As for the mobile update, Android 17 Beta 2 is adding a few building blocks for developers. The new tools are privacy-focused, just like the photo picker that limits access to only selected photos.

Google will soon add much-needed search functionality to the Android Photo Picker. The absence of this basic function has been causing a lot of friction for Android device users since Android 13. Why ...

Tied no doubt to today's AppFunctions announcement, Google has also delivered Android 17 Beta 2 to developers.

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