{"id":121879,"date":"2025-05-22T06:57:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T06:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/121879\/"},"modified":"2025-05-22T06:57:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T06:57:11","slug":"google-confirms-live-updates-are-coming-to-samsung-oneplus-xiaomi-and-more-with-android-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/121879\/","title":{"rendered":"Google confirms Live Updates are coming to Samsung, OnePlus, Xiaomi, and more with Android 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Google has confirmed that Android 16\u2019s Live Update will arrive on Samsung, OnePlus, vivo, and Xiaomi devices, apart from Pixel phones.<\/li>\n<li>Samsung will integrate Live Updates into its Now Bar, something a recent One UI 8 leak also showcased.<\/li>\n<li>OnePlus will introduce the feature through its Live Alerts system, while vivo and Xiaomi plan to incorporate Live Updates into their own custom skins.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Google has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2nlRNf9_VE0&amp;list=PLOU2XLYxmsIJEQRQDtuYKVUmxYvRfWN5m&amp;t=3908s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">confirmed<\/a> that one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/android-16-features-3484159\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Android 16<\/a>\u2018s standout features \u2014 Live Updates \u2014 will not be limited to Pixel devices. The feature will also roll out to smartphones from Samsung, OnePlus, vivo, and Xiaomi later this year.<\/p>\n<p>Live Updates, first introduced with the Android 16 beta, offers real-time progress notifications for apps such as food delivery, rideshare, and navigation services. Instead of opening individual apps, users can view live updates, such as when an Uber is arriving or how far along a delivery is, directly on their lock or home screens.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_Ag\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"widgets live updates android 16\" alt=\"widgets live updates android 16\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/widgets-live-updates-android-16.gif\"\/><\/p>\n<p>At Google I\/O, the company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/android-16-live-updates-3556651\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">showcased<\/a> the feature in more detail, highlighting its functionality and interactive options. Unlike Apple\u2019s version on iPhones, Android\u2019s Live Updates will let you take direct actions, such as calling a driver, sending a message, or tipping, right from the notification.<\/p>\n<p>According to Google, Samsung plans to integrate Live Updates into its Now Bar as part of the upcoming One UI 8 update based on Android 16. Leaked builds have <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DevOfIpos\/status\/1923628680145744119\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">already shown<\/a> how the feature will appear on Galaxy devices, but you can see Google\u2019s official depiction of Live Updates on Galaxy phones in the GIF embedded above.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, OnePlus will incorporate the feature through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/oneplus-live-alerts-apple-dynamic-island-3512439\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Live Alerts<\/a>, a system introduced in Oxygen OS 15 that\u2019s similar to Apple\u2019s Dynamic Island.<\/p>\n<p>vivo and Xiaomi will also integrate Live Updates into their respective Android skins.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, Live Updates are limited to specific app categories, namely delivery, rideshare, and navigation, but broader support may follow in future updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TL;DR Google has confirmed that Android 16\u2019s Live Update will arrive on Samsung, OnePlus, vivo, and Xiaomi devices,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":121880,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3159],"tags":[2239,867,868,547,8444,542,53,16,15,9398,10361],"class_list":{"0":"post-121879","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-android-16","9":"tag-google","10":"tag-google-pixel","11":"tag-mobile","12":"tag-oneplus","13":"tag-samsung","14":"tag-technology","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom","17":"tag-vivo","18":"tag-xiaomi"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114550187446648392","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121879","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121879"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121879\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/121880"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=121879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}