Google has spread the improvements with this Android 17 QPR1 update, with plenty of small changes that make the experience more polished.

Google releases Android 17 QPR1 with Pause Point in Digital Wellbeing, expanded Material 3 background blurs, multi-screensaver support, and enhanced multitasking. - Read in Android News on NPowerUser

My phone and tablet finally talk to each other

Although live on the Pixel 11, older Pixels will get access to the new Pixel Search settings option within App list settings. This gives you options for the search bar at the top of the App drawer, so you can tune the experience to show suggestions, apps, and full web search, and adjust whether the keyboard appears automatically.

Good news for people who’ve been battling motion sickness. Google has just announced that Motion Assist, a feature whose purpose is to let you use your phone while in a car, train, or any other means of transportation without experiencing dizziness, nausea, or other discomfort, is rolling out to all Android phones.

Motorola is rolling out Android 17. Check the full list of eligible Edge, Razr, and Moto G devices, new lock screen tools, and rollout status.

The first HyperOS 4 global beta brings Xiaomi’s latest design and feature upgrades to seven eligible phones across two recruitment waves.

Sony's strange smartphone existence will some day be the subject of a B-school study, a New York Times bestseller, and a Tony Award-winning Broadway play. Sony's partnership with Ericsson got off to a good start with 2008's Xperia X1 with its unique panels UI.