{"id":275295,"date":"2026-06-18T05:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T09:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/18\/android-17-is-missing-the-one-feature-i-was-looking-forward-to\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T05:30:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T09:30:12","slug":"android-17-is-missing-the-one-feature-i-was-looking-forward-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/18\/android-17-is-missing-the-one-feature-i-was-looking-forward-to\/","title":{"rendered":"Android 17 is missing the one feature I was looking forward to"},"content":{"rendered":"

Android 17 is missing the one feature I was looking forward to<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/android-17-update-missing-one-feature-i-really-wanted-3678527\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-06-18 05:02:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.androidauthority.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Stephen Radochia \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n

Android 17 is rolling out to Tensor-powered Pixels, but Google isn\u2019t shipping every new feature it\u2019s announced right away. The company\u2019s latest software update includes long-awaited improvements to multitasking, and while I\u2019m excited to try app bubbles for myself, it\u2019s not the new feature I was most looking forward to.<\/p>\n

Google has made gaming a rare focus on Android 17. I\u2019m sure the company is tired of the narrative that Pixels aren\u2019t for gaming, and, along with GPU optimizations, it hopes its foldables will be attractive phones for mobile gamers. Unfortunately, we\u2019re going to have to wait a bit longer.<\/p>\n

I love what Google has planned for Android 17 on my Pixel 10 Pro Fold, but improved gaming will have to wait.<\/p>\n

Are you more likely to buy a folding phone if it were better for gaming?<\/h3>\n

2 votes<\/p>\n

Definitely, I love the idea of gaming on the big screen.<\/p>\n

0%<\/p>\n

No way, still too expensive for what they are.<\/p>\n

100%<\/p>\n

I want to take advantage of wider displays<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Joe Maring \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n

Google actually has a couple of features in the works that will make gaming a more enjoyable experience on its folding phones. For starters, Android 17 will be able to scale games to fit the display. Nothing is more frustrating than firing up your favorite game only to realize the developer hasn\u2019t made it compatible with larger form factors. App scaling is a huge theme for Google this year, especially with desktop mode support and with Googlebooks on the horizon.<\/p>\n

Google is also beefing up controller support with Android 17, allowing you to partially fold your phone and use one half as a controller \u2014 recreating the world\u2019s most expensive Nintendo 3DS. It\u2019s more impressive than it sounds.<\/p>\n

In addition to standard on-screen controls you\u2019d normally find in games, Android 17 will allow you to simulate a physical controller and map buttons accordingly. It\u2019ll be a fantastic option for previously unsupported titles, or games you could only play…<\/p>\n

Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Android 17 is missing the one feature I was looking forward to https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/android-17-update-missing-one-feature-i-really-wanted-3678527\/ Publish Date:…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":275297,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Google-Pixel-10-Pro-Fold-game-controller-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[70,72],"class_list":["post-275295","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\/275295"}],"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=275295"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275295\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":275299,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275295\/revisions\/275299"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/275297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=275295"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=275295"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=275295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}