Android 14 QPR2 Beta 3 Launched for Pixel Units

There could also be an enormous, past-its-prime tech convention occurring for the time being in Las Vegas that isn’t price attending anymore, however Google continues to be giving the remainder of us toys to play with. Android 14 QPR2 Beta 3 simply dropped to your Pixel gadget.

This new replace is offered instantly for all still-supported Pixel units from the Pixel 5a up by means of the brand new Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Professional, together with the Pixel Fold and Pixel Pill. As soon as dwell (and it must be shortly), you need to have the ability to replace straight away if within the Android Beta Program or by sideloading replace information.

Android 14 QPR2 Beta 3 Launch Particulars: We don’t but understand how main this replace is till we dive in, however under are the main points for the brand new construct quantity to be looking out for.

Launch date: January 10, 2024
Construct: AP11.231215.007
Emulator assist: x86 (64-bit), ARM (v8-A)
Safety patch stage: January 2024
Google Play companies: 23.45.23

Android 14 QPR2 Beta 3 Fixes: Google fastened at the least 14 noteworthy bugs or points on this QPR2 Beta 3. First up, we’ve got the developer and user-reported points that Google addressed.

• Mounted a difficulty the place SPIR-V sequences of OpShiftLeft adopted by OpShiftRight didn’t produce the anticipated outcomes for ARM Vulkan driver variations 43.0 and 44.0. (Subject #314048080)
• Mounted points that generally triggered Bluetooth connections to be interrupted for some units. (Subject #315324137, Subject #317798832)
• Mounted points that generally triggered a tool to crash or develop into unresponsive after restarting. (Subject #317282987, Subject #316689583, Subject #316188779)
• Mounted points that in some uncommon circumstances triggered units to reboot whereas in idle mode. (Subject #316903919, Subject #316557374)
• Mounted a difficulty that triggered dwell wallpapers to cease animating. (Subject #312869160)
• Mounted a difficulty that prevented Google Assistant from activating in some circumstances. (Subject #311934282)

And now the “different” resolved points:

• Mounted a difficulty that generally triggered multi-finger gestures to cease working.
• Mounted a difficulty the place the gadget’s display didn’t initially activate when the display was double-tapped or the ability button was pressed.
• Mounted a difficulty that generally triggered increased than regular CPU utilization throughout video playback.
• Mounted a system problem that generally triggered poor audio high quality or increased energy consumption when making calls.
• Mounted a difficulty the place the keyboard was at all times proven even when the “Swipe as much as begin search” setting was disabled in system settings.
• Mounted a difficulty the place generally when a consumer unlocked the gadget utilizing their fingerprint, there was no haptic suggestions.
• Mounted a difficulty for Pixel Fold units the place generally after a consumer unlocked the gadget whereas it was folded, the internal show didn’t activate after unfolding the gadget.
• Mounted varied points that had been impacting system stability, efficiency, connectivity, digital camera, and accessibility.

To verify for the QPR2 Beta 3 replace, head into Settings>System>Software program updates and faucet “System replace.” If dwell, this could start the obtain course of. In any other case, we’ve got each OTA (right here) and manufacturing facility photos (right here) out there to do the factor manually.

And for these not but within the Android 14 QPR2 Beta who wish to be, sign-up right here.

// Google