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  "description": "Google has released a new test version of Android 17. The new update brings the version number to Beta 2. A lot of bug fixes and several new features have been implemented with this update.",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-03T13:19:04.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Android 17 Beta",
    "**_Issue #440017096)_**",
    "**_Issue #476830557,_**",
    "**_Issue #486511401)_**",
    "**_Issue #306222291)_**",
    "**_Issue #444255729)_**",
    "**_Issue #470541347,_**",
    "**_Issue #471533397,_**",
    "**_Issue #477848604)_**",
    "**_Issue #413562426)_**",
    "**_Issue #419070024,_**",
    "**_Issue #428572458,_**",
    "**_Issue #430393241,_**",
    "**_Issue #424912278,_**",
    "**_Issue #431440391,_**",
    "**_Issue #426346396)_**",
    "**_Issue #457527675)_**",
    "**_Issue #460242870,_**",
    "**_Issue #477245738)_**",
    "**_Issue #476754995)_**",
    "**_Issue #474486679)_**",
    "**_Issue #478520173)_**",
    "**_Issue #474769647)_**",
    "**_Issue #355086959,_**",
    "**_Issue #375840924,_**",
    "**_Issue #381007949,_**",
    "**_Issue #381077928,_**",
    "**_Issue #419301121,_**",
    "**_Issue #452646483,_**",
    "**_Issue #468837747)_**",
    "**_Issue #454647834)_**",
    "**_Issue #473226715)_**"
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  "textContent": "## Android 17 Beta 2\n\nGoogle released Android 17 Beta in February. Now it is time for the second beta version. This new version includes a series of functionality improvements and bug fixes. As of now, the update is being distributed to participants in the beta programme with a Google Pixel 6 or newer. There are some new features. For instance, you can now choose a tile in the quick settings for satellite communication. Also, backup, accounts and passwords have been combined into one option in settings: 'Accounts and Backup'.\n\nThe privacy indicators shown at the top of the screen have been updated slightly and the contacts pager has been updated. On large-screen devices, you can work with bubbles for apps and there is a new Eyedropper API to request a colour. Apart from that, the update also gets a large number of improvements in terms of bug fixes. We list those for you below.\n\n### Bug fixes\n\n  *  _A platform stability regression in Android 16 that caused active apps to unexpectedly restart or refresh, preventing lost user progress and intermittent UI flickering during app usage. (_**_Issue #440017096)_**\n  * _A UI layout regression in the Recent Apps screen for users with German-language settings. (_**_Issue #476830557,_**__**_Issue #486511401)_**\n  * _Improved video streaming reliability by enabling developers to confirm temporal layering support via getOutputFormat after encoder configuration to address missing frame dependency metadata. (_**_Issue #306222291)_**\n  * _A bug where the Clock screensaver omitted the leading zero in 24-hour format during low-light mode (_**_Issue #444255729)_**_._\n  * _An issue where closing a folder blocked immediate subsequent interactions like opening another folder or switching screens (_**_Issue #470541347,_**__**_Issue #471533397,_**__**_Issue #477848604)_**_._\n  * _A system crash and spontaneous reboot issue that interrupted device usage. (_**_Issue #413562426)_**\n  * _A critical system instability causing device freezes and reboots during app transitions or service calls. (_**_Issue #419070024,_**__**_Issue #428572458,_**__**_Issue #430393241,_**__**_Issue #424912278,_**__**_Issue #431440391,_**__**_Issue #426346396)_**\n  * _A System UI deadlock that caused lock screen unresponsiveness and display hangs after disconnecting from Android Auto (_**_Issue #457527675)_**_._\n  * _A UI typo in the system location permission disclosure dialog where the Back button was incorrectly displayed as 'Bac'. (_**_Issue #460242870,_**__**_Issue #477245738)_**\n  * _An issue where Live Translate and Rules were incorrectly categorised in the System menu. (_**_Issue #476754995)_**\n  * _A critical System UI crash and subsequent device instability triggered by repeated navigation into Display and Touch settings. (_**_Issue #474486679)_**\n  * _A persistent crash that prevented users from opening Wallpaper & style settings from the home screen. (_**_Issue #478520173)_**\n  * _A UI layout issue in the Wireless Debugging QR scanner where the back arrow overlapped the QR icon. (_**_Issue #474769647)_**\n  * _An issue in the Sound settings where ringtone previews failed to play upon selection. (_**_Issue #355086959,_**__**_Issue #375840924,_**__**_Issue #381007949,_**__**_Issue #381077928,_**__**_Issue #419301121,_**__**_Issue #452646483,_**__**_Issue #468837747)_**\n  * _Fixed a bug that caused redundant notifications to appear following a system update by improving the notification service logic to correctly clear stale alerts during the post-update initialisation process. (_**_Issue #454647834)_**\n  * _A GPU shader compiler optimisation bug on Pixel 6 Pro that caused specific GLSL mathematical expressions to evaluate incorrectly as constants, resulting in visual rendering artifacts in apps. (_**_Issue #473226715)_**\n\n",
  "title": "Android 17 Beta 2 released: this is new",
  "updatedAt": "2026-03-03T13:21:19.485Z"
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