Android 17: Leaked features, codename, release date, and everything else we know so far

We’re mere days away from stable Android 16 rolling out to Pixel devices and the rest of the Android clan, and Google has already confirmed all the features coming with the stable platform release. We’ve also gotten our hands on Android 16 QPR betas, which gives us a peek at the features expected to come with the next platform release, Android 17. These spotted features and the other features that weren’t confirmed for Android 16 help us paint a picture of what’s possibly coming with Android 17. Here’s what we know so far about the next big platform update for Android! Android 17: Name Google used to name Android versions with dessert codenames, but it strayed away from that tradition with the release of Android 10, choosing to stick with only the version number for all future releases. Consequently, Android 17 will most likely be known simply as “Android 17,” with no dessert codename officially used. However, Google still uses the dessert codename internally. Android 15’s codename w ... Read full article.