{"id":417491,"date":"2026-05-08T05:51:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T05:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/417491\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T05:51:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T05:51:19","slug":"android-17-qpr1-beta-2-releases-for-pixel-phones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/417491\/","title":{"rendered":"Android 17 QPR1 Beta 2 Releases for Pixel Phones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.droid-life.com\/2026\/04\/22\/google-releases-android-17-qpr1-beta-1-for-pixel\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">first Android 17 QPR1 Beta release<\/a> a couple of weeks ago, Google is already back to give us Android 17 QPR1 Beta 2. There must have been enough critical bugs that they couldn\u2019t wait until Google I\/O in a couple of weeks.<\/p>\n<p>This fresh update is available now as CP31.260423.012.A1 for all supported Pixel devices, which includes the Pixel 6 up through the Pixel 10 series.<\/p>\n<p>The best way to get this update is through the Android Beta Program (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/android\/beta\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">sign-up<\/a>). If you are into flashing images, there are OTA images available (<a href=\"https:\/\/developer.android.com\/about\/versions\/17\/qpr1\/download-ota\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>) too.<\/p>\n<p>Android 17 QPR1 Beta 2 release info<\/p>\n<p>Release dateMay 6, 2026BuildsCP31.260423.012.A1Emulator supportx86 (64-bit), ARM (v8-A)Security patch level2026-04-05Google Play services26.15.32<\/p>\n<p>All of the issues fixed in Android 17 QPR1 Beta 2<\/p>\n<p>Resolved an issue where the Terminal app fails to launch, resulting in an unresolvable error pop-up and infinite loading. (Issue #501751748)<\/p>\n<p>Fixed a display issue where date and weather information overlapped the fingerprint sensor area on the lock screen. (Issue #498106709)<\/p>\n<p>Terminating a third active call from the head unit incorrectly disconnects an existing conference call participant instead of the intended call. (Issue #481492536)<\/p>\n<p>Fixed an issue where mobile signal bars incorrectly display as empty or greyed out despite active connectivity, preventing users from accurately gauging their network signal strength. (Issue #488358813)<\/p>\n<p>Custom themed app icons incorrectly appear enlarged on the homescreen when returning from an application. (Issue #453458883, Issue #452939724, Issue #473509945)<\/p>\n<p>Resolves a bug in the F2FS file system that could result in data corruption or unexpected system instability. (Issue #498762380)<\/p>\n<p>Fixed a UI issue that caused visual instability or glitches when moving apps in the recent items screen. (Issue #485468312, Issue #496828676, Issue #498193454)<\/p>\n<p>Fixed an issue where navigation bar swipe gestures failed to switch between recent apps. (Issue #494847234)<\/p>\n<p>Resolved an issue where the Bluetooth tethering toggle would reset to off after device restarts or Bluetooth cycles, requiring users to manually re-enable internet sharing for connected devices. (Issue #371660785)<\/p>\n<p>As for what\u2019s new, Google didn\u2019t share a list of changes outside of the bug fixes above. We\u2019ll update as soon as we can and start poking around.<\/p>\n<p>\/\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.android.com\/about\/versions\/17\/qpr1\/release-notes\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Following the first Android 17 QPR1 Beta release a couple of weeks ago, Google is already back to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":417492,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[342,111,139,69,145],"class_list":["post-417491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mobile","tag-mobile","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/417491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=417491"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/417491\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/417492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=417491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=417491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=417491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}