Every year the same question goes around: will my phone get the new Android, and when? Every year the answer arrives in pieces, scattered across manufacturer forums, carrier notes and a hundred posts that were accurate for about a week. This page is the Android 17 update tracker we keep current instead, one URL that gets revised as rollouts move rather than replaced by a new article every time something ships.
The quick answer: Android 17 reached stable on 16 June 2026 and is rolling out now to Pixel 6 and newer, which remain the only phones running a finished public build. Samsung shipped the first non-Pixel stable version on the Galaxy Z Fold 8, Z Fold 8 Ultra and Z Flip 8, which arrive preloaded with One UI 9 rather than updating to it. Motorola has a live beta on three devices. Everyone else is still ahead of the starting line: HyperOS 4 for Xiaomi, MagicOS 11 for Honor and Nothing OS 5.0 are all expected between October 2026 and early 2027. The single biggest change this cycle is not a feature at all. OnePlus is retiring OxygenOS, and its devices move to ColorOS with Android 17.
Status at a glance, by brand
Status wording on this page is deliberate and consistent. Rolling out means a stable public build is reaching real devices. Beta means a test build is live but the stable release is not. Confirmed means the manufacturer has said so on the record. Expected means it fits the company’s stated update policy but has not been confirmed. Not eligible means it has been ruled out.
| Brand | Android 17 skin | Status | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Pixel | Stock Android 17 | Rolling out | Since 16 June 2026 |
| Samsung | One UI 9 | Rolling out (new foldables only) | Preloaded from 7 August 2026 |
| Motorola | Hello UI | Beta | Stable expected late 2026 to early 2027 |
| OnePlus | ColorOS (OxygenOS retired) | Confirmed transition | Expected late 2026 |
| Honor | MagicOS 11 | Expected | From around October 2026 |
| Xiaomi, Redmi, POCO | HyperOS 4 | Expected | Late Q4 2026 into 2027 |
| Nothing | Nothing OS 5.0 | Expected | From around November 2026 |
| Realme | ColorOS 17 (realme UI retired) | Beta (GT 8 Pro only) | Stable expected November 2026 |
| OPPO | ColorOS 17 | Expected | Late 2026 |
| Asus | None | Not eligible | Asus has exited the phone business |
Google Pixel: the only finished build in public hands
Android 17 became stable on 16 June 2026, released alongside the June Pixel Drop, and it covers every Tensor era Pixel: the Pixel 6 series through the Pixel 10 series, plus the Pixel Fold and Pixel Tablet. Android Authority covered the rollout at release.
Google staggers these releases in waves rather than pushing to everyone at once, so a Pixel 7 in the United States and a Pixel 7 in Australia can be several days apart on the same carrier-free build. If your Pixel is on the list and has not been offered the update, that is normal and not a fault.
Samsung: shipped, but not yet an update for anyone
This is the detail most coverage gets wrong, so it is worth being precise. Samsung unveiled One UI 9 at Galaxy Unpacked on 22 July 2026, and it is preinstalled on the Galaxy Z Fold 8, Z Fold 8 Ultra and Z Flip 8, which reached shelves on 7 August. SamMobile reported the stable build arriving with those handsets.
Coming preloaded on a new phone is not the same as an update reaching an existing one. As of now, no Galaxy device that was already in someone’s pocket has received One UI 9. The Galaxy S26 series is expected to be first in that queue, likely around September 2026, followed by the S25 and S24 families, with the S23 series, the A range and tablets landing toward the end of the year.
Samsung has not published an official eligibility list, and it did not commit to a rollout schedule at Unpacked. Every Galaxy list circulating right now, including ours, is an informed reading of Samsung’s four and seven year update policies rather than a company statement. We flag those rows as Expected for that reason. Full device by device detail is on our Samsung Android 17 update tracker.
Motorola: three phones on beta, stable still some way off
Motorola opened its Android 17 beta and, as of 21 July 2026, builds were live on the Motorola Signature, the Moto G57 Power and the Edge 70, in selected markets including India, Brazil and parts of the EMEA region. Motorola has indicated it will keep adding devices over the following weeks.
Motorola has not confirmed a full eligible list either, and its stable rollout is expected to run from late 2026 into early 2027, working down from flagships to the Edge line and then the Moto G series. Given Motorola’s US carrier presence, expect Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile branded units to trail unlocked models. The brand level breakdown is on our Motorola Android 17 update tracker.
OnePlus: the real story this cycle
The most consequential Android 17 news has nothing to do with features. OnePlus is retiring OxygenOS, and its devices move to OPPO’s ColorOS beginning with their Android 17 updates, as 9to5Google reported. OnePlus has said software support continues, so no device loses its update entitlement, but the software people bought into is being replaced.
For anyone who chose OnePlus specifically because OxygenOS was lighter and closer to stock than ColorOS, this is the moment to know about it, ideally before the update arrives rather than after.
Everyone else: later than you probably expect
Xiaomi began an Android 17 developer preview on HyperOS 3.3 back on 30 April 2026, but the version most Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO owners will actually receive is HyperOS 4, and that is expected from late in Q4 2026 into 2027. Honor’s MagicOS 11 is expected from around October 2026. Nothing OS 5.0 is expected from around November 2026.
Asus is a different case. The company has left the smartphone business, so Zenfone and ROG Phone owners should treat Android 17 as not coming. That is a genuine answer rather than a delay, and it is better to know now.
Why this rollout is slower than last year
Android 17 went stable in mid June, and by the end of July exactly one manufacturer outside Google had a stable build in public hands, on phones that shipped with it preinstalled. That is a slower start than recent cycles, and there are two reasons worth understanding.
The first is structural. Manufacturer skins are no longer light layers on top of Android. One UI, HyperOS and ColorOS are substantial platforms with their own release cycles, their own feature sets and their own QA burden, and increasingly their own on-device AI stacks that have to be revalidated against a new Android base. The work between Google publishing source and a Galaxy phone receiving an update is measured in months for good reason.
The second is that two of the largest Android vendors are in the middle of software transitions this cycle rather than routine updates. OnePlus is migrating its entire device base from OxygenOS to ColorOS. Xiaomi is moving from HyperOS 3 to HyperOS 4. Neither is a version bump, and both have pushed timelines later.
For most people the practical takeaway is simple. If you own anything other than a Pixel, an Android 17 update in 2026 is unlikely, and early 2027 is the realistic window. That is not a failure on your manufacturer’s part so much as the normal shape of an Android release.
Version updates and security patches are not the same thing
This trips up a lot of people, and it changes how worried you should be if your phone appears in a Not eligible row.
A version update brings the new Android release and its features. A security patch fixes vulnerabilities without changing the version. Manufacturers commit to these separately, and the security commitment almost always runs longer. A Galaxy S22 stopping at One UI 8 continues receiving security patches afterward. It is not an unsafe phone, it is a phone that has stopped gaining features.
So if your device is ruled out for Android 17, the question to ask is not whether to replace it immediately. It is when its security patch window closes, which is usually stated on the manufacturer’s own support pages and is frequently years further out.
How to check on your own phone
Manufacturer skins move the menus around, but the path is broadly the same everywhere.
- Pixel: Settings, then System, then Software updates, then System update.
- Samsung: Settings, then Software update, then Download and install.
- Motorola: Settings, then System, then System update.
- Xiaomi, Redmi, POCO: Settings, then About phone, then the version banner at the top.
- OnePlus and OPPO: Settings, then About device, then Software update.
Two practical notes. Staged rollouts mean tapping Check for updates repeatedly does not move you up the queue, and a phone bought through a carrier is on the carrier’s schedule, not the manufacturer’s, which routinely adds weeks.
Brand by brand trackers
Frequently asked questions
Why has Android 17 not reached my phone yet?
Most likely because your manufacturer has not released it. Outside Pixel and the newest Samsung foldables, nobody is shipping stable Android 17 yet. Even where a rollout has started, it is staged by region, model and carrier over weeks.
Does carrier branding delay the update?
Yes, consistently. Carrier variants go through additional certification, so a locked handset commonly trails the unlocked version by two to six weeks. This is the single most common reason two identical phones update on different days.
Can I force the update or sideload it early?
You can sideload on some devices, and we would not recommend it. Manual flashing on a phone that has not had its rollout risks tripping the bootloader state, breaking contactless payments and blocking future automatic updates. Waiting costs nothing.
My phone is not listed here. What does that mean?
It means no credible source has placed it either way, not that it is ruled out. We only list a device once there is something real behind the status. If yours is missing, it is usually a sign the manufacturer has said nothing yet.
Changelog
- 1 August 2026: Corrected the Galaxy S22 and S21 FE rows. Those devices end on One UI 8 (Android 16), not One UI 8.5. Samsung excluded them from One UI 8.5 because it formed part of the Android 17 transition and their version eligibility had already ended.
- 31 July 2026: Page created. Pixel 6 and newer rolling out since 16 June. Samsung One UI 9 shipping preloaded on Z Fold 8, Z Fold 8 Ultra and Z Flip 8. Motorola beta live on Signature, Moto G57 Power and Edge 70. OnePlus confirmed moving to ColorOS.
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