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Android is a mobile operating system based on the Linux kernel, developed by Google and used on a wide range of smartphones and tablets.
Motorola is infamous for taking ages to push new Android updates to its devices. Worse, even then, the final public release is riddled with bugs and issues. A wider beta program should allow the company to speed up the process and get more feedback from users to improve the final release. The move also puts Motorola closer to its rivals like Samsung and OnePlus, which typically run a wide beta program for their devices. In fact, Motorola is currently the only major Android OEM running an Android 17 beta program for its flagship devices. Samsung is still busy testing Android 16 QPR2-based One U
You can now test Android 17 on more Motorola phones… You can reach out to me on X or drop a mail at rajesh@androidpolice.com. Sign in to your Android Police account A week after releasing the second beta of Android 17 QPR2 , Google is rolling out the third beta to users on the public beta program. …
… In fact, Motorola is currently the only major Android OEM running an Android 17 beta program for its flagship devices. Samsung is still busy testing Android 16 QPR2-based One UI 8.5 for its older flagship devices . Unfortunately, Motorola does not detail what's exactly new in its Android 17 build. …
… In one of its recent APK teardowns , Android Authority found code strings in the Android 17 QPR1 Beta 6 release , suggesting that App Lock is still in the development phase. So, even if not in QPR1, I expect it to arrive in the Android 17 QPR2 release. …
… Sign in to your Android Police account Google just released Android 17 QPR2 Beta 1 for Pixel and with it, two Pixels, the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, have reached the end of their lives. …
… The last such kernel upgrade for Pixel phones arrived with Android 15 QPR2 in 2024. Given the timing of the leak, we could see the new kernel land with Android 17 QPR2 towards the end of the year. …
… You can reach out to me on X or drop a mail at rajesh@androidpolice.com. Sign in to your Android Police account Samsung only just started rolling out Android 16 QPR2-based One UI 8.5 to the Galaxy S25 and older flagship Galaxy devices earlier this week. …
… I tried to enable it on my Pixel 8 running Android 17 Beta 2, but the option is simply not there. …
… You can reach out to me on X or drop a mail at rajesh@androidpolice.com. Sign in to your Android Police account Samsung has been beta testing Android 16 QPR2-based One UI 8.5 for the Galaxy S25 family for a few months now. …
… Related Android 17 is quietly fixing some of Android's most annoying issues Smarter features that make daily use smoother Same version number, different features Android fragmentation grew up Until a few years ago, Android's fragmentation problem was simple to explain. …
… Sign in to your Android Police account The first beta of Android 17 QPR2 landed a few days ago, and with it, one not-so-surprising but still sad piece of news: no update for the Google Pixel 6 and 6 Pro . …
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