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Exactly four weeks after the last release, Google is rolling out<\/a> Android 17 Beta 3 for Pixel devices. This update features the Platform Stability milestone.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s everything new in Android 17 Beta 3 [Gallery]<\/a><\/p>\n Platform Stability offers \u201cfinal internal and external APIs, final app-facing behaviors, and final non-SDK API lists.\u201d<\/p>\n After Platform Stability, you can expect no further changes affecting your apps. This is the time to begin final testing and development work needed to ensure that a compatible version of your app will be ready for users at the final release to the ecosystem. For major releases, Android will provide a standard API level at this time.<\/p>\n Bubbles for any app are \u201cnow fully enabled\u201d in Beta 3<\/p>\n \tAdvertisement – scroll for more content<\/p>\n Redesigned screen recording toolbar<\/p>\n Hidden app labels on the home screen<\/p>\n Android now provides a user setting to hide app names (labels) on the home screen workspace, accessible via the system customization and wallpaper picker settings.<\/p>\n \t\t Media and Camera Enhancements<\/p>\n Photo Picker Customization:\u00a0You can now modify the grid view aspect ratio of the photo picker. Using the\u00a0PhotoPickerUiCustomizationParams<\/a>\u00a0API, you can switch from the default 1:1 square to a 9:16 portrait display, allowing for better UI integration.<\/p>\n RAW14 Image Format:\u00a0Professional camera apps can now capture 14-bit per pixel RAW images using the new\u00a0ImageFormat.RAW14<\/a>\u00a0constant, allowing for maximum detail and color depth from compatible sensors.<\/p>\n Vendor-Defined Camera Extensions:\u00a0Hardware partners can now define custom camera extension modes (e.g., \u2018Super Resolution\u2019 or AI enhancements). Query these via the\u00a0isExtensionSupported(int)<\/a>\u00a0API.<\/p>\n Camera Device Type APIs:\u00a0Identify whether a camera is built-in hardware, an external USB webcam, or a virtual camera.<\/p>\n Bluetooth LE Audio Hearing Aids:\u00a0A new device category (AudioDeviceInfo.TYPE_BLE_HEARING_AID<\/a>) allows apps to distinguish hearing aids from generic LE Audio headsets, enabling tailored UI iconography.<\/p>\n Granular Hearing Aid Audio Routing:\u00a0Users can independently route system sounds (notifications, ringtones, alarms) to either connected hearing aids or the device speaker. This is handled at the system level and requires no API changes.<\/p>\n Extended HE-AAC Software Encoder:\u00a0A new system-provided encoder (c2.android.xheaac.encoder) supports high and low bitrates for significantly better audio in low-bandwidth conditions, including mandatory support for loudness metadata to ensure consistent volume.<\/p>\n Performance and Battery<\/p>\n Reduced Wakelocks for Idle Alarms:\u00a0A new callback-based variant of\u00a0AlarmManager.setExactAndAllowWhileIdle<\/a>\u00a0accepts an\u00a0OnAlarmListener<\/a>\u00a0instead of a\u00a0PendingIntent<\/a>. This reduces power consumption and long partial wakelocks for apps (like medical monitors or messaging sockets) that need precise callbacks during Doze or Battery Saver modes.<\/p>\n Privacy and Security<\/p>\n System-Provided Location Button:\u00a0You can embed a secure, system-rendered location button via Jetpack. Tapping it grants your app precise location access for the current session only, without triggering a system dialog. Requires the\u00a0USE_LOCATION_BUTTON<\/a>\u00a0permission.<\/p>\n Discrete Password Visibility:\u00a0\u201cShow passwords\u201d settings are now split between touch inputs (briefly echoes the last character) and physical keyboards (hidden immediately by default). Standard framework components respect this automatically; custom fields should migrate to the\u00a0ShowSecretsSetting<\/a>\u00a0API.<\/p>\n Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) Hybrid Signing:\u00a0Android introduces the v3.2 APK Signature Scheme, combining classical signatures (RSA\/Elliptic Curve) with ML-DSA signatures. This prepares apps for NIST standards and quantum computing advancements.<\/p>\n User Experience and System UI<\/p>\n Widget Support on External Displays:\u00a0Improved visual consistency for widgets across different pixel densities.\u00a0RemoteViews.setViewPadding<\/a>\u00a0now accepts complex units (DP\/SP), and widgets can retrieve specific\u00a0DisplayMetrics<\/a>\u00a0via\u00a0OPTION_APPWIDGET_DISPLAY_ID<\/a>.<\/p>\n Desktop Interactive Picture-in-Picture (iPiP):\u00a0Apps can request to be moved to a \u201cpinned\u201d windowing layer during desktop mode (default on external displays). These pinned windows remain interactive and always-on-top. Requires\u00a0USE_PINNED_WINDOWING_LAYER<\/a>\u00a0and PiP permissions.<\/p>\n Hidden Home Screen App Labels:\u00a0Users can now hide app labels on the home screen. Ensure your app icon is highly recognizable!<\/p>\n Redesigned Screen Recording:\u00a0A new floating toolbar improves recording controls and capture settings for creators. The UI is automatically excluded from the final video.<\/p>\n Bubbles:\u00a0The windowing mode feature introduced in Beta 2 is now fully enabled.<\/p>\n Core Functionality & Health<\/p>\n VPN App Exclusion Settings:\u00a0VPN apps can use the\u00a0ACTION_VPN_APP_EXCLUSION_SETTINGS<\/a>\u00a0intent to launch a system-managed screen where users can select specific apps to bypass the VPN tunnel (split-tunneling).<\/p>\n Dynamic System Font Fallback:\u00a0Android now supports runtime updates to the font fallback chain, delivering updated emojis and typography without a full OS update.<\/p>\n OpenJDK 21 & 25 Updates:\u00a0Integration of modern OpenJDK features, including updated Unicode support and enhanced SSL support for named groups in TLS.<\/p>\n Health Connect Device Data Providers (DDPs):\u00a0Health Connect can now distinguish between data generated by apps and data originating directly from system-verified hardware (like Wear OS watches or the phone itself).<\/p>\n You can leave feedback with Android Beta Feedback<\/a> on Pixel devices. 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