Android 17 Sentiments are Overall Positive

Overall, the sentiments over Android 17 update have been positive. As reported by 9to5Google: 

So last week, we asked you if your Google Pixel device was running any smoother after making the jump to the stable release of Android 17. With a substantial turnout of over 7,400 responses, the community has provided a clear picture of how the latest OS upgrade impacts daily usability.

The single largest group of voters noted that the upgrade brought no noticeable change in raw speed or Android 17 performance. A dominant 35% of readers felt absolutely no difference, stating their Pixel runs exactly the same as it did on Android 16 – which isn’t all that shocking given Android 17 isn’t a huge leap.

This sentiment is perfectly mirrored by readers like jimv1983, who noted that they “haven’t noticed any difference in performance” and that ongoing battery struggles are simply a hardware reality software won’t fix. Similarly, Mattia shared that their Pixel 9 Pro maintains the exact same smoothness and battery life, though they noted their companion Pixel Watch 4 felt way sluggish after the transition to Wear OS 7.

For a large portion of the community, however, the update delivered a welcome shot in the arm. Coming in just behind the top spot, 31.50% (2,337 voters) reported a positive boost, noting their device feels much faster and snappier. Even for those where the speed up was subtle, the patch ironed out frustrating wrinkles. Niyasseen observed that while general performance felt the same on their Pixel 9 Pro XL, it crucially fixed random Wi-Fi disconnections and brought standby battery life back to normal after bugs introduced in the March Feature Drop.

My own personal anecdote is that Android 17 has worked great on my Pixel 10 Pro. Initially I thought I had a bug here and there, but that happened to a be a bug on the specific apps and not on the operating (or intelligent) system itself. 

Of course, r/Android would probably tell a different story as it seems to always be the place where people go to for complaints. 

Overall, the sentiments for Android 17 seem overwhelmingly positive. As Pixel customers, we haven't even seen all of its capabilities yet, so Google has plenty of room for growth.