How To Install Android 16 Developer Preview On Your Pixel Phone

Prerequisites to Installing Android 16 Developer Preview

A supported Pixel smartphone (see list towards the end) USB drivers (get them from our ADB installation guide) Enable USB Debugging on your Pixel smartphone A Chromium-based browser, preferably Chrome A stable internet connection

How to Install Android 16 DP on Pixel Phones

If the above method doesn’t work, you can manually unlock the bootloader, download the Android 16 DP1 ZIP file for your Pixel, and manually flash it. Refer to the last section of our Android 15 DP1 installation guide.
That’s how you can install Android 16 Developer Preview on your Pixel. If you are wondering about all-new Android 16 features you should check out after installing the build, we have you covered.

Pixel 6 / 6 Pro Pixel 6a Pixel 7 / 7 Pro Pixel 7a Pixel Fold Pixel 8 / 8 Pro Pixel 8a Pixel 9 / 9 Pro / 9 Pro XL Pixel 9 Pro Fold

It is surprising to see Pixel 6 phones make the list considering it already received Android 15 and the support for major updates for the phone already ended in October. It’s worth noting that Android 16 DP1 isn’t available as an OTA update rather you will need to do a manual flash, which will factory reset your phone.
So, remember to back up your data before proceeding. Also, we recommend you do not install these DP builds on your daily driver as they may be unstable and sometimes break your phone.