Google has started rolling out the Android 17 Beta 1 update to eligible Pixel devices, with big changes for adaptive apps, media, and more.

Google has quietly updated its Pixel Tablet support page, extending the tablet's software support window by two years.

Owners will be pleased ...

You'll now receive major updates up to Android 17 (if it's even called that by then).

Google extends Pixel Tablet’s software support to June 2028, providing two extra Android OS updates and five years of security and OS updates for its 2023 tablet.

The custom Android distribution now has Android 16's Material design update.

The next major version of Google’s mobile OS is debuting as a Beta release. Android 17 Beta 1 is rolling out today to Pixel devices.

With the first few generations of Tensor-powered Pixel devices, Google carried a policy of 3 years of major Android OS updates followed by 2 additional years of security updates. In 2023, though, ...

Google just extended the Pixel Tablet's update support by two years, but its successor remains on hold.