{"id":80849,"date":"2025-08-20T19:30:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T19:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/80849\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T19:30:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T19:30:07","slug":"heres-all-the-new-features-for-pixels-in-android-16-qpr2-beta-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/80849\/","title":{"rendered":"Here’s all the new features for Pixels in Android 16 QPR2 Beta 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Android<\/p>\n

Mishaal Rahman \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n

Google released the first beta of Android 16\u2019s<\/a> second quarterly platform release today. We installed Android 16 QPR2 Beta 1<\/a> to find out what\u2019s new, so read on if you\u2019re trying to decide whether it\u2019s worth installing on your own device or you simply want to know what\u2019s coming in the future!<\/p>\n

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For this release, Google<\/a> has blessedly offered a list of changes, giving us some ideas of where to start looking for these hot new features. Here\u2019s what the company says to expect in QPR2 Beta 1:<\/p>\n

UI, System Experience, and Accessibility<\/p>\n

Expanded Dark Theme
\nAuto-Themed App Icons
\nInteractive Chooser Sessions
\nSmoother Android Migrations
\nPDF Document Annotation and Editing
\nDisplay Topology API
\nDevice-aware ViewConfiguration
\nGranular Haptic Feedback Control
\nQuick Settings Tile Categories<\/p>\n

Media & Audio<\/p>\n

IAMF Decoding Support
\nPersonal Audio Sharing in Output Switcher
\nNew AAudio APIs
\nHDR\/SDR Brightness Slider
\nConnectivity
\nCompanion Device Management Enhancements
\nMediaRouter Network Privacy Improvements<\/p>\n

Privacy & Security<\/p>\n

Secure Lock Device
\nPhone Theft Protection Toggle<\/p>\n

Developer Productivity<\/p>\n

Widget Engagement Metrics
\nEarly Warnings for 16KB Page Size Compatibility
\nEnhanced Profiling
\nMore Robust Multi-Display Testing<\/p>\n

We\u2019re starting to dig in even deeper ourselves, and will be regularly updating this post with our discoveries.<\/p>\n

This article will be updated as we find new features. Check back later for more information!<\/p>\n

Thank you for being part of our community. Read our\u00a0Comment Policy<\/a> before posting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mishaal Rahman \/ Android Authority Google released the first beta of Android 16\u2019s second quarterly platform release today.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":80850,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[7175,2306,86,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-80849","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mobile","tag-android-16","tag-mobile","tag-technology","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80849","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80849"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80849\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}