Android 17 expected release date, supported devices and must-know features
Android 17 expected release date, supported devices and must-know features
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Publish Date: 2026-05-27 07:43:00
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Android 17: now officially announced and demoed
- App Bubbles
- Gemini Intelligence
- A new Pause Point feature to stop doomscrolling
- New creative tools for content creators
- Rambler for Gboard now allows you to speak in natural language and get cohesive text
- Custom widgets with Gemini Intelligence
- Globe icon for Gboard may be able to be disabled
Expected release timeline:
- Android 17 was officially announced on May 12, 2026, during Google’s The Android Show.
- The new OS will first come to supported Pixels.
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Google officially unveiled Android 17 during The Android Show 2026 on May 12. The software has been in beta for Pixel devices for a few months but was now demoed on stage, with many of the upcoming features confirmed.
| OS version | Stable release announcement |
|---|---|
| Android 17 | May 12, 2026 |
| Android 16 | June 10, 2025 |
| Android 15 | Developer preview: February 16, 2024, General availability: September 3, 2024 |
Android’s usual roadmap | Image by Android Developers
Android 17 codename
Another sweet name for Android 17 | Image by Horizon Organic” 
Google doesn’t do official codenames for its Android releases anymore, but these monikers can still be found throughout the code and in internal documents. Our friends at Android Authority dug into the November Canary Android release and found a piece of code suggesting the next Android 17 version will be called “Cinnamon Bun.”
The name Cinnamon Bun can be found in the November Canary release | Image by Android Authority
Cinnamon Bun makes a lot of sense, because the last version was called Baklava, and we know Google likes to do things alphabetically. Another suggestion was Cupcake, but…
