Android’s accessibility tools have let you make on-screen text easier to read with options for bold text and high-contrast text. Android 16 Beta 3 is replacing the latter with a new “outline text” mode. This drops a largely opaque background under text for a look that feels a lot like closed captioning, enhancing contrast further still.

Google announces Android 16 Beta 3, bringing accessibility tools along with it. It brings a feature that allows low-vision users to read texts more comfortably with Text Outline. Android 16 Beta 3 introduces a feature called "Local Network Protection," allowing users more control over which apps can access their devices.

Google publicly announced yesterday via the Android Developers account on Twitter that the new release was coming today. The previous Android 16 beta releases included updates that were almost entirely aimed at app developers — for example,

Google's newest mobile operating system took another step forward with Thursday's release of the third beta of Android 16. This brings it to a "platform stability" milestone, meaning its app-facing behaviors won't change,

Google has just released the third and last beta of Android 16 before the stable OS launches in early June. This installment doesn’t really add too many new features mainly because it’s so close to stable.

Android 16 Beta 3 introduces a new battery health screen. Here the operating system attempts to estimate how current battery capacity compares to when the phone was new. Users can access resources to educate them about improving battery endurance.

One feature I’m particularly excited about with Android 16 is broadcast audio support through Auracast. I experienced a demonstration of the technology a few years back at CES.

Android phones will soon support Auracast with Bluetooth LE hearing aids, letting people tune in to audio broadcasts in places where it’s otherwise hard to hear. Auracast is a Bluetooth Audio LE feature,

Google has moved one step closer to the final release of Android 16 with the rollout of its Beta 3 version. With this update, the company has entered the Platform Stability phase, suggesting that most major system updates are in place and the focus is now on refining the software before its official release.