Android 17 Beta 1 is officially on the way, and Google is changing up its usual release playbook in the process. The post Android 17 Beta 1 is around the corner, will skip the traditional Developer Preview stage appeared first on Digital Trends.

Google also says Android 17 Beta 1 debuts new performance optimizations with better management of system resources. The OS will use what Google calls generational garbage collection, featuring more frequent and less CPU-intensive removal of unneeded processes from memory.

Android 17 enables app handoff between devices and web, allowing users to resume tasks seamlessly and improving cross-device continuity within Google’s ecosystem.

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Android 17 Beta is officially live and we’ve got it up and running on a Pixel 10 Pro. You could have it on your device as well, since this is a beta build out of the gate, thanks to Google skipping the developer preview builds for this new version of Android.

Google has restarted the Android 17 beta rollout for Pixel phones, bringing early access to new system improvements and developer tools after a brief pause.

Android 16 brought Live Updates notifications, a crucial feature for the most crucial alerts. But no one is using them, not even Google.