Samsung is expected to kick off the One UI 8 beta program before the month’s end, meanwhile, Google has already released Android 16 Beta 4.1 along with several bugfixes.
A few days back, Google released Android 16 Beta 4 for the Pixel smartphones, which was supposed to be the final beta version, as the build entered the final stage of platform stability. Although beta users, after receiving Beta 4, reported that the update includes a strange bug that vanishes the battery health.
Now, Google has released a new Android 16 Beta 4.1 update, which brings several bug fixes to enhance the stability of the software version. Users who are already a part of the Android 16 beta program will receive a notification for the latest 4.1 update. It seems that Google, with this beta version close to the end of the Android 16 beta program.
Google with Beta 4.1 fixes several issues, including 4k video recording at 4x telephoto, weather map disappearing, lock screen shortcuts triggering with a single tap, constant battery drain, Google app crash while loading a website, and more. For more details, you can check the changelog as mentioned here.
Android 16 beta 4.1 official changelog
- Fixed an issue that impacted haptic performance (Issue #392319999)
- Fixed an issue that impacted 4k video recording at 4x telephoto (Issue #396804873)
- Fixed the weather map disappearing (Issue #407282089)
- Fixed lock screen shortcuts triggering with a single tap (Issue #403679494)
- Fixed an issue where the microphone indicator is stuck on (Issue #394002077)
- Fixed an issue where audio fails to play from the NDK (Issue #410960668)
- Fixed a constant battery drain issue (Issue #406421245)
- Fixed a black navigation bar appearing on transitions (Issue #411509161)
- Fixed a Google app crash when loading a website (Issue #415097836)
On the other side, under the hood, Samsung is also working on Android 16-based One UI 8 for so long, and is expected to start the beta program as soon as possible by the end of June. It will be interesting to see whether Google will release the stable Android 16 first, or before that, Samsung starts the One UI 8 beta program.
