Android Q: release date, beta program, new features and everything you need to know

Here's what's coming in Android 10, the big Android update for 2019

If you don't own an iPhone, you'll be interested in the successor to Android 9 Pie, specifically Android Q: Google hasn't given the 2019 update to its mobile operating system a proper name yet, but the beta program is already up and running for selected devices.

Here we'll explain how to sign up for the Android Q beta program, as well as fill you in on everything we know about the Android Q release date, the new features coming in the OS, and the devices it's going to be compatible with. It's set to be a big year for Android.

Google hasn't said exactly when Android Q is going to get pushed out to the world at large, but it has said it's going to be sometime in the third quarter of 2019 – so either July, August or September. What we do have already are beta versions of the software.After its own beta program, Android 9 Pie made its full bow on the 6 August 2018, so expect a date around that time for Android Q as well, depending on how fast the Android engineers can get it finished. Most recently we got a few more details at the Google I/O 2019 developer conference, which we've outlined below.

Then of course there's the question of when your device in particular will get Android Q. Pixel phones will be first in line and will get the update almost straight away, but for everyone else it might be a while. Watch out for announcements from your phone's manufacturer for