Here are all the Pixel devices that will run Android 17 this summer:
- Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, Pixel 6a
- Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro, Pixel 7a
- Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel 8a
- Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL, Pixel 9a
- Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro, Pixel 10 Pro XL, Pixel 10a
- Pixel Fold, Pixel 9 Pro Fold, Pixel 10 Pro Fold
- Pixel Tablet
All devices released since the Pixel 8 series offer seven years of Android updates. The remaining Pixel models on the list will only get five years of updates. This means that the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro are about to receive their last major Android release.
Is Gemini Intelligence coming to all Android 17 devices?
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Although Google can guarantee extensive Android support for many of its Pixel devices, it cannot guarantee feature parity. Not all Android 17 features will be available on every Pixel model on the list, with Gemini Intelligence being the best example of this limitation. Google announced Gemini Intelligence during a livestream ahead of the I/O 2026 main event, explaining it as an AI layer built into Android so that Gemini can understand user context and access user data to perform complex tasks and automations, including filling out forms, helping with content in Chrome, handling text dictation, or creating custom widgets. Gemini Intelligence will work on-device and in the cloud through Google’s Private AI Compute infrastructure to improve user privacy.
Gemini Intelligence has clear hardware requirements revealed by Google, including a high-end processor, at least 12 GB of RAM, and support for Gemini Nano v3. These requirements exclude most Pixel devices from the list, except for the latest Pixel 10. Gemini Intelligence will be rolled out for Pixel 10 models and Android flagships like the Galaxy S26 series. The Pixel 10a, which only has 8GB of RAM, will not run on the new Gemini platform. Pixel 11 models coming this summer will likely support Gemini Intelligence out of the box. Additionally, it’s likely that Google’s next generation of Pixel devices will launch with a few Android 17-exclusive features that might not be available immediately on older models.
When will Android 17 be released?
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Google’s official timeline says Android 17 will launch in Q2 2026. This implies a launch by the end of June, which aligns with Google’s Android 16 release last year. The first stable version of Android 16 launched on June 10, with Pixel users first to access it. Since the release of Android 17 is imminent, Pixel users who want to try the new OS might be better off waiting a few more weeks instead of installing one of the Android 17 betas available now.
Google released Android 17 Beta 4 in mid-April, a version better suited to developers testing the new operating system in preparation for their own app updates. These users have likely been using Android 17 for several months on development handsets. Then there’s Android 17 QPR1 Beta 3 (the platform’s quarterly beta), released in mid-May, which is suitable for most people, including non-developers curious to try out the new operating system.
Installing the Android 17 beta is as simple as visiting Google’s Android beta website, registering a Pixel phone, and updating the software to the beta when it becomes available. From there, users will be able to upgrade to the first stable version of Android 17 when it becomes available this summer.
