Google has released Android 17 in beta for Pixel devices, skipping the usual Developer Preview given the arrival of new Canary builds, and you can install it now. Here’s how.
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Android 17 Beta 2 fell into our laps today, and unlike Google’s first build, this one is chock full of new features, including an all-new windowing mode that takes bubbles to the next level.
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Google today released Android 17 Beta 2 for Pixel devices. This comes less than two weeks after the first release.
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Less than two weeks after the inaugural release, Android 17 Beta 2 is already rolling out to Pixel devices.
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Google’s Sameer Samat took the stage at Galaxy Unpacked today and teased “amazing things” coming to Android 17.
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Besides what was detailed in Google’s blog post, another new “cross-device continuity” feature coming to Android 17 is “Handoff.”
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Up is down and down is up in Android 17 Beta 1. The first iteration of Google’s Android 17 update brings back a familiar design in place of the Pixel Launcher’s immovable search bar.
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Google today officially announced Android 17 Beta 1 for Pixel devices. This joins the stable Android 16 QPR2 release and 16 QPR3 Beta that’s winding down.
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Update: After a two-day delay, Android 17 Beta 1 is now rolling out to Pixel devices with CP21.260116.011. You can find the OTA images here.
Here’s everything new in Android 17 Beta 1 [Gallery]
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Following the release of Android 16 QPR3 Beta 2.1 earlier today, Google has revealed that the Android 17 Beta is starting soon.
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The Android 17 leaks continue today with a preview of the upcoming blur effect for System UI, as well as functional changes and updates.
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Google is following last year’s Material 3 Expressive redesign on phones by introducing significantly more blur across Android 17.
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A split of Android Notifications and Quick Settings has been rumored for the past year or so, and a leak today provides the latest look.
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Google has submitted a proposal to “fix” the Play Store following its loss in the Epic Games court case, and the changes include better third-party app store support and reduced, but more complex, fees in the Play Store.
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