{"id":255010,"date":"2026-05-12T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/5-huge-android-17-upgrades-are-coming-this-year-here-are-the-best-new-features-announced-at-the-android-show\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T11:55:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T15:55:46","slug":"5-huge-android-17-upgrades-are-coming-this-year-here-are-the-best-new-features-announced-at-the-android-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/5-huge-android-17-upgrades-are-coming-this-year-here-are-the-best-new-features-announced-at-the-android-show\/","title":{"rendered":"5 huge Android 17 upgrades are coming this year \u2014 Here are the best new features announced at The Android Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/apps-software\/android-os\/top-android-17-announcements-from-the-android-show-2026\">5 huge Android 17 upgrades are coming this year \u2014 Here are the best new features announced at The Android Show<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/apps-software\/android-os\/top-android-17-announcements-from-the-android-show-2026\">https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/apps-software\/android-os\/top-android-17-announcements-from-the-android-show-2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-12 03:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.androidcentral.com\">www.androidcentral.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-ab4fb550-a2a7-4afd-9034-5c41481efa89\">Google&#8217;s Android Show, ahead of I\/O 2026 next week, just wrapped up, and the company showcased some major announcements and features coming to Android 17 later this year. As expected, there were big AI-focused improvements around Gemini, along with new UI changes for Android Auto, updated safety features, and even some visual refreshes across Android.<\/p>\n<p>Google also gave us a sneak peek at a brand-new category of laptops coming later this year. The keynote was packed with announcements, and below we&#8217;ve rounded up the top five Android 17 upgrades showcased during the event.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"gemini-is-getting-more-intelligent-3\">Gemini is getting more Intelligent<\/h2>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.23%;\">\n<p><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Derrek Lee \/ Android Central)<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-6611d1e7-29f1-4d3d-9618-6b88176547a7\">Gemini has already become a central part of Android, and it looks like Google is doubling down on that with an even smarter version of the AI. Google is calling this new system Gemini Intelligence, and it will power a number of new Android 17 features later this year.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm font-article-heading capitalize leading-5 text-white whitespace-nowrap\"><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-mobile\"\/><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-desktop\">Latest Videos From<\/span><span class=\"jwp-carousel-brand inline-flex items-center\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/c8t5znsqpd1648225513.svg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/c8t5znsqpd1648225513.svg\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] block h-[18px] w-auto shrink-0 brightness-0 invert\"\/><\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/c8t5znsqpd1648225513.svg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/c8t5znsqpd1648225513.svg\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] max-h-12 w-auto\"\/><br \/>\n        <span class=\"\n            flex\n            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]\n            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]\n            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold\n        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-6611d1e7-29f1-4d3d-9618-6b88176547a7-1\">With Gemini Intelligence, Android will be able to handle even more complex tasks than before. Right now, Gemini&#8217;s on-screen automation can already do things like order food or call a cab on devices like the Galaxy S26 series and Pixel 10 lineup. With the upgraded Gemini Intelligence, it will also be able to perform more advanced tasks, like checking your Gmail, finding books, and even adding them directly to your shopping cart.<\/p>\n<p>Image 1 of 2<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Gemini can help users create new, custom widgets on their Android phone using their written description.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/DYpsKNWn7ZGJfTPKdAQVxH-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/DYpsKNWn7ZGJfTPKdAQVxH-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/DYpsKNWn7ZGJfTPKdAQVxH-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/DYpsKNWn7ZGJfTPKdAQVxH-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/DYpsKNWn7ZGJfTPKdAQVxH-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/DYpsKNWn7ZGJfTPKdAQVxH-1200-80.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" class=\"image-wrapped__image image__image\" loading=\"lazy\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/DYpsKNWn7ZGJfTPKdAQVxH.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/DYpsKNWn7ZGJfTPKdAQVxH.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/DYpsKNWn7ZGJfTPKdAQVxH.jpg\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" data-slice-image=\"true\"\/><span class=\"caption-credit__credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Google)<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Gemini can understand visual context with queries, meaning it can help users find trips or activities based on what they'd taken a photo of.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/TSaCMVMoUxqS3czBPUCTwH-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/TSaCMVMoUxqS3czBPUCTwH-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/TSaCMVMoUxqS3czBPUCTwH-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/TSaCMVMoUxqS3czBPUCTwH-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/TSaCMVMoUxqS3czBPUCTwH-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/TSaCMVMoUxqS3czBPUCTwH-1200-80.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" class=\"image-wrapped__image image__image\" loading=\"lazy\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/TSaCMVMoUxqS3czBPUCTwH.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/TSaCMVMoUxqS3czBPUCTwH.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/TSaCMVMoUxqS3czBPUCTwH.jpg\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" data-slice-image=\"true\"\/><span class=\"caption-credit__credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Google)<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-a25ea745-1764-493c-9328-9e417fe3e265\">Two of the biggest new features powered by Gemini Intelligence are Rambler and Create My Widget. Rambler is an upgraded speech-to-text experience for Pixel devices. It understands more natural speech patterns, including pauses, corrections, and filler words like &#8216;umms&#8217; and &#8216;ahhs,&#8217; and formats them correctly while transcribing. It also supports multilingual input, meaning you can switch between languages naturally while speaking.<\/p>\n<p>The other feature, and probably my favorite, is AI-powered widget creation&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/apps-software\/android-os\/top-android-17-announcements-from-the-android-show-2026\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>5 huge Android 17 upgrades are coming this year \u2014 Here are the best new&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":255011,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/q7BYCvBLSFjHf4ncCbwyoP-2048-80.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[70,72],"class_list":["post-255010","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-android","tag-google","tag-pixel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255010"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=255010"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255010\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":255012,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255010\/revisions\/255012"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/255011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=255010"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=255010"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=255010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}