LineageOS has announced its Android 17-based release earlier than expected, with LineageOS 24.0 ready for its initial rollout.

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LineageOS 24 is officially live based on Android 17. Discover browser-based WebUSB flashing, the new Canvas photo editor, and SoC common kernels.

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Samsung has announced it is now rolling out One UI 9, its customised version of Android 17, to select Galaxy phones. This comes almost exactly three months after the launch of Android 17 on Google ...

Google just pushed Android 17 QPR2 Beta 6.1 update, which introduced a new feature, minor user interface tweaks, and a set of ...

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