Your Android phone is getting 3 huge upgrades - and Google just ditched yearly updates

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ZDNET's key takeaways

• Android is moving to more frequent updates instead of yearly.
• The first update introduces several new features for Android.
• Users are getting urgent call indicators and pinned tabs.

Google has announced that it's moving away from a single, yearly update of its Android mobile operating system to more frequent releases throughout the year. 

To kick things off, the company revealed a roundup of updates that includes a second Android 16 release coming to eligible Pixel devices, plus new features coming to Android as a whole. 

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The Android 16 release includes features such as AI-powered notification summaries, a notification organizer, and expanded parental controls. However, the more impactful features are being introduced to Android overall. Here's a ...