Android 16 Beta 3 is here, bringing a handful of new features to those participating in the Android beta program.

The new features included in Android 16 Beta 3 include a new battery health monitoring screen, new accessibility settings, and new tools to keep your local networks safe.

The beta is available to users of select Google Pixel phones who are enrolled in the Android beta program: to access Android 16 betas, you’ll need a Google Pixel 6 or more recent Google Pixel handset, such as the Google Pixel 9 or Google Pixel 9 Pro.

The stable release of Android 16 is scheduled for Q2 2025, which we’re already in. If Google sticks to its target, we should see Android 16 released by the end of June.

Until then, Android 16 Beta 3 offers users some neat new features to test out. Below, we’ve rounded up the four most useful features from the latest test version of Android.

A new battery health page

Many smartphone users understand now that phone batteries are consumable components that become less effective over time, as their maximum capacity diminishes after each recharge.

Android 16 Beta 3 adds a handy new way to keep track of your battery’s health, with a new settings screen offering an estimate of your battery’s current capacity as a percentage of its original, full capacity.

As Android Authority notes, the new settings page also includes links to resources that include tips on how to preserve battery health.

In a reversal of the norm, this is a feature that iPhone users have had access to for quite some time – now Android users have more information to pair with the operating system’s existing battery preservation features, like adaptive charging.

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Text can be hard to read on a smartphone display, especially on smaller screens – luckily Android 16 Beta 3 adds a new accessibility feature that should make it easier than ever to parse through the text on screen.

The new feature replaces the current high-contrast text option with outlined text, adding a high-contrast background.

This feature is specifically aimed at users with visual impairments, but it’s available to all who might want an easier time reading on-screen text.

Audio broadcast

Upplev förbättrad tillgänglighet med Android 16 Beta 3, som introducerar stöd för Auracast-ljudsändning. Denna funktion gör det möjligt för användare med hörselhjälpmedel eller hörlurar kopplade till sina smartphones att lyssna på offentliga sändningar – till exempel på flygplatser, konserter eller i klassrum – vilket främjar inkludering. Driven av LE Audio-standarden, en modern Bluetooth-lydteknik, gör Auracast offentligt lyssnande mer tillgängligt och smidigt för alla.

Network security tools

Android 16 Beta 3 also includes new tools to keep prying eyes away from your local network by altering the scope of app permissions.

As it stands, any app that has permission to access the internet can access devices and files on your local network – this beta changes this by requiring a separate permission to access local networks.

This should give users more control over how much of their information is shared between apps and services.

As mentioned, Android 16 should land on the best Android phones by the end of June. Let us know what you want to see from Google’s next mobile operating system in the comments below.