Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Welcome to episode 105 of Pixelated, a podcast by 9to5Google. This week, Abner, Damien, and Will return to talk all through the launch of Android 17. From general improvements to Pixel-specific changes, there's plenty to dig through. Plus, Pixel Screenshots goes cloud, Google's new smart speaker goes up for pre-order, and it might be easier than ever to jump back and forth between Android and iOS.






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Timecodes







• 00:00 - Intro and Android 17





• 25:06 - Wear OS 7





• 36:53 - Android Switch





• 42:44 - Pixel Screenshots





• 54:07 - RIP Google Home Mini





Read more







• Google launches Android 17, rolling out now to Pixel  (9to5google.com/2026/06/16/google-android-17-pixel-launch/)





• June 2026 Pixel Drop: Bubbles, screen reactions, Phone app expansions, & more  (9to5google.com/2026/06/16/june-2026-pixel-feature-drop/)





• Android 17 gives foldables the virtual gamepad they’ve always deserved (9to5google.com/2026/06/16/android-17-gives-foldables-the-virtual-gamepad-theyve-always-deserved/)





• Honor’s Android 17 update might be the most blatant Liquid Glass clone yet [Video] (9to5google.com/2026/06/17/honor-android-17-magic-os-11-liquid-glass-teaser/)





• Google rolling out Wear OS 7 to Pixel Watch  (9to5google.com/2026/06/16/wear-os-7-pixel-watch/)





• Android 17 can copy more data from iPhone including your iMessage history and homescreen (9to5google.com/2026/06/17/android-17-iphone-switching-upgrades/)





• Pixel Screenshots no longer exclusively uses on-device AI (9to5google.com/2026/06/17/pixel-screenshots-cloud-ai/)





• Google Home Speaker available June 25 for $99, pre-orders today (9to5google.com/2026/06/17/google-home-speaker-launch/) (9to5google.com/author/technacity/) (9to5google.com/author/technacity/) (9to5google.com/author/nexusben1/) (9to5google.com/author/technacity/) (9to5google.com/author/nexusben1/) (9to5google.com/author/willsattelberg/) (9to5google.com/author/technacity/) (9to5google.com/author/technacity/)





Hosts







• Abner Li (9to5google.com/author/technacity/)





• Damien Wilde (9to5google.com/author/damien9to5/)





• Will Sattelberg (9to5google.com/author/willsattelberg/)





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Drop us a line at gtips@9to5g.com (mailto:gtips@9to5g.com) , leave a comment on the post, or reach out to our producer (mailto:will@9to5mac.com) . And for even more Android discussion, dive into the official 9to5Google forums (9to5google.com/forums/) !