Google may have surprised us with more new Android 17 features than expected, but there's still no sign of these…

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  • Google has confirmed that several new Android 17 features are on the way
  • Three of the most-anticipated updates did not get announced, though
  • Poll reveals that Gemini Intelligence is the most exciting new feature

Ahead of Google's annual developer conference, aka Google I/O, later today (May 19), the company announced a slew of new updates to its Android 17 operating system — but some rumored features were noticeably absent.

Leading up to the Android Show, at which Google confirmed several new features and improvements like 3D emojis and 'Screen Reactions', speculation had been building around several unannounced Android 17 tools discovered in beta versions by code diggers.

From a visual redesign to a new home-screen customizer tool, there seemed to be some evidence suggesting that these new Android 17 features would be announced during the showcase.

As expected, we did get a visual refresh in a roundabout...

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