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Following the last major release<\/a> nearly a month ago, Google is rolling out Android 16 QPR1 Beta 3.1 for the Pixel today.<\/p>\n BP31.250610.009 with the July 2025 security patch is available<\/a> for supported devices: 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, Pixel 9 Pro Fold, and Pixel 9a. Fixes include:<\/p>\n Device instability or reboots related to Wi-Fi by improving how the system processes network statistics. (Issue #433037402<\/a>,\u00a0Issue #432867183<\/a>,\u00a0Issue #433418936<\/a>,\u00a0Issue #432795362<\/a>,\u00a0Issue #432770117<\/a>,\u00a0Issue #432699126<\/a>,\u00a0Issue #435489862<\/a>,\u00a0Issue #435011484<\/a>)<\/p>\n The Context Hub, a low-power sensor component, would crash due to excessive use of main memory, causing device instability; resolved by optimizing memory allocation and preventing memory leaks. (\u00a0Issue #420999948<\/a>,\u00a0Issue #426316038<\/a>)<\/p>\n The home screen sometimes lost its bottom row of pinned apps and the search bar, making them inaccessible; this was fixed by adjusting how these elements reappear after screen transitions. (Issue #428088033<\/a>,\u00a0Issue #428405658<\/a>,\u00a0Issue #429817851<\/a>)<\/p>\n Notifications would overlap in the shade, hindering readability, by refining the notification display and dismissal animation logic. (Issue #421792538<\/a>,\u00a0Issue #422749237<\/a>,\u00a0Issue #420418750<\/a>,\u00a0Issue #428896474<\/a>)<\/p>\n An issue that caused unexpected device restarts. (Issue #427676713<\/a>)<\/p>\n The Quick Settings UI on unfolded foldable devices appeared clipped or misaligned due to incorrect padding caused by double-counting the camera cutout. (Issue #419184923<\/a>,\u00a0Issue #421879049<\/a>,\u00a0Issue #421810067<\/a>,\u00a0Issue #423172198<\/a>,\u00a0Issue #422560004<\/a>,\u00a0Issue #424116279<\/a>)<\/p>\n An issue that caused devices to unexpectedly reboot. (Issue #408888279<\/a>,\u00a0Issue #409949346<\/a>,\u00a0Issue #409960197<\/a>,\u00a0Issue #410624610<\/a>,\u00a0Issue #407373090<\/a>,\u00a0Issue #430095518<\/a>)<\/p>\n The status bar appearing in the Quick Settings shade was sometimes misaligned with the standard status bar, causing a visual inconsistency. (Issue #419573315<\/a>,\u00a0Issue #419134909<\/a>,\u00a0Issue #432794874<\/a>)<\/p>\n Addressed a system hang or crash, particularly during unlock, caused by the camera\u2019s Ambient Light Sensor (ALS) read getting stuck, by implementing a non-blocking method for sensor data retrieval. (Issue #421870862<\/a>,\u00a0Issue #420725698<\/a>)<\/p>\n The media player on the lock screen would sometimes disappear or become unresponsive. (Issue #420517884<\/a>)<\/p>\n An issue where the notification shade displayed a large, growing gap, obscuring notifications, by correcting how notification animations were clipped. (Issue #421366916<\/a>)<\/p>\n An issue where the media player notification could appear clipped or disappear during device rotation, by improving how its display area is sized and updated in UI transitions. (Issue #433040374<\/a>)<\/p>\n Video calls initiated from voice calls no longer experience muted audio; a system audio fix now correctly manages sound output during call type transitions. (Issue #434139133<\/a>,\u00a0Issue #427060263<\/a>,\u00a0Issue #438414975<\/a>)<\/p>\n An issue where black translucent bars appeared at the top and bottom of the home screen after exiting full-screen apps by correcting how transient system bar states were cleared. (Issue #425407737<\/a>,\u00a0Issue #433929827<\/a>)<\/p>\n An issue that caused the device to unexpectedly crash and restart during an OTA update.<\/p>\n An issue causing occasional device restarts after system updates.<\/p>\n Widgets on the home screen sometimes failed to load due to looking for outdated app files.<\/p>\n Typing occasionally stopped working in apps because internal input system processes could race.<\/p>\n Device crashes caused by the Context Hub running out of memory.<\/p>\n Bluetooth crashes and instability caused by an \u201cUnimplemented Packet Type\u201d error have been resolved.<\/p>\n [RG5][BD1A.250219.006]Unable to handle kernel paging request, PC is at edgetpu_kci_release_vmbox, LR is at edgetpu_kci_release_vmbox<\/p>\n An issue that could cause phone disconnections or system crashes during calls by resolving a memory corruption bug in audio data buffer handling related to audio playback speed changes.<\/p>\n A brief screen flicker happened when launching apps from the notification shade.<\/p>\n A system crash that could occur when using your device\u2019s media features, especially when connected to a computer for media transfer, by improving the internal handling of media connection resources.<\/p>\n This is a pretty sizable update for bug fixes ahead of the public launch.<\/p>\n All eligible devices enrolled in the\u00a0Android Beta for Pixel program<\/a>\u00a0will be offered an over-the-air (OTA) update to QPR Beta 3.1.<\/p>\n The OTA images are immediately available<\/a> this time. <\/p>\n Pixel 9a: OTA<\/a><\/p>\n Pixel 9 Pro Fold: OTA<\/a><\/p>\n Pixel 9 Pro XL: OTA<\/a><\/p>\n Pixel 9 Pro: OTA<\/a><\/p>\n Pixel 9: OTA<\/a><\/p>\n Pixel 8a: OTA<\/a><\/p>\n Pixel 8 Pro: OTA<\/a><\/p>\n Pixel 8: OTA<\/a><\/p>\n Pixel Tablet: OTA<\/a><\/p>\n Pixel Fold: OTA<\/a><\/p>\n Pixel 7a: OTA<\/a><\/p>\n Pixel 7 Pro: OTA<\/a><\/p>\n Pixel 7: OTA<\/a><\/p>\n Pixel 6a: OTA<\/p>\n