Last Android 12 QPR3 beta lands ahead of next month’s Feature Drop update
We’re just a few days away fromGoogle I/O 2022, where we can expect to get tons of news about where Android’s going next, but even with those announcements right over the horizon, Google’s not about to slow things down one bit. This season has seen a breakneck pace to Android releases, with developer previews and betas galore — we just gotAndroid 13 Beta 1late last month, and started this week off with ourMay security patch. Now Google’s following that up withthe release of QPR3 Beta 3for Pixel phones.
Just as withprevious betas for the Quarterly Platform Release program, compatibility extends to the Pixel 4/XL and newer models (including a-series devices). If you’reenrolled, you should be seeing an OTA hit your phone shortly.
Google offers up the expected general warnings about pre-release stability, while also bringing us up to speed on a few existing bugs that are now resolved in QPR3:
That latter bug is one Google specifically mentioned popping up in QPR2, so we’re glad to see a quick resolution. Others are still ongoing, like that weirdness with the Camera app icon and work profiles.
If all that sounds too exciting to wait for (it doesn’t), you can always jump to the head of the line andgrab an OTAorfactory image to flash.
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