Motorola has expanded its Android 17 beta programme to cover a wider range of devices than it supported at the same stage last year, positioning itself among the first manufacturers to act following Google’s release of the initial Android 17 beta build in February.
The expanded rollout adds ten devices to the programme, broadening access beyond the Motorola Edge (2025), Moto G57, and Moto G57 Power that were already included in the earlier phase of testing.
The newly added devices span several of Motorola’s flagship and upper-mid-range lines, covering the Razr+ (2025) and Razr+ (2024) for users in the United States, the Razr 50 Ultra across India, EMEA, LATAM, and Brazil, and the Edge 50 Ultra across India, EMEA, LATAM, and Brazil.
That regional spread reflects a deliberate effort to bring beta access to a broader international audience rather than limiting early testing to a single market, which has become increasingly common among manufacturers looking to surface region-specific software issues before a stable rollout.
Beyond the Razr and Edge lines, the inclusion of the Moto G57 and Moto G57 Power in the programme is notable given their position as more affordable mid-range handsets, suggesting Motorola intends to push Android 17 further down its portfolio than some competing manufacturers have committed to at this stage.
Participation in the programme remains capacity-limited, with Motorola accepting applications through its community website on a first-come basis, meaning availability is not guaranteed for all interested users once slots fill up.
As with any pre-release software, Android 17 beta builds carry the instability typical of early-stage OS versions, which may result in performance inconsistencies, unexpected crashes, or features that behave differently from how they will in the final public release.
Motorola has not confirmed a timeline for when the stable Android 17 update will begin rolling out to supported devices, though the expanded beta programme suggests the manufacturer is moving through its testing phase at a pace consistent with an earlier-than-usual general release.
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