What’s new in Android 17? Anti-theft tools, scam detection, and parental controls

Jun 17, 2026 - 13:45
What’s new in Android 17? Anti-theft tools, scam detection, and parental controls

The Android 17 rollout has started for supported Pixel devices, delivering new security and privacy capabilities before expanding to other devices later this year. Security and privacy updates Google has improved location privacy features so users can choose to share their approximate location with websites and grant apps temporary access to their precise location when services require exact coordinates. In previous Android versions, users had no OS-level way to grant an app access to only … More

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