Android 16 Beta 4 Set to Drop Today: What’s New, What’s Cool, and What’s Next

Google is steadily upgrading towards its new mobile operating system Android 16 and users can already sense that the tech giant is coming up with something new this time. The company is all set to bring the Android 16 Beta 4 today with host of features and upgrades that are going to change the overall Android experience. The developer and beta communities are buzzing with anticipation as each preview becomes smarter, with design tweaks, AI upgrades, and deeper customization options.

Here’s Everything We Know So Far About Android 16 Beta 4:

Google confirmed the release of the Android 16 Beta 4 today on 17th April 2025. To recall, the company launched its beta 3 for Android 16 on March 13 with several enhancements. Under this beta program Google is releasing compatible versions of apps, SDKs, and libraries, Continue work to target Android 16, and Build with new features and APIs.

As per Google official release, “with Beta 4 and other final beta releases, we’ll offer release candidate builds for your final testing. When you’ve finished testing, you should release compatible updates for your apps, SDKs, libraries, tools, and game engines to ensure that users who upgrade their devices around the final release have a good user experience.”

The tech giant further says, “You can also continue to build new capabilities using new features and APIs and test your app while targeting the latest API level to discover issues that might arise.”

This is the near-final build for Android 16 and the window for major additions of features is approximately closing. The company on its official Android 16 preview mentions about the May release, but doesn’t call it Beta 5. If that’s the case then Google presumable launch the Android 16 in its full version before its I/O 2025. For developers and curious users, now is the perfect time to explore what Android 16 has in store.