With Android 17 QPR1 Beta 4 today, Google is rolling out a much needed update that addresses various bugs from the last big release. Over the coming hours, we’ll dive into all of Android 17 QPR1 Beta ...

This afternoon, Google dropped a bit of a surprise update on its Pixel line-up. Android 17 Beta 4.1 was released as a minor update to April’s Beta 4, which Google said at the time would be the “last ...

Ahead of the stable launch, Google is releasing Android 17 Beta 4.1 for Pixel devices. This “minor update” is a bug fixer. CP21.260330.011 (vs. CP21.260330.008) features the May 2026 security patch.

Following the release of Android 17 QPR1 Beta 3 at Google I/O a few weeks back, Google has now given its Pixel phones another update, this time to Android 17 QPR1 Beta 4. In this new QPR1 Beta 4 ...

If you've got your Pixel on the beta track, you'll be happy to know that another update just dropped, bringing it to Android 17 Beta 4.1. Google shares that this is a minor update, but it does bring ...

Google’s latest QPR1 Beta arrives roughly three weeks after Beta 3. The new builds are heavily bugfix-focused, and we’ve yet to hear about any new features. Google doesn’t have a release for some ...

Gemma 4 models are now available for download with quantization-aware training (QAT), which reduces the size and memory footprint of the models. These open-source models retain quality better thanks ...

Last month, Google offered a deeper dive into Android 17 during The Android Show, but it saved some of the best features for Google I/O. A stable version of the mobile OS is expected this summer, but ...

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