Google launches Android 17 and Wear OS 7, available first on Pixel devices, with support for the latest AI models, a bubble bar UI, and live updates on Wear OS
Google on Tuesday released the final version of its Android 17 operating system, as well as its counterpart for smartwatches, Wear OS 7.
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@mishaalrahman
Mishaal Rahman
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🔒 To improve privacy, Android 17 adds a system Contact Picker so you can grant apps access to only the specific contacts you choose. It also adds a Location Button so you can give apps precise location access for a single session only. [image]
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@pixeluibygoogle
@pixeluibygoogle
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The June 2026 Android 17 update delivers 38 bug fixes for Pixel devices, improving stability, performance, and reliability across apps, audio, charging, camera, display, face unlock, system, telephony, and user interface.
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@backlon
Dieter Bohn
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Here are two of my favorite features in Android 17: Screen Reactions and Bubbles. There's a ton more in Android 17 (links below) and even more goodness coming later this year! [video]
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@androiddev
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Android 17 has arrived! 🎉 We're bringing together next generation tools, libraries, and agent skills to help your apps meet this moment. Dive deeper into Android 17 → https://goo.gle/... [image]
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@rosterloh
Rick Osterloh
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Android 17 is officially rolling out today, bringing some incredible upgrades to your daily experience. 🚀 We're delivering faster multitasking with Bubbles 🫧 (helpful for keeping track of @USMNT while getting things done), major new creative capabilities with native tools like S…
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@pixeluibygoogle
@pixeluibygoogle
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Android 17 introduces great new features and APIs for developers. Features & APIs: Enhances profiling/debugging, adds efficient alarms, improves privacy with contact picker & ECH, strengthens security with Advanced Protection & PQC signing, and optimizes satellite connectivity.
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@mishaalrahman
Mishaal Rahman
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🎉 Android 17 is HERE! Today we're releasing Android 17, bringing a ton of new features aimed at improving productivity, gaming, privacy, & much more. Here are some of the highlights 🧵 [image]
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@newsfromgoogle
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We're expanding our suite of Android Parental Controls to all devices with Android 17. With these tools parents can manage their children's digital lives by: ✔️ Setting screen time limits to establish healthy habits ✔️ Creating downtime schedules to automatically lock devices [im…
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@mishaalrahman
Mishaal Rahman
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🎮 For gamers, Android 17 adds native controller remapping support so you can customize your gamepad's buttons, sticks, or triggers. It also adds a foldable gaming mode with an optimized 50:50 layout with a game view on top and a gamepad below. (Available in the coming months.) [i…
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@mishaalrahman
Mishaal Rahman
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⏺ Record yourself and your screen at the same with with Screen Reactions! This feature uses your selfie camera to put your face on top of apps, and it even cuts out the background so you don't need a green screen. [video]
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@pixeluibygoogle
@pixeluibygoogle
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Android 17 is now rolling out for Pixel (6 to newer) users: Adds multitasking bubbles, PiP upgrades, large-screen adaptability, home-screen customization, gaming features, and stronger privacy/security. More details: https://www.reddit.com/... [image]
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@ssamat
Sameer Samat
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Android 17 is rolling out to Pixel devices today! 🚀 Huge congrats to the @Android team! Here are some of my favorite highlights: 🫧 Bubbles: Long-press any app to turn it into a floating window or dock it in a bottom bubble bar on large screens to seamlessly multitask. 🤳 Screen…
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@google
@google
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Android 17 is here 📲 New features include: 🫧 Bubbles, which allows you to turn any app into a compact, floating window so you can stay in the flow 🤳 Screen Reactions, so you can record yourself using your device's selfie camera and capture your phone screen at the same time [imag…
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@mishaalrahman
Mishaal Rahman
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🫧 Android 17 brings a new way to multitask with Bubbles! You can now open any app in a floating bubble for next-level multitasking! And for foldable users, a new bubble bar on the taskbar anchors these apps to make them more organized. [image]
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@grapheneos
@grapheneos
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Today is the official release day for Android 17. We've already fully ported GrapheneOS to Android 17 and are in the process of pushing the code to our public repositories. We're building a final official release based on Android 16 QPR2 today and we'll do an initial Android 17…
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Wear OS 7 helps your smartwatch keep up with you
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r/Android
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Android 17 is out, and here's all the features!
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Sameer Samat
Sameer Samat
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Android 17 is rolling out to Pixel devices today! Big congrats to the Android team and thank you to all the beta testers who helped us along the way. …
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Dieter Bohn
Dieter Bohn
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Here are two of my favorite features in Android 17: Screen Reactions and Bubbles. There's a ton more in Android 17 (links below) and even more goodness coming later this year! …