Google has released the stable version of Android 17 QPR2 alongside this month's Pixel update, bringing custom color palettes, adaptive wallpapers, new blur effects, a redesigned lock screen widget editor and refreshed Quick Settings and notification shade. The release also includes security patches and accessibility improvements, as detailed by Google's Mishaal Rahman on Reddit. Android's next major release, QPR3, is already in beta testing.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-11-10
Google has rolled out Android 17 QPR3 Beta 3 to Pixel 6a and newer devices enrolled in its Pixel Beta program, following Beta 2 released about a week earlier. The update restores the app lock feature, reinstates some lock screen blur that had been removed, adds a camera shortcut to Quick Settings, fixes an AM/PM display issue for lock screen alarms, and resolves dozens of other bugs.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-29
Code found in the Android 17 QPR3 Beta 2 by Android Authority suggests Google is developing multi-profile support for Health Connect, its on-device tool for managing fitness and health app data. Currently, Health Connect only works for a single user per device, meaning other profiles can't access its permissions or stored data.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-26
Code found in the Android 17 QPR3 Beta 2 release indicates Google is developing numeric unread-count badges for app icons in Pixel Launcher. The feature would show the actual number of pending notifications rather than just a dot, a function already common on other Android skins like Samsung's One UI.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-21
Google has launched Android 17 QPR3 Beta 1, the first preview of its next quarterly platform release, for Pixel phones ranging from the Pixel 6a to the Pixel 11 series. Most devices receive build DP11.260918.006, while Pixel 11 models get DP11.260918.005, with Google noting the release focuses on bug fixes.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-02
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