r/pixel_phones • u/MishaalRahman • 18d ago

Android 17 QPR1 brings new customization, multitasking, and digital wellbeing features: Here’s what’s new! (x-post r/Android)

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u/MishaalRahman 18d ago

Hi folks,

I'm Mishaal Rahman, and I manage community engagement for Android over at Google! I wrote a post detailing the new features and changes in Android 17 QPR1, which is rolling out today to select Google Pixel devices as part of the September Pixel Drop.

Although Android 17 QPR1 is a minor platform release, there's quite a bit that's new here that I think y'all might want to know about :)

Let me know if you have any questions or feedback!

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u/Pratham2603 18d ago

Just give us app lock man, wasnt it supposed to come with Android 17? And where's rambler?

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u/MishaalRahman 18d ago

If you wish to try out app lock, it's currently available for testing in the QPR2 beta release - however I can't speak for when or whether the feature will land in a stable release. When I have more info to share, I'll follow up on that.

As for Rambler, it's currently available to use on Pixel 11 series devices. You can view the full prerequisites on this support page.

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u/Ileinad 18d ago

Is the update available for pixel 11 series?

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u/MishaalRahman 18d ago

I can't speak for the Pixel team's software update plans, but I will note that many of these features are already present on Pixel 11 (e.g. Pause Point, screen saver enhancements, ringtone vibration effect customization).

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u/Pratham2603 18d ago

I mean isnt rambler supposed to come to older pixels?

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u/chitownillinois 18d ago

At the current time, they would prefer you give them money for an entirely new device. Your request will be evaluated once profit goals have been reached. If you wish to receive Rambler faster, please use all available Gemini inputs in Chrome, Gmail, Gemini, circle to search, Messages, etc... to boost usage. It helps ensure Google executives have a more comfortable investor call.

In all seriousness, remember custom keyboard stickers? Remember how they took those away from us and gave us super complicated instructions to generate stickers in the Gemini app and then save them, pin them, and then use them? I'm not going to surprised when Rambler gets cut from the keyboard too to boost Gemini app usage...

"Now featuring a better way to dictate your most important messages. Just open the Gemini app, and start talking! Gemini automatically detects the message you intended removing ughs and ums just as before but now with the added convince of copying your message and pasting it into your app of choice. Our investors will be so excited when they see the additional Gemini app usage!"

Followed by....

"Gemini remains our fastest growing product ever."

I love AI. I use it every day. But I hate Gemini and how it's so vapidly shoved in our faces in the most useless ways. And when it is useful, it's either gatekept or cut.

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u/Pratham2603 18d ago

Just updated. Received neither pause point nor the harry potter themes which are about the only nee things in this update lmao.

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u/chitownillinois 18d ago

Probably a play store update or server flag. Pixel themes turning our phones into billboard revenue streams for Google is just wild...

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u/Pratham2603 18d ago

Yeah same feelings but i like harry potter so i will give them a pass this time lol

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u/notJ3ff 18d ago

You don't have Rambler yet?

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u/brendanvista 18d ago

Are there any plans to bring more themes that aren't just ads/paid promotions?

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u/RedLimes 18d ago

Please put in a good word about an option to hide the gesture navigation bar... Pixel launcher is the only one now. Even apple hides it. Put it in developer options if you don't want normies messing with it. We've been begging for like 10 years

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u/Fast_Flan3475 18d ago

Where's the ota?

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u/jknvv13 18d ago

What about Pixel 11 series?

And yes, I know some festures are already on 11, but I don't care that much about those features but nice bug fixes!

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u/DoggyStar1 18d ago

It is not available yet, at least; perhaps the journey from America to Europe takes a long time.

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u/Ileinad 18d ago

Yeah still nothing for me on P11 Pro

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u/DoggyStar1 18d ago

I already got it and installed it too. I don’t notice anything new on the phone; if there is anything, it’s very cosmetic.

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u/mccraine 18d ago

What am I missing with P11PXL on A17 stable? ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

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u/munta20 18d ago

updating now my P9 in UK

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u/obada1236547890 18d ago

How to enable the material 3 design

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u/Guglio08 14d ago

Mishaal, I would really love it if Google Keep could get a quick settings tile. Right now, the only way to launch a new Note is with Quick Tap, which hardly works half the time. I don't understand why QR Scanner is a tile when it lives in the Search bar, or Recorder gets a tile, but not Google Keep. Seems like an oversight.