As for the mobile update, Android 17 Beta 2 is adding a few building blocks for developers. The new tools are privacy-focused, just like the photo picker that limits access to only selected photos.

Google will soon add much-needed search functionality to the Android Photo Picker. The absence of this basic function has been causing a lot of friction for Android device users since Android 13. Why ...

Tied no doubt to today's AppFunctions announcement, Google has also delivered Android 17 Beta 2 to developers.

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...