Android 17 is out now — here are the best new features

New tools and upgraded abilities ...

Sweeping Android 17 update brings new AI capabilities and features to Pixel smartphones

Alongside Android 17, Pixel users will also get access to a new Pixel Drop update that enhances their smartphones with a ...
Wired

The Top New Features in Google’s Android 17—and Gemini Intelligence—Coming This Summer

The Google I/O annual developer conference is around the corner—May 19—but in what is quickly becoming a tradition, Google announced new features for Android and Gemini a week early. The news came on ...

Android updates don't matter anymore, and it's all Google's fault

Android updates used to be something I got excited for every year, but now they don't matter like they used to.
SlashGear

9 New Features Coming To Android 17 In 2026

Google I/O is only a few short days away, and back in the good old days, that's when the latest Android beta would release. However, Google saw it fit to drop the Android 17 beta a week early, giving ...
The Verge

The 9 biggest new features in Android 17

New emoji, AI widgets, and AirDrop for (almost) everyone. New emoji, AI widgets, and AirDrop for (almost) everyone. is a news editor with over a decade’s experience in journalism. He previously worked ...
Android Authority

12 new security features coming to Android phones in 2026

Google has detailed a long list of Android security and privacy upgrades for 2026, including protections against banking scam calls, device theft, malware, and fake Android builds. Android 17 will add ...