Android 17 and the biggest Android updates in 2026

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Android phone updates
Android Auto updates
Googlebook
What about Chromebook?


Google held The Android Show: I/O Edition today, one week before its annual Google I/O developer conference. The event was a preview of what Android has planned for 2026, and it covered a lot of ground. 
Google’s central message was that Android is moving from being an operating system to what it calls an “intelligent system.”
The show had three clear acts: a batch of phone features built around a new AI layer called Gemini Intelligence, a big update to Android Auto, and a surprise announcement of a brand-new laptop category called Googlebook. More on each of those below.
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