Google’s engaged on a repair for testers making an attempt to depart Android 17 Beta

Testing Google’s newest software program at all times contain balancing some trade-offs: Certain, you get first crack at making an attempt out a few of the newest options, however that additionally means tolerating a number of bugs alongside the way in which. And whereas that may be lots of enjoyable, testers is likely to be feeling understandably excited when a brand new steady launch lastly comes out — like Android 17 earlier week — and so they can simply choose out of testing and all of the uncertainty that comes with it. At the least, that’s the way it’s speculated to work, however some glitches have been making it harder than it must be for some testers to make that transition.

Whereas Google makes it fairly simple to get began testing an Android Beta, leaving this system could be a little difficult — that’s, if you wish to keep away from a full gadget information wipe, forcing you to revive your app content material from a backup. However there’s at all times nonetheless a light-weight on the finish of the tunnel, and you may choose out when the steady launch is prepared, shifting on to that replace, and never lose your information within the course of.

The issue is, whereas some testers on Android 17 Beta 4 discovered themselves capable of transfer to this week’s steady launch with out concern, these on Android 17 Beta 4.1 have been posting to Reddit about their incapability to do the identical. Glitches like these aren’t precisely unusual, and we’re normally taking a look at a mismatch between patch ranges on affected gadgets, making the outdated software program seem extra up-to-date than the brand new one you wish to change it with.

For testers on Beta 4 or Beta 4.1 who’ve skilled this downside, Google’s Mishaal Rahman shares an replace:

Hello people, I needed to replace y’all that we’re engaged on issuing customers on Beta 4.0/4.1 an OTA replace to the steady launch of Android 17, and that this replace must be coming quickly. Apologies for the wait!

Certain, it in all probability doesn’t really feel nice to have helped out with testing, solely to seek out your self left behind proper now whereas everybody else is upgrading, however that is nonetheless solely a minor hiccup, and it’s reassuring to now know that Google’s on the case. Hopefully we get phrase of that OTA replace hitting Beta testers quickly.