Android 15 QPR1 Beta 3 rolling out to Pixel

Abner Li | Oct 23 2024 - 1:13 pm PT

Google today released what should be the last major release of the Android 15 QPR1 preview cycle with Beta 3 for Pixel devices ahead of the December launch. It comes almost six weeks since the last release with no patch in-between despite some outstanding bugs.

Images are not yet available, but the on-device OTA is live.

Quarterly Platform Releases deliver more significant changes compared to monthly bug fixes. They’re ideal for bigger UI tweaks and new features that don’t warrant waiting for the next major Android version.

Historically, QPRs are relatively stable and launch as betas rather than developer previews. Google officially says they are “suitable for general use,” with Android 15 QPR1 launching in December.

Developer- and user-reported issues

Fixed an issue that sometimes caused notifications to be displayed with some content that was cut off. (Issue #369022573)
Fixed an issue with system memory paging that sometimes caused devices to crash and restart. (Issue #370281133, Issue #363067081)
Fixed an issue where the volume buttons didn’t work when connected to certain Bluetooth devices. (Issue #370700569, Issue #362542656, Issue #362115174, Issue #369774572)
Fixed an issue where some app icons on the home screen were displaying the default system icon instead of the app’s icon. (Issue #335579823)
Fixed an issue that caused a device to run slowly and sometimes crash when switching back to the primary user from the secondary user. (Issue #339635839)
Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the system UI to crash. (Issue #370214367)
Fixed an issue for foldable devices where the screen sometimes went blank when unfolding the device. (Issue #367324432)

Other resolved issues

Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented users from interacting with heads-up notifications.
Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the system to crash while taking a bug report.
Fixed various other issues that were impacting system stability, connectivity, and interactivity.

Bluetooth resolved issues

Fix a crash in BluetoothDevice.getType() that occurred primarily in the testing environment when Bluetooth resources were reused between virtual device instances.
Improved LE Audio volume control by enabling independent adjustment of each connected sink’s volume using the UI and limiting volume key adjustments to the primary sink.

The Android Beta Feedback app is available on Pixel to submit problems. You can access it from the app drawer or via Quick Settings to file bugs in the Google issue tracker, while the Android Beta community is on Reddit.

Android 15 QPR1 Beta 3 (AP41.240925.009) with the October 2024 security patch is available for the Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, Pixel 6a, Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro, Pixel 7a, Pixel Tablet, Pixel Fold, Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel 8a, Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL, and Pixel 9 Pro Fold, as well as the Android Emulator.

Most people will be installing via the Android Beta Program, but you can also flash or sideload.

OTA images are not yet available