{"id":865303,"date":"2026-09-30T00:48:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T00:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/865303\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T00:48:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T00:48:13","slug":"heres-everything-new-in-android-17-qpr2-beta-6-6-1-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/865303\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s everything new in Android 17 QPR2 Beta 6 + 6.1 [Gallery]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<img width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/MBG-Pixel-11-hilight-view-20.jpg\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google rolled out Android 17 <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2026\/09\/24\/google-rolling-out-android-17-qpr2-beta-6-for-pixel\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">QPR2 Beta 6<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2026\/09\/29\/android-17-qpr2-beta-6-1\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Beta 6.1<\/a> in quick succession to continue the preview ahead of the stable December launch. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the coming hours, we\u2019ll dive into all of Android 17 QPR2 Beta 6\/6.1\u2019s new features and every single change. (The newest updates will be at the top of this list. Be sure to check back often and tell us what you find in the comments below.) Android 17 QPR2 Beta 5 screenshots appear on the left and Android 17 QPR2 Beta 6\/6.1 on the right.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you want to quickly install Android 17 QPR2 Beta 6\/6.1 on your compatible 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, Pixel 9a, Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro, Pixel 10 Pro XL, Pixel 10 Pro Fold, Pixel 10a, Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, Pixel 11 Pro XL, and Pixel 11 Pro Fold be sure to check out\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2026\/03\/26\/how-to-install-the-android-17-beta-on-google-pixel\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">our step-by-step guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Updating\u2026<\/p>\n<p>HiLight: Messages from favorites<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\"  alt=\"\" data-height=\"2856\" data-id=\"732088\" data-link=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2026\/09\/29\/pixel-11-hilight-messages-qpr2\/pixel-11-hilight-messages-1\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Pixel-11-HiLight-messages-1.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=459\" data-width=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Pixel-11-HiLight-messages-1.jpg\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\"  alt=\"\" data-height=\"2856\" data-id=\"732087\" data-link=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2026\/09\/29\/pixel-11-hilight-messages-qpr2\/pixel-11-hilight-messages-2\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Pixel-11-HiLight-messages-2.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=459\" data-width=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Pixel-11-HiLight-messages-2.jpg\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Outline around the battery when charging<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\"  alt=\"\" data-height=\"680\" data-id=\"732100\" data-link=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/?attachment_id=732100\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Android-17-QPR2-Beta-6.1-charging.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=800\" data-width=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Android-17-QPR2-Beta-6.1-charging.jpg\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/p>\n<p>App lock removal<\/p>\n<p>Google has pulled App lock capabilities from Beta 6. This is similar to the removal of Quick Settings layout customization. It\u2019s unclear whether either feature will return this cycle.<\/p>\n<p>Beta 6.1 known issues<\/p>\n<p>Pixel 11 Pro Fold users may have to re-enroll Face Unlock.<\/p>\n<p>Beta 6 fixes<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/9to5google.com\" aria-label=\"Add 9to5Google as a preferred source on Google\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-dark\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790729292_271_google-preferred-source-badge-dark.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Google as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-light\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790729293_915_google-preferred-source-badge-light.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Google as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\">FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/about\/#affiliate\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Google rolled out Android 17 QPR2 Beta 6 and Beta 6.1 in quick succession to continue the preview&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":865304,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[165,74],"class_list":["post-865303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mobile","tag-mobile","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/865303","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=865303"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/865303\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/865304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=865303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=865303"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=865303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}