Google and Jetbrains have released the first stable build of Jetpack Compose 1.0, the new Kotlin-based UI framework for Android.

Google is preparing a massive redesign for Android 16, and it's exactly the type of change I've been waiting to see.

And right after Google I/O 2025, the company released the first Android 16 QPR1 beta, which is the first major update to Android 16 and includes these Material 3 Expressive UI changes.

One UI 7 restricted Android 15's predictive back gesture to Google apps, but One UI 8 is fixing the problem with expanded support for Samsung apps.

A reliable leaker has indicated that Samsung may expedite the release of One UI 8 this year. While no specific date was provided, Ice Universe claims Samsung's Android 16-based update could arrive ...