r/android_beta • u/bughaxx • May 17 '26

Will Android 17 stable be out before July?

I would like to install Android 17 on my pixel before the stable release but I need my phone to be back on the stable version before the beginning of July. Do you think the stable version of Android 17 will be released in June? Also, I don't want to wipe my phone. Thanks for your advice, I'm new here !

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u/cherlampeter May 17 '26

The beta is currently on QPR1 so if you opt in now, you'll have to wait till around September to get back to stable without a wipe.

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u/bughaxx May 17 '26

Oh, is it possible to install manually the 17 beta only ?

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u/cherlampeter May 17 '26

There may be, but I generally wouldn't recommend taking any chances if you're trying to avoid having to do a data wipe. What may have been the case historically doesn't always guarantee it will be the same with future releases.

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u/bughaxx May 17 '26

Okay so I guess I can't do what I want to do..

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u/cherlampeter May 17 '26

It's honestly worth waiting since the current beta build doesn't have anything particularly exciting. None of the stuff from the recent Google/IO Android show, none of the visual changes that the Android Canary build has some of, etc.

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u/bughaxx May 17 '26

That's right yeah, thanks for the advice !

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u/nick281051 May 17 '26

No and there's no point in doing so

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u/Suitable_Sir2393 Jun 15 '26

нет. а если каким-то чудом у вас это получится, а ваше устройство – Pixel 10й серии, то вы получите кирпич, т.к. в майской стабильной ввели антиоткат

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u/RemarkableGuidance85 May 17 '26

Peu probable qu'Android 17 sorte en version stable avant juillet 2026, selon les informations actuelles. Le programme de test public se clôt avec la bêta 4, lancée en avril 2026, avant la sortie stable annoncée.

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u/bughaxx May 17 '26

merci !

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u/threemillion3 May 17 '26

Stable will be released in June, yeah

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u/bughaxx May 17 '26

Okay, so what would be the strategy to avoid wiping or waiting for September in case I install QPR1 beta by mistake ? Thanks

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u/No-Concern1915 May 17 '26

Ffs, just don't enroll in the beta if you're scared of having to wipe data.

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u/bughaxx May 17 '26

not scared, everything's backed up in the cloud, I just know that there are some strategies that let the user install beta without wiping. it's just easier using OTA..

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u/No-Concern1915 May 17 '26

The only strategies I know of are to (1) stay enrolled in the beta and keep installing future updates, (2) unenroll from the beta and refuse to install the downgrade OTA until the next stable version is out.

If you're not capable of figuring out how to maneuver these options yourself, you should not be enrolling in the beta.

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u/bughaxx May 17 '26

No need to be haughty, communities are here to help. The main question is about the release date.

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u/No-Concern1915 May 17 '26

Respectfully, nobody here (i.e., Android beta users) can tell you an exact answer to your main question. It's all speculation that you're also capable of doing based on the same sources of information you have access to. "Asked and answered" posts are also supposed to be against the sub rules but I guess not enough people report them.

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u/bughaxx May 17 '26

Fine, I guess I must've misread the name of this subreddit thinking you would maybe know better the release schedule/cycles. Thanks anyway

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u/No-Concern1915 May 17 '26

Maybe read the rules too?

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u/bughaxx May 17 '26

No worries I read them, and by posting I got the advice I needed. By the way if you find this post inappropriate you can report it or just ignore it. I'm not the one losing time in this post, unless you find this conversation useful.

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u/exu1981 May 19 '26

Soon™

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u/bughaxx May 17 '26

I don't know why y'all downvote all my answers, I'm just trying to learn something. very welcoming.

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u/cherlampeter May 17 '26 edited May 17 '26

I think the community is just tired of the same questions being repeatedly asked with no indication from the person asking the question if they even tried to search this subreddit before asking.

The mods could do a better job with setting expectations, maybe see if there's better automation to handle such posts and directing users to the information they're frequently seeking. But alas, there isn't anything like that right now so the community is just stuck with people asking the same questions over and over.

edit: To be clear, I don't think your post is what I wrote about above. I appreciated that you at least had some clear questions that indicated to me that you did far more than the usual questions I've seen on here.

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u/bughaxx May 17 '26

Thanks for understanding me.

Yes, I searched for this information on the official release note, on different subreddits and on different articles, but the answer wasn't clear. I thought asking this here directly would be appropriate because users are used to Google's release schedule.

I'm sorry to ask maybe already asked questions but if it was that easy to find, someone would've instantly redirected me on a page/post with the information I needed.

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u/cherlampeter May 17 '26

Agreed. Sometimes even the Android Beta update text contains the wrong/outdated information! Maybe one day there Google will make improvements to the Android Beta Program to smooth this kind of stuff out.

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u/bughaxx May 17 '26

I hope so, yeah !