Participants in the Android Beta Program get first dibs on the next update, which is set to land in official form next year Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on ...

It turns out there's a simple explanation for why Google started listing Wear OS 6.1 as "new" in developer documentation last ...

Google has made the Android 17 Public Beta available to select devices, particularly if you own a compatible Google Pixel handset. It's not a stable release, so keep that in mind if you check it out.

Google Pixel 10 Pro XL Android phone on the counter - Elvard project/Shutterstock Google has made the Android 17 Public Beta available to select devices, particularly if you own a compatible Google ...

Update (Feb 16): After briefing journalists about the Android 17 beta launch coming on February 11th, Google ended up postponing the launch from the 11th to February 13th. All other details remain the ...

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Smartphones, like crabs, have evolved into their "perfect" form, so the biggest improvements from this point forward are mostly on the software side of things. In 2025, Android 16 arrived, an ...

Google’s upcoming Android 17 will be announced at Google I/O 2026 and is expected to roll out for Pixel devices in June 2026. Android 17 brings several new changes, including a new Material 3 ...