The newest Android Canary construct is hitting older Pixel units

Google launched April’s experimental Android Canary construct earlier this week, however just for choose units. The preliminary rollout of Android Canary 2604 (ZP11.260320.007) solely included OTA photographs for the Google Pixel 8 collection and newer, excluding the older Pixel 6 collection, Pixel 7 collection, Pixel Fold, and Pixel Pill. On the time, Google stated OTA photographs for these units would come at a later date. Now, Android Canary 2604 is formally accessible for all eligible units, together with the Pixel 6 collection and newer.

Google’s Mishaal Rahman introduced the expanded rollout for the most recent Android Canary construct in a put up on X (previously Twitter) on Friday, April 17. Android Canary builds are extremely experimental, that includes pre-release Android APIs and habits adjustments with kinks that haven’t been labored out but. As such, it isn’t advisable that you simply set up Android Canary 2604 in your major gadget. These ready to check this new launch safely on an older Pixel, equivalent to a Pixel 6 or Pixel 7 collection gadget, can now just do that.

Be warned, although, that manually putting in the Android Canary 2604 construct will lock you into the Canary launch channel for OTA updates. The one technique to return to the secure channel after switching to Canary is to flash a daily Android 16 construct, which would require a whole information wipe.

Android Canary 2604 swaps the “No notifications” message in Android 17 Beta 3 for a brand new “You’re all caught up” greeting, adorned with a trophy icon. It additionally shrinks the app menus that open when their icons are long-pressed on the house display screen. The preliminary menu is condensed with a “Shortcuts” button that provides extra choices, and that menu now gives an “Actions” button that reveals additional options.

As a reminder, this isn’t a construct it’s best to set up on units you rely upon. Google’s official Android Canary 2604 announcement put up on Reddit reinforces that a few of these options are actively in improvement, and are prone to include bugs or points that would have an effect on your gadget’s usability.

The expanded rollout of Android Canary 2604 makes it simple for people who wish to expertise the latest options and adjustments on Pixel units older than the Pixel 8 collection. To put in it, use the Android Flash Device to flash the most recent Android Canary construct (noting the dangers). After a profitable set up, subsequent Android Canary updates will arrive over the air.