iPhone 16's Dynamic Island, more enhanced security, and changes to the Quick Settings menu to make it actually quicker. No doubt more information will come in over the next few months, including rumors, leaks, and an official announcement from Google itself.

I'm still a little skeptical that Google can actually hit a Q2 launch for Android 16, even if it is late Q2; Android 15 came out so late that Google's production schedule already felt to be at a disadvantage, and one wonders how big of an update Android 16 will be.

Still, I'm content that we won't see a repeat of what happened with Android 15. Because so far, the releases seem more disjointed than ever.