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Security is the big reason to want 17 over 16, though I believe 16 is getting a lot of those features backported still. Otherwise, I preferred 16. The UX, AI,
by cogman10 1mo ago
Security is the big reason to want 17 over 16, though I believe 16 is getting a lot of those features backported still.
Otherwise, I preferred 16. The UX, AI, and all the other garbage I really could do without. I don't love it. My phone (pixel 9) feels slower and the battery is now draining like crazy.
- grapheneos 1mo agoAndroid 17 is required for full Android security updates. Only a subset of patches are backported to older versions and that's decreasing. Android 17 is also required for the latest and greatest privacy/security protections which are not backported. There have been massive privacy and security improvements in each yearly Android release.