In the development of the previous Betas de Android 16 published by Google, some important novelties have been discovered in order to go to the stable version that, for the moment, goes as planned by the technological giant and that is well confirmed well confirmed in the Mobile World Congress held in Barcelona. Now he has deployed Android 16 Beta 3.
Of all the new functionalities there are some more important than others and the first are the summaries of the notifications that are inspired by the new Apple Intelligence function on its iPhone, but as it collects well 9to5googleit is expected that it does not generate as much controversy, since it has not worked as expected.
The notification summaries in Android 16 Beta 3 They will be based only on the conversations that are received from the chat apps; In fact, Apple had to force the deactivation of summaries for certain apps, so Google’s movement seems to be successful.
There is also another important point, and Android Authority You have discovered that there is a new page in the adjustments for notifications summaries with the inclusion of a button that will completely deactivate them So that everything goes as always, at least for the user who does not want his mobile to offer summaries of the chats that come from friends or family.
The ‘lives updates’ arrive that are inspired by iOS And in a function that Uber developed for years: when on the route and notifications expand a progress bar towards destiny. This functionality is already present in Android 16 Beta 3 and will be one of the most important novelties when it arrives in the final version, since it can also be used for online food orders apps.
The new page to deactivate Android 16 Beta 3 notification summaries
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There is a nuance that collects 9to5google and is that at the moment this functionality is not completely complete, so there is margin to receive modifications or its interface even change, but it is one of the experiences that users will most notice when they update their mobiles to Android 16 or acquire a new one.
Mobile Battery Health on Android 16 It already appears with its own menu in the adjustments in the battery section and thus the state in which it is located and the remaining estimated capacity can be shown. In this new page in the settings there are also rapid access to tutorials to extend the living time of the battery.
The new Battery Battery Health page of Android 16 Beta 3
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Thus, the user will know that he can activate the adaptive load, which has to avoid extreme temperatures that can damage the battery or that the deactivation of certain functions will help improve autonomy as well as the life time of the battery of his mobile.
Changes in the quick and notifications access panel In the third beta of Android 16. The first one is to separate both panels in different pages as well as Samsung in One UI 7, although he has left the option to disable this experience, and the second the use of two actions to pass between one or the other: with a touch in the upper side of both or making a quick gesture.
The new fast access panel and notifications of Android 16 Beta 3
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Another important novelties in both panels is the media player that will now remain in the upper part of both, unworthy that in One UI 7 that only appears in the fast access. Which means that if you want to read the last messages and move on to another song, you have to return to fast access so that the experience is not intuitive, and that Google has achieved with Android 16 beta 3.
A new way to close the apps in Android 16 Beta 3which arrives to give a solution to that moment when you want to close a simply you cannot and the only solution so far is to make a forced closure, but everything changes with the new closing button.
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It is one of those ‘quality of life’ updates in the user experience, and now, when you press on the app icon in the recent menu, the “Close” option will be seen. It is not a forced closure that eliminates the process in the background, but at least a solution is given to that peculiar moment.
The third beta of Android 16 It also introduces a new desktop mode called “Desktop View” and some small changes in the settings interface to make the menus more clear or in the color of the background color to highlight the options.
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After this third beta Another new one is expected in April which will arrive to correct bugs and solve the stability problems that the new functionalities of Android 16 have been able to cause, as stated in the Android Developers Blog and thus go to the end of June for the deployment of the stable version of Android 16.
