Google’s June 2026 Android system updates add WhatsApp backup controls, Play Protect checks, passkey portability, and Play Store AI search.

Alongside Android 17, Pixel users will also get access to a new Pixel Drop update that enhances their smartphones with a number of exclusive features for their hardware only. Smartwatch users are also getting some new features via a new version of Google’s Wear OS platform.

Google is using its latest Android rollout to position Gemini as the AI layer across phones, Chrome, laptops and cars.

Android 17 starts rolling out to Pixel phones today with Bubbles multitasking, foldable gaming, Gemini Intelligence, and new security defaults.

Google has officially released Android 17, initiating its rollout to Pixel devices, with other eligible Android devices expected to receive the update throughout 2026. The latest version marks a architectural shift toward what Google describes as an “intelligence system,

Tech firm to expand AI capabilities of high-end devices with Gemini Intelligence and says new range of laptops on the way

Android 17 introduces new multitasking tools and deeper Gemini AI integration, improving productivity and app switching across Android devices.

Now, Google is moving to unify ChromeOS and Android into a single desktop platform, currently operating under the codename "Aluminium OS." (Or, depending on who you ask, Aluminum OS.) As far as we know — thanks to reporting from Android Authority — Aluminium OS is the internal codename for Google’s unified Android/ChromeOS desktop platform.

Google’s new Gemini Intelligence push was announced this week and it has pretty steep requirements for Android devices to support the new features, cutting off the Pixel 9 series and even last year’s Galaxy Z Fold 7 due to one spec. First things first ...