while Google has already published two versions of Android 16 Developer Preview so far, and Pixel users are waiting for the Android 16 Beta program to start, especially since the first version of Android 16 Beta is supposed to be available this month. Other Android 16 betas are supposed to be released in February and March. A Google employee may have accidentally gone wrong and revealed the actual dates when we will see the release of the first three Android 16 betas.

According to Assemble Debug, a post written by Googler on Android Gerrit let the cat out of the bag and revealed that Android 16 Beta 3 will be dropping on March 12 (circle your calendar now!). Android Gerrit provides Android developers with a web-based interface to submit code changes made to a Git repository, and allows them to manage and review these code changes. Google employees can also use Gerrit to leave comments about modified code.

After Google launches the third beta of Android 16 on March 12, additional betas will likely be pushed out until the final stable version of Android 16 drops which is expected to happen during Q2 2025. Android 15 was released on October 15. If Google continues with this timeline, we will see Android 16 become available 12 months before its release. Android 15. An earlier leak revealed that Android 16 will launch on June 3rd, just eight months after Google's release Android 15.

To reiterate, assuming the Google employee's post indicates the Android 16 Beta 1 release date, you can expect the latter to be available in just three days. The update will be available for pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro and later models.