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ZDNET's cardinal takeaways
- Android 17 is here, on with the June Pixel Drop.
- The OS is rolling retired to Pixel devices first.
- Users are getting upgraded productivity, security, and more.
Android 17 is officially here, and it's a doubly bully time for Pixel users, arsenic it's bringing the June Pixel Drop with it.
Google has rolled retired its yearly OS update and its latest postulation of Pixel-exclusive features astatine the aforesaid time, and the updates battalion not lone immoderate applicable features that volition marque an interaction connected however you usage your telephone daily, but besides information protections, immoderate caller translation tricks, and more. Pixel Watches -- the 2 and aboriginal -- are included, too, with a perchance life-saving diagnostic addition.
Here's a look astatine what's caller successful Android 17, which starts rolling retired contiguous to Pixel phones archetypal and past to different devices "throughout 2026," on with what's caller successful the June 2026 Pixel Drop.
What's caller successful Android 17?
Since galore manufacturers present connection longer update windows, usually 4 to 7 years, a wide scope of devices are eligible. The updated OS starts rolling retired contiguous to Pixel 6 phones and newer. Samsung's Galaxy S23 bid and newer volition get it arsenic One UI 9, on with the Flip 5 and newer, Galaxy A24 and newer, and Tab S9 series. OnePlus volition bring Android 17 to the OnePlus 11 and newer.
1. App Bubbles
Perhaps the astir utile diagnostic is Bubbles, which lets you crook immoderate app into a floating bubble connected your main screen. All you person to bash is long-press an app, and it becomes an easy-to-access bubble. If you consistently power backmost and distant betwixt apps oregon request to entree a definite app often, similar a representation oregon hose app portion you're connected a trip, you tin present find what you request much quickly.
Pixel Folds are getting a peculiar Bubble Bar astatine the bottommost of the surface that lets you organize, move, and entree your caller bubbles from 1 dedicated space.
2. Additional security
Android 17 is besides bringing boosted security.
To start, you tin present assistance an app impermanent entree to your nonstop determination and stock lone circumstantial contacts.
Additionally, an enhanced "Mark arsenic lost" feature, located successful Find Hub, lets you fastener a missing telephone with your biometrics, truthful adjacent if a thief has your passcode, they can't entree thing connected your instrumentality oregon crook disconnected tracking.
Improvements to Live Threat Detection artifact much suspicious apps and scams, Google explained, and enhanced Advanced Protection mode helps support you harmless from blase threats. Lastly, Google is reducing the fig of times idiosyncratic tin effort to conjecture your PIN and adding longer hold times betwixt failed attempts.
3. Screen reactions and more
Also caller is Screen Reactions, which lets you instrumentality a selfie video overlaid connected a surface signaling successful lieu of a greenish screen; a 50/50 gaming mode with a dynamic pad for foldables; and built-in parental controls beyond Pixel devices, truthful you tin acceptable surface clip limits and contented filtering with a PIN, adjacent if you don't nexus your Google Account.
What's successful the June Pixel Drop?
Beyond Android 17, Pixel users are getting respective Pixel-specific upgrades successful the June Pixel Drop.
1. Custom greetings for Take a Message
Introduced successful 2025, Take a Message expands connected the Pixel telephone screening diagnostic and gives you a real-time transcript of what the caller is saying, on with AI-generated follow-up steps. Now, Take a Message has customized greetings, letting you grounds a personalized outgoing connection alternatively of the default voice.
2. New AI models
Two caller AI models are making their mode to Android phones. The archetypal is Gemini Omni, a caller mode to make and edit videos. Gemini Omni lets you benignant successful a punctual and get a custom, high-quality video. This is disposable connected each devices with the Gemini app for Gemini Pro users only.
Also: Everything we saw astatine Google I/O: Gemini 3.5, Android XR glasses, Spark, and more
Also connected the mode is Lyria 3, which lets you make archetypal tracks utilizing substance prompts oregon images arsenic inspiration. You tin punctual Gemini with the style, vocals, and tempo you want. This is coming to each Android 17 Pixel phones and Folds.
3. Voice Translate for the Pixel 10a
One of the Pixel 10 series' exclusive features is Voice Translate, which provides a real-time translation connected telephone calls successful the speaker's voice. ZDNET's Sabrina Ortiz tried the diagnostic past fall, noting however rapidly the diagnostic worked and however good it copied her voice. Voice Translate is getting a tiny expansion, coming to the Pixel 10a.
4. Android Quick Share enlargement and more
Pixel users are besides getting an enlargement of Android Quick Share compatibility with AirDrop, coming to the Pixel 9a and Pixel 8a, and an enlargement of Magic Cue to much apps, coming to the Pixel 10 series.
What's caller for Pixel Watches?
Pixel Watches are lone getting 1 caller feature, but it's a perchance large one. Core detection features, including Car Crash Detection, Fall Detection, and Loss of Pulse Detection, are getting exigency sharing. If a terrible lawsuit is detected, Google explains, your Pixel volition telephone exigency services and notify your chosen contacts. You tin toggle exigency contacts connected oregon disconnected for each benignant of event.
Fall Detection is coming to the Pixel Watch, positive the 2, 3, and 4, portion Car Crash Detection is coming to the Pixel Watch 2, 3, and 4. Loss of Pulse Detection is lone coming to the past 2 generations, the Pixel Watch 3 and 4.
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