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#crDroid #Official #A16 #Beta #Vanilla #Shiba #Husky #Akita
crDroid 12.0 - OFFICIAL BETA | A16 | Pixel 8 Series
Updated:
22/08/2025
By: @igram96

Download: DigiStorage
Support: Telegram
Installation instructions: P8 | P8P | P8a
Changelog:
ROM changelog:
• Add customization for QS tiles shape
• Add customization for brightness slider
• Allow user to provide keybox data
• Forcefully enable Hotspot Speed setting
• Bug fixes and other improvements
Many more here
Device changes:
• Fixed DeviceAsWebcam
• Fixed AOD for Akita
Notes:
• Recovery ROM
• Vanilla variant
• User builds
• OTA not working, use sideload. Sideload ROM + A16 Gapps
• Gapps A16: Download
• Recovery images included in the download link
• WildKSU Kernel with KSU Next integrated, install KSU Next app to activate it

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#RisingOS #Revived #Arete #A16 #Official #Shiba #Husky #Akita
RisingOS Revived 8.1-Arete | Official | A16 | Pixel 8 Series
Updated:
23/08/2025
By:
@Jrcable2

Download:
P8 | P8P | P8a
Support: Telegram
Changelog:
ROM Changes:
• Source updates
Notes:
• Gapps build
• Recovery images are present in download links

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Pixel Care+
- Unlimited claims for accidental damage
- Free screen and battery repairs, post-warranty malfunctions, replacement parts shipping within the next day
- Priority support from Pixel experts
- File up to 2 claims for Loss and Theft in a 12-month period (optional coverage, not available in NY)
- Claim directly from the Google Store or the new My Pixel app

Eligibility
- Only available in the US through Google Store and Google Fi (one can still apply if bought from third-party retailers within 60 days of purchase)
- Current Preferred Care subscribers in the US will be migrated in the near future
- Eligible devices: Pixel 8 and newer, Pixel Watch 2 and newer, Pixel Fold, Pixel Tablet, select Fitbit devices (price varies, check the support article for more info)

More info: Google Blog | Google Store Help
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#crDroid #Official #A16 #Beta #Vanilla #Shiba #Husky #Akita
crDroid 12.0 - OFFICIAL BETA | A16 | Pixel 8 Series
Updated: 28/08/2025
By: @igram96

Download: P8 | P8P | P8a
Support: Telegram
Changelog:
ROM changelog:
• Fix some BT missing permissions
• Fix QS tiles animation when blur is enabled
• Fixed OTA via Updater (now sideload ROM and Gapps (if applicable) and after this build installed, with future releases you can import ROM zip and do OTA. No download, yet, until crDroid team will enable OTA releases via internet)
• And more bug fixes and other improvements that I cannot list here, they are small but important
Device changes:
• Fixed some missing sepolicies
Notes:
• Recovery ROM
• Vanilla variant
• User builds
• A16 NikGapps: Basic | Full | Pixel Launcher
• Recovery images included in the download link
• WildKSU Kernel with KSU Next integrated, install KSU Next app to activate it
Attention: If coming from crDroid A15, sideload ROM and Gapps (if applicable), don't import zip into Updater (OTA)!!! You need to update Gapps also (if applicable) to A16 to work properly

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#Android16 #QPR1 #Stable #Official #Google #Pixel
Android 16 QPR1 Stable - Pixel 8 Series
Updated:
03/09/2025
By:
Google

Download:
Factory Images | OTA Images | Pixel Tracker
Changelog:
Audio:
• Fix for issue Call Audio quality in certain conditions
• Fix for issue causing occasional system instability and performance slowdowns in certain conditions
• General improvements for system stability and performance in certain conditions
Biometrics:
• General improvements for fingerprint recognition and response in certain conditions
Bluetooth:
• Fix for improvements in stability or performance for Bluetooth in certain conditions
Camera:
• General improvements for camera stability and performance in certain conditions
Framework:
• Fix for an issue where users are unable to type and keyboard stops responding in certain conditions
• Fix for issue with the power button stops working, in certain instances when connected to Android Auto and charging via USB-C
• Fix for secondary language showing up in quick settings in certain conditions
• General improvements for performance and stability in certain UI transitions
Kernel:
• Fix for a stability and performance in certain conditions
System:
• Fix for a system stability and performance issues in certain conditions
• Fix for issue causing Pixel launcher crash in certain conditions
• Fix for issue occasionally causing system instability in certain conditions
Telephony:
• General improvements for network connection stability and performance in certain conditions
User Interface:
• Fix for a crash impacting Android stability metrics
• Fix for a Java crash in System UI related to the Quick Tap gesture
• Fix for devices becoming unresponsive to touch across multiple screens or apps in certain conditions
• Fix for issue where long screenshots would sometimes duplicate content in certain conditions
• Fix for issues with navigation gestures in certain conditions
• Fix for issues with Quick Settings (QS) shade in certain conditions
• Fix for: Home button not responding reliably, leading to a frustrating user experience and difficulty navigating applications
Notes:
• Build ID: BP3A.250905.014
• September 2025 Security Patches

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#RisingOS #Revived #Arete #A16 #Official #Shiba #Husky #Akita
RisingOS Revived 8.1-Arete | Official | A16 | Pixel 8 Series
Updated:
05/09/2025
By:
@Jrcable2

Download:
P8 | P8P | P8a
Support: Telegram
Changelog:
ROM Changes:
• Source updates
Notes:
• Gapps build
• Recovery images are present in download links

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#crDroid #Official #A16 #Vanilla #Shiba #Husky #Akita
crDroid 12.0 - OFFICIAL | A16 | Pixel 8 Series
Updated:
07/09/2025
By: @igram96

Download: P8 | P8P | P8a
Support: Telegram
Changelog:
ROM changelog:
• Initial official A16 stable
More changelog: here
Notes:
• Recovery ROM
• Vanilla variant
• User builds
• A16 Gapps included in the download link
• Recovery images included in the download link
• Installation instructions in the download link
• WildKSU Kernel with KSU Next integrated, install KSU Next app to activate it
Attention: If coming from crDroid A15, sideload ROM and Gapps (if applicable), don't import zip into Updater (OTA)!!! You need to update Gapps also (if applicable) to A16 to work properly

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#Sultan #Kernel #A16 #Official #Shiba #Husky
Sultan Kernel - OFFICIAL | A16 | P8, P8P
Updated:
08/09/2025
By: @kerneltoast

Download: SultanKernelChannel
Changelog:
• Updated to September security patch
• Reduced CPU power consumption when using WiFi (thanks to freak07)
Notes:
• Use this version of Kernel Flasher to install the kernel: KernelFlasher v1.6.0
• This kernel works with dm-verity/verification enabled. You do NOT need to disable verity or factory reset to use this kernel

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#GrapheneOS #A16 #Official #Stable #Shiba #Husky #Akita
GrapheneOS 2025090600 • A16 | OFFICIAL STABLE | Pixel 8 Series
Updated:
06/09/2025
By:
@GrapheneOS

Download:
Web Installer
• P8 - Factory | OTA
• P8P - Factory | OTA
• P8a - Factory | OTA
Support: Telegram | Contact
Changelog: from 2025090500
• Pixel Tablet: fix regression for install zips in the previous release causing a version check for non-existent cellular baseband firmware to fail when doing the initial installation
• add back Git commit metadata for the kernel image and modules by setting an environment variable to use the repo metadata from the Pixel kernel tarballs

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#Sultan #Kernel #A16 #Official #Shiba #Husky
Sultan Kernel • A16 | OFFICIAL | P8, P8P
Updated:
09/09/2025
By: @kerneltoast

Download: SultanKernelChannel
Support: Telegram
Changelog:
• Fixed random reboot when plugging in USB within a few minutes of boot, caused by a Google bug
Notes:
• Use this version of Kernel Flasher to install the kernel: KernelFlasher v1.6.0
• This kernel works with dm-verity/verification enabled. You do NOT need to disable verity or factory reset to use this kernel

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#GrapheneOS #A16 #Official #Stable #Shiba #Husky #Akita
GrapheneOS 2025090800 • A16 | OFFICIAL STABLE | Pixel 8 Series
Updated:
08/09/2025
By:
@GrapheneOS

Download:
Web Installer
• P8 - Factory | OTA
• P8P - Factory | OTA
• P8a - Factory | OTA
Support: Telegram | Contact
Changelog: from 2025090600
• backport the rest of the Android 16 QPR1 Pixel firmware (Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GNSS, UWB, NFC, secure element, GPU, AOC, TPU and GXP)

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#GrapheneOS #A16 #Official #Stable #Shiba #Husky #Akita
GrapheneOS 2025091000 • A16 | OFFICIAL STABLE | Pixel 8 Series
Updated:
10/09/2025
By:
@GrapheneOS

Download:
Web Installer
• P8 - Factory | OTA
• P8P - Factory | OTA
• P8a - Factory | OTA
Support: Telegram | Contact
Changelog: from 2025090800
• full 2025-10-01 security patch level
• partially backport Android 16 QPR1 Pixel userspace device support: RIL, eSIM, TPU and NeuralNetworks (deprecated)
• kernel (6.1): roll back recent upstream Android GKI dma-buf changes due to a few MTE crash reports
• kernel (6.1, 6.6, 6.12): disable unused memory hotplug support
• kernel (6.1, 6.6, 6.12): fix linear region randomization by dropping memory hotplug support (see the Project Zero issue where the upstream Linux maintainers decided not to fix the issue)
• kernel (6.1): update to latest GKI LTS branch revision
• Vanadium: update to version 140.0.7339.123.0

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#Android16 #QPR2 #Beta2 #Official #Google #Pixel #8Series
Android 16 QPR2 BETA 2 | OFFICIAL BETA | Pixel 8 Series
Updated:
17/09/2025
By:
Google

Download:
Factory Images | OTA Images | Pixel Tracker
Changelog:
• New APIs and tools to test installers with the upcoming developer verification feature
• SMS OTP Protection
• Custom app icon shapes
• More efficient garbage collection (Generational CMC)
• Native step tracking and expanded exercise data in Health Connect
Notes:
• Build ID: BP41.250822.010
• September 2025 Security Patches
• Play Services: 25.29.32

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#crDroid #A16 #Official #Stable #Google #Pixel #8Series
crDroid 12.1 • A16 | OFFICIAL STABLE | Pixel 8 Series
Updated:
24/09/2025
By: @igram96

Download: P8 | P8P | P8a
Support: Telegram
Changelog:
ROM changelog:
• September 2025 Security Patches
• Added flashlight strength control
• Added preferred network tile
• Added toggle for QS tiles haptic feedback
• Added haptic feedback for brightness slider auto brightness icon
• Added customization to select rows/columns for Quick Settings tiles
• Updated launcher grid design from Pixel
• Fixed crash on Edit Tiles caused by some incompatible apps
• Fixed launcher hotseat animation glitch with taskbar enabled
• Fixed reset button not working for seekbar preferences
• Removed launcher blur customization for now (heavy on memory)
• Removed limiting of cached apps basis total memory as it flushed more background apps
• Some other changes and improvements that cannot put them here
Device changelog:
• Update WildKSU & SUSFS Kernel to v1.5.9-r36
Notes:
• Recovery ROM
• Vanilla variant
• User builds
• A16 Gapps included in the download link
• Recovery images included in the download link
• Installation instructions in the download link
• WildKSU Kernel with KSU Next integrated, install KSU Next app to activate it
Attention: If coming from crDroid A15, sideload ROM and Gapps (if applicable), don't import zip into Updater (OTA)!!! You need to update Gapps also (if applicable) to A16 to work properly

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#Android16 #Canary #Official #Google #Pixel #8Series
Android 16 CANARY 4 | OFFICIAL CANARY | Pixel 8 Series
Updated:
25/09/2025
By:
Google

Installation & info: Android Developers | BetaWiki | Pixel Tracker
Changelog:
Lock Screen
• Several animations have been added to the lock screen clock and live effects
• The transition between the Always-on Display and the lock screen has been slightly adjusted
System UI
• The button for enabling captions has been re added to the volume slider after being removed in QPR1 Beta 1
Media controls
• The media controls now show back and forward buttons when more than one media session is active, the older swipe to switch gesture is still functional however
Pixel Launcher
• The AI Mode search bar has been adjusted to use a different Monet color for its background pill
• The Widgets drawer has been updated with a tabbed design
• A new Remove option has been added to the long-press app menu
Quick Settings
• A nonfunctional feedback icon has been added to the notification settings
• Header spacing has been adjusted for the Pixel 9 and Pixel 10 hardware family
Settings
• A toggle to disable the recently introduced blur effects has been added under Accessibility > Color & motion
Live Activities
• Live Activities have been enrolled for all compatible applications
Notes:
• Build ID: ZP11.250829.007
• September 2025 Security Patches
• Android Canary build was released to beta testers in the Android Canary release channel for compatible Pixel devices and as an Android Virtual Device (AVD) image

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#RisingOS #Revived #Arete #A16 #Official #Google #Pixel #8Series
RisingOS Revived 8.1.1 • A16 | OFFICIAL STABLE | Pixel 8 Series
Updated:
26/09/2025
By:
@Jrcable2

Download:
P8 | P8P | P8a
Support: Telegram
Changelog:
ROM Changes:
• Source updates and some bug fixes
Notes:
• Gapps build
• Recovery images are present in download links

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#crDroid #A16 #Official #Stable #Google #Pixel #8Series
crDroid 12.1 • A16 | OFFICIAL STABLE | Pixel 8 Series
Updated:
01/10/2025
By: @igram96

Download: P8 | P8P | P8a
Support: Telegram
Changelog:
ROM changes:
• Add lockscreen media art
• Add option to disable quicksettings on keyguard
• Add a toggle to force LTE_CA
• Add per-connection Wi-Fi MAC address randomization option
• Fix allow clients to use VPN toggle
• Fix broken actions for Assist key press and long press
• Fix UDFPS custom animation repetition
• Test fix for memory hogging launcher animation
• Various stock application updates
• Update Chromium Webview to 140.0.7339.207
• More minor bug fixes & updated translations
Device changes:
• add CPU temp divider for CPU overlay
• re-add Digital Key Services
Notes:
• Recovery ROM
• Vanilla variant
• User builds
• A16 Gapps included in the download link
• Recovery images included in the download link
• Installation instructions in the download link
• WildKSU Kernel with KSU Next integrated, install KSU Next app to activate it
Attention: If coming from crDroid A15, sideload ROM and Gapps (if applicable), don't import zip into Updater (OTA)!!! You need to update Gapps also (if applicable) to A16 to work properly

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#Android16 #QPR1 #Official #Stable #Google #Pixel #8Series
Android 16 QPR1 | OFFICIAL STABLE | Pixel 8 Series
Updated:
08/10/2025
By:
Google

Download:
Factory Images | OTA Images | Pixel Tracker
Changelog:
User Interface
• Fix for an issue where a semi-transparent background would persist after the camera was launched under certain conditions
• Fix for System UI crash when starting or stopping casting with the Media Output Switcher in certain conditions
Notes:
• Build ID: BP3A.251005.004.B1
• October 2025 Security Patches

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Hi, everybody. I, Ionuț, want to step down from maintaining channels for Pixel 8, 9, 10 Series since the time doesn't allow me to update you with news related to these devices. I am looking for someone that wants to do it and would like to do this. PM me to discuss.
Thank you, Ionuț
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#Android16 #QPR2 #Beta3.3 #Official #Google #Pixel #8Series
Android 16 QPR2 BETA 3.3 | OFFICIAL BETA | Pixel 8 Series
Updated:
10/11/2025
By:
Google

Download:
Factory Images | OTA Images | Pixel Tracker
Changelog:
• Fix device froze and wouldn't respond from lock screen
Notes:
• Build ID: BP41.250916.015.A1
• Security Patches: 5 October 2025
• Play Services: 25.34.34

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#Android16 #QPR1 #Official #Stable #Google #Pixel #8Series
Android 16 QPR1 | OFFICIAL STABLE | Pixel 8 Series
Updated:
11/Nov/2025
By:
Google

Download:
Factory Images | OTA Images | Pixel Tracker
Changelog:
Audio
• Fix for issue causing occasional system instability and performance slowdowns in certain conditions
Battery & Charging
• General improvements for charging and battery usage
Framework
• Fix for an issue that prevents some apps from loading under certain conditions
• Fix for an issue where webcam mode does not work properly with connected devices under certain conditions
Telephony
• Fix for issues causing instability and intermittent problems with emergency calling functionality under certain conditions
Notes:
• Build ID: BP3A.251105.015
• Security Patches: November 2025

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