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Here are the new features spotted in Motorola’s Android 17 beta

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Why This Matters

Motorola's expansion of the Android 17 beta introduces significant interface enhancements and new features like Dynamic Island-style Live Updates and a new AI assistant, Qira. These updates demonstrate Motorola's commitment to refining user experience and competing with other premium Android devices. For consumers, this means more customization, improved haptic feedback, and innovative notification management, potentially elevating daily smartphone interactions.

Key Takeaways

TL;DR Motorola expanded its Android 17 beta program to the Moto Edge 60 Pro for shortlisted community forum users.

User testing reveals new additions, including a Dynamic Island-style Live Updates feature around the camera cutout, a new Moto AI assistant named Qira, and significantly improved haptics.

Additional interface changes include resizable quick tiles, lock screen customizations, a Pixel UI-style volume slider, and HelloUI app drawer refinements.

Motorola expanded its Android 17 beta program to several devices several months ago, and the company has now extended it to even more phones. More recently, the company expanded the beta program to the Moto Edge 60 Pro in India, and users are now sharing what is new with Motorola’s Android 17 release so far.

Reddit user athulrox47 received the Android 17 beta on their Moto Edge 60 Pro and observed the following changes: New Dynamic Island

New quick tiles with the ability to change size

New icons for Wi-Fi, Cell network, and battery

New volume interface

New customisation options

New settings menu

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