{"id":89884,"date":"2025-07-24T23:32:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T23:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/89884\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T23:32:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T23:32:15","slug":"android-canary-2507-rolling-out-whats-new-on-pixel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/89884\/","title":{"rendered":"Android Canary 2507 rolling out: What\u2019s new on Pixel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<img width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1753399931_149_Android-Bot-minifig-1.jpg\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Following the initial release <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2025\/07\/10\/everything-new-first-android-canary-update-july-10\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">two weeks ago<\/a>, Google is rolling out Android Canary 2507 for Pixel devices.<\/p>\n<p>Android Canary is Google\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2025\/07\/10\/android-canary-channel-developer-previews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">new program<\/a> for testing upcoming OS features. This Canary channel is \u201cspecifically designed for developers who want to explore and test the newest Android APIs.<\/p>\n<p>Google warns how Android Canary builds \u201c may contain bugs or issues that could affect your device\u2019s normal operation.\u201d As such, they \u201care unsuitable for everyday use.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Additionally, features introduced in Canary may not always make it into a stable Android release.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This replaces Developer Previews that come before the Android Beta Program, which remains unchanged. It is available for the Pixel 9a, Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL, Pixel 9 Pro Fold, Pixel 8a, Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel 7a, Pixel 7 Pro, Pixel 7, Pixel 6a, Pixel 6 Pro, Pixel 6, Pixel Fold, and Pixel Tablet.<\/p>\n<p>\tAdvertisement &#8211; scroll for more content<\/p>\n<p>You install it using the <a href=\"https:\/\/flash.android.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Android Flash Tool<\/a>, with future releases coming as OTA updates.<\/p>\n<p>ZP11.250627.009 is the second Android Canary release with the July 2025 security patch level. It follows the first update (<a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2025\/07\/10\/everything-new-first-android-canary-update-july-10\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ZP11.250606.010.A1<\/a>) on July 10.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re not seeing the on-device OTA just yet, but installed it via flash.android.com.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>Always-on display<\/strong> settings page is now accompanied by a graphic.<\/li>\n<li>Like in Android 16 QPR1 Beta 3, <strong>toggle legibility<\/strong> has been improved.<\/li>\n<li\/>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\"  alt=\"\" data-height=\"2244\" data-id=\"682388\" data-link=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/?attachment_id=682388\" data-url=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/Android-Canary-2507-lockscreen.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=460\" data-width=\"1008\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Android-Canary-2507-lockscreen.jpg\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\"  alt=\"\" data-height=\"2244\" data-id=\"682390\" data-link=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/?attachment_id=682390\" data-url=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/Android-Canary-2507-toggles.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=460\" data-width=\"1008\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Android-Canary-2507-toggles.jpg\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Canary 2507 introduces an <strong>\u201cExpanded\u201d or forced Dark theme<\/strong> for apps that haven\u2019t added their own (cough, Fitbit). However, the current implementation reverses apps that already have native dark themes. The second image below is the native dark theme, while the third shows the \u201cExpanded\u201d version.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Lockscreen shortcuts<\/strong> are now housed in a rounded square. This is happening sporadically. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Old vs. new<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\"  alt=\"\" data-height=\"2400\" data-id=\"682391\" data-link=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/?attachment_id=682391\" data-url=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/Android-Canary-2506-lockscreen-shortcuts.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=461\" data-width=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Android-Canary-2506-lockscreen-shortcuts.jpg\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\"  alt=\"\" data-height=\"2992\" data-id=\"682392\" data-link=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/?attachment_id=682392\" data-url=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/Android-Canary-2507-lockscreen-shortcuts.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=460\" data-width=\"1344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Android-Canary-2507-lockscreen-shortcuts.jpg\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\">FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/about\/#affiliate\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/43RjEnY\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-682039\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/iMazing_-WWDC25_9to5mac_750x150@2x.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"140\"\/><\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Following the initial release two weeks ago, Google is rolling out Android Canary 2507 for Pixel devices. 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