Google released the first beta of Android 16 last week, but on the surface, it doesn’t have many new features. It certainly doesn’t look any different than the previous Android release, but that’s only because Google has hidden many of the UI changes it’s working on. For example, Google is working on a total redesign of the notifications and Quick Settings panels, but you wouldn’t know that from the public beta builds. I uncovered this effort through some investigation, and while examining the first beta of Android 16, I discovered another major Quick Settings-related change that impacts how the Internet and Bluetooth tiles behave.
Google’s Pixel and Android employees in the US are being asked to step aside voluntarily
Google is offering US employees in its Platforms & Devices division — which includes teams behind Pixel, Android, Nest, Fitbit, and Chrome…