Following its official debut last month, Google is now rolling out Android 17 to compatible Pixel phones, alongside additional exclusive features as part of the June Pixel Drop. N

The update is rolling out to the Pixel Watch 2, Watch 3, and Watch 4. Alongside the stable Android 17 release, Google has also started rolling out Wear

Some now and some later

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Amazon has updated its developers page to confirm Fire OS 16, based on Android 16, will be its next OS for Fire TV devices.

Now, Google is moving to unify ChromeOS and Android into a single desktop platform, currently operating under the codename "Aluminium OS." (Or, depending on who you ask, Aluminum OS.) As far as we know — thanks to reporting from Android Authority — Aluminium OS is the internal codename for Google’s unified Android/ChromeOS desktop platform.

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Honor has officially shown off its Android 17 update, MagicOS 11, which is easily the most blatant copy of Apple’s Liquid Glass design language we’ve seen to date.