But after Google, the race always begins to see which Android manufacturer will be the first to release a major Android update for their own mobile phones.
This year, the winner was Chinese Xiaomi, which released today official, stable versions of Android 17 for two of its mobile phone models.
The company's flagship phones, Xiaomi 17 and Xiaomi 17 Ultra, were the first to receive the latest Android.
The update is being rolled out globally and will arrive on phones automatically through an OTA. Visually, the update is very modest, as Xiaomi uses its own, heavily modified user interface on Android, which goes by the name HyperOS. The newly released update is based on the latest Android 17, but still uses the old HyperOS 3 visual style.
A bigger visual overhaul, in addition to the Android update under the hood, will only come to Xiaomi phones in August, when the company releases the HyperOS 4 user interface.
Written by: Petteri Pyyny @ 15 Jul 2026 5:40
