Pixels are locking down
Google’s latest Android lockdown continues to narrow the gap to iPhone. But more critically, we are now seeing a significant difference between what comes to its own Pixel devices — and when it comes — versus the rest of the Android ecosystem. The Pixel offering is changing its spots, and that is in turn is changing Android. Google’s latest lockdown update is something even iPhones do not yet have.
This latest Pixel upgrade has come via Android 16 Beta 2. And while users cannot benefit from it yet, it will turn up on their phones before others. That’s what we saw with Android 15 beta and stable releases, and it’s what we’re seeing again now.