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Damien Wilde \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n
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Google has unveiled its latest statue to commemorate the release of Android 16.
\nThe statue features Android\u2019s mascot on a merry-go-round.
\nThe seats are fashioned to look like Material 3 Expressive UI shapes.<\/p>\n
Google has a tradition of commemorating the release of major Android OS updates by unveiling new statues of its Android mascot, \u201cThe Bot.\u201d The company released the stable version of Android 16<\/a> back in June, and we\u2019ve been waiting ever since to see what The Bot would be up to this year. Google has now shared a look at the latest statue.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/p>\n You may remember in 2023, Google revealed a statue with The Bot doing a handstand on a layer of cake<\/a>. This design was meant to reference Android 14\u2019s codename \u201cUpside Down Cake.\u201d Then, in 2024, the tech giant unveiled<\/a> a more vanilla statue (pun intended) with The Bot sitting on a bench with an ice cream cone. As you can guess, this is also a reference to Android 15\u2019s dessert-inspired codename, \u201cVanilla Ice Cream.\u201d So where does the next step in The Bot\u2019s journey take it?<\/p>\n Unlike the last two years, this year\u2019s statue does not reference a codename. Instead, Google opted to make something in reference to Android 16\u2019s Material 3 Expressive theme.<\/p>\n What a fun day! We\u2019re still buzzing from the Android 16 launch, celebrating with a new statue that puts a spin on the Material 3 Expressive design and celebrates the power of AI. Check out this behind-the-scenes video of our statue. You might even say it\u2019s got layers of\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/GUgJMuMa7A<\/a><\/p>\n In a social media post from Google\u2019s Seang Chua<\/a>, we see The Bot sitting on a small, purple merry-go-round. That merry-go-round has seats that are fashioned to look like Material 3 Expressive shapes. And it looks like the merry-go-round is just big enough to fit a group of three.<\/p>\n Thank you for being part of our community. Read our\u00a0Comment Policy<\/a> before posting.<\/p>\n