Written by Evan Koehler
February 19, 2026 As the Android 16 stable release happened in June 2025, which focused on new features like the desktop mode, new lockscreen settings and new AI themed icons for the home screen, it’s time for Google to finally open the Android 17 beta program. With the codename “Cinnamon bun”, this beta of Android 17 is accessible to every Google phone starting from the Pixel 6 to the Pixel 10, the Pixel Tablet and the Pixel Fold. As Google claimed, Android 16 was about “Intelligence and in...