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Android 16’s answer to iOS Live Activities is coming soon – here are the apps it’ll support, including Google Maps

First-look images of Android's upcoming Live Updates function revealed Similar feel to iOS Live Activities Live Updates is currently only functional in the latest Android 16 QPR1 beta, but should ...
Android

Android 15 ‘Lock Screen Widgets’ could be similar to Live Activities in iOS

Google could be reintroducing “Lock Screen Widgets” in Android 15. However, these “widgets” may resemble the Live Actions feature in Apple’s iOS for iPhone. Android widgets are one of the most useful ...
Android

Android 16's Take on iOS' Live Activities Is Missing at Launch

Android 16’s Live Updates feature, a highly anticipated feature, isn’t fully active on Pixel phones at launch; the complete experience arrives in a future update (likely QPR1/QPR2). These ...
Wired

The Top New Android 16 Features

Another year, another version of Google’s mobile operating system. Android 16 brings a whole new look (Apple also just announced a redesign in iOS 26), more customization options, some chunky security ...