Android 16 is finally arriving for Galaxy phones and tablets with a release schedule that will last through at least November.

The latest iteration of the Google mobile OS isn't a huge update like the iPhone's iOS 26, but it does provide the Material Expressive 3 redesign. Plus, One UI 7 was Samsung's big overhaul of its Android skin, with One UI 8 acting as more of a refinement update, since it's arriving just six months after that software release.

New features include an expansion of Now Bar and Now Brief to more devices, improved multitasking, AI-powered Portrait Studio, and a new Quick panel design on Galaxy tabs.

An official Samsung community forum post appears to confirm that a bulk of the compatible devices will receive the update in October. A conclusive schedule has not been r

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