Android 17 beta testers still can't update to stable without wiping their device

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Android 17 had its official stable release on June 16.

Beta testers quickly realized that they weren’t able to update, but Google promised a fix.

Google says it’s still working on that fix, and just needs a little more time.

We’re coming up on two weeks now since Android 17 hit stable and Pixel users everywhere began upgrading to Google’s latest platform release. But while that’s been a smooth process for those of us who were waiting until now to get started with Android 17, the same hasn’t been true for early testers, with those on Android 17 Beta 4 and Beta 4.1 unable to upgrade to stable without losing all their device’s data. Google has promised that a solution is in the works, and this week we get a little upgrade on its progress.

Normally, once you enroll your device in the Android Beta Program, you’ve got two ways out, should you choose to leave: You can flash your phone with a stable version of Android, wiping your data in the process, or you can opt out, decline to install future Beta updates, and wait for the stable update to hit your phone.