HONOR Magic8 Pro Gains Android 17 Beta 3 Support With RAW14 and New Security Controls
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Updated · FoneArena · May 12
HONOR Magic8 Pro Gains Android 17 Beta 3 Support With RAW14 and New Security Controls
16 articles · Updated · FoneArena · May 12
HONOR said the Magic8 Pro is among the first smartphones to support Android 17 Beta 3, giving developers early access ahead of the operating system’s official rollout.
Android 17 Beta 3 adds system-wide floating Bubbles, split Wi-Fi and mobile-data toggles, a redesigned screen-recording menu, home-screen label hiding and per-app dark-theme controls.
RAW14 support extends the beta’s hardware tie-in to the Magic8 Pro’s AiMAGE camera system, letting third-party apps work with 14-bit uncompressed image data for higher-fidelity processing.
Security changes tighten user control with session-only precise location access, local network blocking by default, read-only dynamic code loading and a new post-quantum hybrid APK signature scheme.
The release lands as Google prepares Android ecosystem announcements before I/O, positioning HONOR to help developers optimize apps early for Android 17.
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