Google’s Android 17 update includes highlights like new floating “Bubble” app windows for easier multitasking, a Screen Reaction recording mode, and a 50/50 split gaming mode for foldable phones. Meanwhile, Wear OS 7 brings Live Updates, better battery life for smart watches, and prepares connections for new Android XR smart glasses that will launch this fall.
The update is rolling out to Pixel phones first, then other devices, with some features like Gemini Intelligence set to debut later this year.
Follow along here for the latest updates.
- Android 17 arrives on Pixel phones today
- Android foldables are getting new gamepad controls.
- Google launches Wear OS 7 with Live Updates and a battery life boost
- The Google / Xreal Aura XR glasses are now available to preorder
- Android 17 is getting its own version of Apple’s Handoff
- Wear OS 7 will keep track of deliveries and sports scores on your wrist
- A first (and second) look at the Android XR glasses launching this year
- The 9 biggest new features in Android 17
- A new Android 17 beta reveals plans for “Pixel Glow” light animations.
- Android 17 will let you share one-time location data with apps.
- The second Android 17 beta is out now for Google Pixel.
- Google and Xreal extend hardware partnership for Android XR.
- A first look at Google’s Project Aura glasses built with Xreal
- Google announces Android XR, a new OS for headsets and smart glasses
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This article was originally published by The Verge and written by Stevie Bonifield.
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