Android 16 is adding an API that lets apps check if the user has enrolled in Advanced Protection, thereby enabling extra security features.

WeatherKit is not an app itself — rather, it's an API (or a framework, in Apple lingo) that's meant to replace the Dark Sky API Apple has deprecated and is planning to kill off completely by 2023.

Android has been leveraging the more efficient Vulcan API for many years. With Android 16’s new changes, Google is doubling down, requiring devices to support the new Host Image Copy feature.