Android 16 Deep Dive: What You Actually Need to Know

Android 16 isn’t just another incremental update—it’s forcing fundamental changes to how we build apps. Mandatory adaptive layouts, new progress notification APIs, 16KB page size migration, and Health Connect 2.0 all land in one release. Cut through the noise and focus on what matters: the changes that will break your app, the APIs that solve real problems, and the migration strategies that actually work in production codebases.

Here’s what you’ll learn:
– The orientation/resizability mandate: practical migration strategies for letterboxed apps
– Building journey-tracking experiences with the new Notification.ProgressStyle API
– 16KB page size compatibility: what it means, how to test, and how to migrate safely
– Testing strategy: ensuring compatibility while maintaining feature velocity