Android 17 Update Schedule: Q2 and Q4 Releases Confirmed for Next-Gen OS

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📝 Key Points of This Article

• Google has announced the release schedule for the next-generation Android OS, “Android 17.”
• For 2026, the major update for Android 17 will be released in the second quarter (April–June), followed by a minor update in the fourth quarter (October–December), mirroring the schedule of last year’s Android 16.
• The Q2 (April–June) major update will include a major SDK release, behavior changes, and new APIs and features. The Q4 (October–December) minor update is expected to include a minor SDK release along with further APIs and new features.

On Friday, February 13, 2026, Google announced the release schedule for “Android 17” alongside the release of the first beta, “Android 17 Beta 1,” for the “Android Canary” channel.

In 2025, for Google Pixel devices from the Pixel 6 onwards, Google delivered two software updates in a single year for the first time in Android’s history: the “Android 16” major update in the second quarter (April–June) and the “Android 16 QPR2” minor update in the fourth quarter (October–December). Similarly, for 2026, the next-generation “Android 17” will follow this pattern, with a major update in Q2 (April–June) and a minor update in Q4 (October–December). The target devices will be Google Pixel models from the Pixel 6 and later.

The Android 17 major update in the second quarter (April–June) will deploy a major SDK release, behavior changes, and new APIs and features. The Android 17 minor update in the fourth quarter (October–December) is expected to roll out a minor SDK release along with additional APIs and new features.

Source: Google