---
title: "Google releases the first Android 17 beta"
description: "Android 17 is planned for Q2 2026, and Google has replaced developer previews with a continuous Canary channel."
url: https://kurddevelopers.com/en/news/android-17-beta-1
language: en # English
type: news
published: 2026-02-11T18:00:00.000Z
updated: 2026-11-01T23:13:52.000Z
author: "Osamah Ismail"
author_url: https://kurddevelopers.com/en/author/1
section: "Mobile"
tags: ["Android 17","Google","Beta","Android"]
sources: ["Google","TechCrunch"]
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publisher: Kurd Developers
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---

# Google releases the first Android 17 beta

> Android 17 is planned for Q2 2026, and Google has replaced developer previews with a continuous Canary channel.

![Image: Google](https://kurddevelopers.com/uploads/2026/11/logo-max-1440x810-dfb600b4.png)

On February 11, **Google** released the first **beta** of **Android 17**.

## What's new?

- **Developer previews** are gone, replaced by a continuous **Canary channel** updated **over the air**
- Support for the **VVC (H.266)** video codec
- New APIs for **camera transitions**
- On large-screen devices (tablets and foldables), apps can no longer opt out of **resizing**

## When?

- **March**: platform stability
- **Q2 2026**: Android 17 release

*This feature is still in testing and will be available soon.*

**Sources:** Google, TechCrunch

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Published by [Kurd Developers](https://kurddevelopers.com/) on 2026-02-11. Cite as: “Google releases the first Android 17 beta”, Kurd Developers, https://kurddevelopers.com/en/news/android-17-beta-1