Google Pixel devices benefit from timely updates, especially those enrolled in the Android 13 Beta Program. Android 13 Quarterly Platform Release (QPR) 2 beta 2.1 was released on January 20th. Recently the company has rolled out a new update for its Android 13 QPR2. The Android 13 QPR2 Beta 3 patch is now available for all compatible Pixel devices.
The update, with build number T2B3.230109.002, is available for all compatible Pixel devices that are a part of the Android 13 QPR Beta programme. Including Pixel 4a, Pixel 4a (5G), Pixel 5, Pixel 5a, Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, Pixel 6a, Pixel 7, and Pixel 7 Pro, as well as the Android Emulator.
With this release, we are one step closer to getting a stable release, which will be released to all eligible devices outside the beta program in the near future. Notably, this update is not major, just meant to improve the experience with stability and performance improvements.
For your information, let us tell you that, at present, it is available only for selected customers, being a beta iteration. If you’re already on Android 13 beta QPR2 and your device is running beta 2.1, you’ll automatically receive an over-the-air (OTA) update to QPR2 Beta 3.
If you don’t want to install the QPR2 beta activity, you can alternatively wait until installing the upcoming stable version of Android 13 QPR2, which should be out in March 2023.
Android 13 QPR2 Beta 3: What’s New
As per Input revelations, the Android 13 QPR2 beta three updates for Pixel devices comes with functional improvements as well as fixes to system-related issues such as Messaging apps, Quick Settings tiles, Pixel launcher, Google Assistant, GPU, and more. For more information, check the full changelog below.
Changelog:
The following issues have been resolved in Android 13 QPR2 Beta 3:
Developer-reported and user-reported issues
- Fixed an issue where notifications in a notification group were sometimes displayed with straight corners instead of rounded corners.
- Fixed an issue where the message in the notification shade that indicates an active VPN connection overlapped with the message about apps with active foreground services.
- Fixed an issue where the overflow menu couldn’t be accessed when editing Quick Settings tiles.
- Fixed an issue that sometimes caused a device with vibration enabled to vibrate for too long after it received a notification.
Other resolved issues
- Fixed an issue that sometimes caused messaging apps to crash or fail to send notifications.
- Fixed a GPU issue that prevented apps from using certain visual effects.
- Fixed an issue where Quick Settings tiles for a work profile were not added after setting up a new device.
- Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the Pixel launcher to crash when using the Search bar in the app drawer.
- Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented a device from being unlocked using a pattern after the Google Assistant was activated.
- Fixed an issue in the com.android.qns system process that sometimes caused crashes.
- Fixed an issue with the Pixel launcher that prevented Chinese text input from being recognized when typing in the Search bar in the app drawer.
- Fixed an issue where when entering and exiting Picture-in-picture (PiP) mode from an app after changing the screen orientation, the system Settings app crashed with a “Settings keeps stopping” message and then the system Settings app couldn’t be opened.
- Fixed an issue with the System UI that sometimes caused it to crash from a null pointer exception.
- Fixed an issue where the connection status of a Bluetooth device sometimes did not match the actual device state.
- Fixed an issue where the Pixel launcher crashed when a user tapped a web search suggestion for a query term.
- Fixed an issue that caused status bar icons to overlap with the date text when font and display settings were set to their maximum level on a device.
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