After surprising Pixel users with a January 2024 Pixel feature drop, Google has also released a new Android 14 based QPR beta. Android 14 QPR2 beta 3.1 is now available for eligible Pixel phones. And it comes with a bunch of bug fixes.
QPR beta builds are part of the quarterly feature drop updates. This means the Android 14 QPR2 beta builds will keep coming until the next Pixel feature drop release in March, and then QPR3 beta will begin. Google started the Android 14 QPR2 beta in November and has released three main beta updates since then.
The new Android 14 QPR2 Beta 3.1 is available for Pixel 5a and newer (if opted for beta program). The update is rolling out to all eligible Pixel phones with build number AP11.231215.009. This is a small incremental update with several bug fixes. Android security patch remains the same as Beta 3 i.e. January 2024. Below you can find all the changes.
Android 14 QPR2 Beta 3.1 Changelog
- Fixed an issue that prevented overlays such as the Game Dashboard from opening while the device was in landscape mode.
- Fixed an issue where the device sometimes failed to unlock if always-on display mode was enabled and the user tried to use their fingerprint to unlock the device.
- Fixed an issue where the height of the Quick Settings dialog that lists Bluetooth devices sometimes expanded unexpectedly.
- Fixed an issue where the default search engine for the device would sometimes be set to the wrong provider after restoring device data from a cloud backup.
- Fixed an issue where the display area of Quick Settings didn’t update correctly after changing the system display size in accessibility settings.
- Fixed an issue that sometimes caused degraded audio quality when making calls or recording using the microphone.
- Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented a user from changing device keyboard settings.
- Fixed an issue that caused some translations to be missing for various languages.
- Fixed an issue where work profile icons were not shown for work apps when the work profile was paused.
- Fixed an issue that caused some shaders to render incorrectly.
- Fixed an issue where icons sometimes scaled incorrectly when entering picture-in-picture mode while the device was rotated.
- Fixed an issue for foldable devices where the launcher was sometimes empty if the device was locked while unfolded and then unlocked after the device was folded.
- Fixed an issue for foldable devices where, after folding or unfolding the device and then launching a pair of apps that were already open in split-screen mode, the app divider stopped responding to touch controls.
- Fixed an issue for foldable devices where the screen sometimes flickered when unfolding the device.
- Fixed an issue for tablet devices that sometimes caused a gray screen to briefly flash when dismissing some on screen activities.
- Fixed an issue for tablet devices that caused the touch targets for taskbar icons and navigation buttons to be smaller than usual.
- Fixed various issues that were impacting system stability, performance, connectivity, camera, and accessibility.
As mentioned earlier, the new QPR beta is available for Pixel 5a and newer. So if you have an eligible phone and opted for beta program, then you will be receiving the update if you haven’t already. You can check for the update manually in Settings.
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