Android 17 Beta

[HyperM3]

Alright I couldn't deal with not being able to use my phone anymore. I was missing too many important text messages and phone calls. Had to do a factory reset.

What I didn't know was I would still be on the beta. Well, it's all working now. Just have to re-sign into all my apps and stuff. For some reason there was no backup of my SMS messages, only MMS.

Lastly, most importantly, make sure you have a device you can get a passkey from. I had to dig out my old pixel 5 and get it charged so I could log back into the phone.

 

[mustang7757]

Alright I couldn't deal with not being able to use my phone anymore. I was missing too many important text messages and phone calls. Had to do a factory reset.

What I didn't know was I would still be on the beta. Well, it's all working now. Just have to re-sign into all my apps and stuff. For some reason there was no backup of my SMS messages, only MMS.

Lastly, most importantly, make sure you have a device you can get a passkey from. I had to dig out my old pixel 5 and get it charged so I could log back into the phone.

I would have done the same when too many things are crashing that's why I mentioned factory reset which I know everyone hates or wait for the next beta build.

 

[mustang7757]

Let us know how it goes.

Well because I'm on a newer build than beta it won't allow me from setting or side loaded because it thinks it's a downgrade, which means I will have to factory reset if I want it or if beta 2 comes out before the next stable build

 

[Snareman]

I don't find most of these updates significant enough to go through the hassle. Its not like back in the day when I used to root my phones. Do people still do that?

 

[mustang7757]

I don't find most of these updates significant enough to go through the hassle. Its not like back in the day when I used to root my phones. Do people still do that?

It's been a long time for me rooting a device.

 

[Snareman]

It's been a long time for me rooting a device.

Yea I think it was back in around my Note7 days. I loved that phone until they disabled it

 

[mustang7757]

Yea I think it was back in around my Note7 days. I loved that phone until they disabled it

Oh yeah Note 7, I didn't have a chance to get one because the battery fire mess.

 

[mustang7757]

I'm on the beta build after the flash and wipe so far everything is running good I did notice the play system is good until April 2026 didn't expect that.

 

[techbytes2023]

I installed the Android 17 Beta 1 on my Pixel 10 Pro XL had a few hiccups but seems to be doing OK. I did notice my text messages did not carry over from the backup I did before doing the device wipe. Anyone know how to find these messages? I've tried a few things I found on Reddit but no luck.

 

[bkeaver]

I installed the Android 17 Beta 1 on my Pixel 10 Pro XL had a few hiccups but seems to be doing OK. I did notice my text messages did not carry over from the backup I did before doing the device wipe. Anyone know how to find these messages? I've tried a few things I found on Reddit but no luck.

This is why I use sms backup and restore. I never have to worry about that. Good luck

 

[mustang7757]

I installed the Android 17 Beta 1 on my Pixel 10 Pro XL had a few hiccups but seems to be doing OK. I did notice my text messages did not carry over from the backup I did before doing the device wipe. Anyone know how to find these messages? I've tried a few things I found on Reddit but no luck.

You did a back up before going to beta?

Sometimes it takes 24 hours to repopulate or you can try resetting the app by clearing its data then force stop it.

 

[Victor Suarez]

The First Beta of Android 17

News and insights on the Android platform, developer tools, and events.

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Anyone brave enough?

Hey everyone, could you please list which phone model you're using for the Beta install? I'd love to see what everyone is running it on.