Like the first preview, Android 17 QPR1 Beta 2 today does not contain many user-facing changes that would explain the fast two-week turnaround between builds.
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Just two weeks after the first preview, Google is rolling out Android 17 QPR1 Beta 2.
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With the final scheduled release for the Android 17 Beta coming last week, Google today is already moving on to Android 17 QPR1 Beta 1.
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Google is porting over a tidbit from its Pixel Watch to the notification shade on Pixel phones with its Android 17 update, now live in the latest beta.
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Google has released Android 17 Beta 4, the last beta update ahead of the full release, and it introduces a fun new Easter egg that has a little connect-the-dots puzzle to start up a new animation.
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Google today rolled out Android 17 Beta 4 for Pixel devices to continue the preview cycle. This is the last scheduled release, but there could be patches in the coming weeks.
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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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Google is rolling out Android 17 Beta 4 for Pixel devices three weeks after the last release. This is the “last scheduled beta of this release cycle.”
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Android 17 features a number of location privacy updates, with the latest introduced in Beta 3 being the “location button.”
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Android always has an Easter egg with each new version buried in the Settings menu, but something different is happening this year, with each new beta release tweaking the Android 17 logo just a little bit, and maybe hinting at something bigger in the pipeline.
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Google has finally decided to restore the ability to quickly enable and disable your Wi-Fi connection with a single tap of the QS toggle in Android 17 Beta 3.
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Android 16 introduced translucency to the notification shade and Quick Settings last year. As rumored, Android 17 Beta 3 continues that blur trend.
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Google is adding a new option in Android 17 Beta 3 that gives users granular control over which apps can be forced into “Expanded” dark theme modes.
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After launching in last week’s Android Canary update, Google has added its redesigned screen recording menu to today’s Android 17 Beta 3, setting the stage for an all-but-guaranteed stable rollout later this year.
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For a very, very long time, Android has combined mobile data and Wi-Fi into one Quick Settings button. It looks like data and Wi-Fi are splitting up in the latest Android 17 Beta 3 update.
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Google today rolled out Android 17 Beta 3 for Pixel devices. This comes a month after the second release.
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Exactly four weeks after the last release, Google is rolling out Android 17 Beta 3 for Pixel devices. This update features the Platform Stability milestone.
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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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