Android 16 Beta 3.2: Google releases update with numerous bug fixes

Google is heading towards the completion of Android 16. With beta 3.2, the manufacturer addresses numerous bugs and increases general system stability.

With the update to Android 16 beta 3, Google achieved platform stability for the new OS version in mid-March 2025. However, the beta still contained several bugs, including excessive energy consumption and the Settings app crashing. Some bugs were fixed just a few days later with beta 3.1.

According to Google, the now released beta 3.2 brings further optimizations and bug fixes. Among other things, the changed haptic feedback on Pixel devices, which irritated some beta testers, is to be reversed.

Android 16 beta 3.2: Google fixes annoying bugs

According to Google's changelog, the new build also fixes a problem that mainly occurred with the Pixel 6 series: the display should no longer flicker when using the camera to take photos and videos.

Google also states that the new beta improves the battery life of Pixel smartphones, as a bug that caused excessive battery consumption in standby mode has been fixed. The small update also fixes “various other issues […] that have impacted system stability and usability”.

Android 16 beta 3.2 is distributed to beta testers

According to Google, the new Android 16 beta will be distributed to all users who have registered their compatible Pixel device in the beta program. The devices include all models from the Pixel 6 onwards, as well as the Pixel Tablet.

Google plans to release the fourth and final Android 16 beta in April before the final version is released. According to the manufacturer, Android 16 will be released in June 2025.

New features of Android 16 include “Live Activities”, which, similar to Apple's live updates, will display delivery times for ordering services or the arrival of a transport service in real time on the lock screen and notification bar, for example. In addition, apps will be adaptively adjusted to all screen sizes in the future. Android 16 will also support Bluetooth Auracast. This allows Bluetooth headphones to be connected to public channels at airports, for example, to listen to announcements.

(wpl)