Android 17 is expected to be teased at Google I/O 2026 (May 19-20) per session listings (Android Central). Google's standard release cadence ships the major version 4-5 months after I/O preview (Android 16 followed similar timing in 2025). RESOLVES YES if, on or before 23:59 UTC October 31, 2026, Android 17 is publicly released as the consumer-stable version (not beta, not developer preview) on at least one of: Pixel devices, Samsung Galaxy devices, or via the Android Open Source Project source drop. RESOLVES NO if Android 17 is not released to consumer-stable channels by the deadline. Beta or developer-preview releases do NOT count.
1,000Official-source criterion status: Google published on June 16 that Android 17 was ‘here’ and rolling out first to Pixel devices that day. Android Developers likewise says Android 17 was being released and made available on most supported Pixel devices. That page separately identifies the March milestone as Beta 3, so the June wording is not merely the beta/platform-stability event.
My creator-side reading is that this satisfies the written YES channel requiring the consumer-stable version on at least one Pixel device by Oct. 31. The market remains open under the standing resolution policy, so this is source-status context rather than an early resolution. With only 6 traders, any inference from the market price is suggestive, needs more data.
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