Android 15 QPR2 Beta 2 is out.

Google has released the second beta of the second quarterly update (QPR2) for Android 15, which will be released in February / March 2025. List of fixed issues:

• Fixed an issue that prevented the "ANGLE preferences" option from being accessed in developer options
• Fixed an issue that prevented some glucose sensor devices from connecting
• Fixed issues that caused a long delay while selecting options to place a call
• Fixed an issue that prevented the "Limit to 80%" option in charging optimization settings from being enabled
• Fixed null pointer issues that could cause devices to unexpectedly crash or restart
• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused Pixel Fold devices to stop responding while unfolded

Bluetooth resolved issues
• Fixed a bug of inconsistent behavior during switch from ASHA to LE Audio and back, ensuring the audio always pauses when switching.
• Fixed a bug that causes L2CAP connection failure with error reason code 3 after a phone reboot due to incorrect security level saving during pairing, leading to a security check failure on Bluetooth reset.
• Fixed a bug that allowed LE links to remain unencrypted on reconnection with bonded devices, potentially exposing sensitive data to attackers.
• Fixing a bug of Bluetooth HAL crashes or gets stuck when Bluetooth LE audio hardware offload is disabled.

Build number: BP11.241121.010
Security Patch: December 2024

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Android 15 QPR2 Beta 2: The Bluetooth QS-tile menu now shows Fast Pair devices icons.

One of the shortcomings of the new window introduced in Android 14 QPR2 was the lack of unique icons for paired Fast Pair devices. Instead, it displayed regular monochrome icons, causing even the Pixel Watch to have a headphone icon.

Thankfully, Google has decided to fix this in Android 15 QPR2 beta 2. And it may have happened because of my report on issue tracker that I wrote at the end of October.

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Android 15 QPR2: Updated Wi-Fi share QR-code design.

In the Wi-Fi sharing menu, you will now see an updated QR code layout with a Material You design that also supports dynamic colors. When you open this page, you will also be greeted by a new QR code appearance animation.

This feature first appeared in Android 16 DP1 and now available in Android 15 QPR2 Beta 2.

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Android 15 QPR2 Beta 2: Notification cooldown

Under Settings / Notifications there is a new item “Notification cooldown”. When you enable this feature, the device will automatically lower the volume and vibration for 2 minutes if you receive a lot of notifications in a short period of time. This feature does not apply to calls, alarms and important conversations.

This feature previously appeared in Android 16 DP1, and is now also available in Android 15 QPR2 Beta 2.

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Android 15 QPR2 Beta 2: Updated charging indicator in Bluetooth device info settings.

Bluetooth Device Details page now has filled-in rings around each connected accessory icon to provide an additional indication of remaining charge.

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🤖 Android 16 Developer Preview 2 has been released

In this version, developers are suggested to check out the following updates:

• JobScheduler quota optimizations
• Deprecating disruptive accessibility announcements
• Predictive back updates
• Richer haptics
• System-triggered profiling
• Start component in ApplicationStartInfo
• Better job introspection
• Adaptive refresh rate
• Ranging with enhanced security
• Photo picker improvements
• Health Connect updates

This update also resolves the following issues:

• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the screen brightness on a device to be set to 0% when the device was woken up.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Terminal app to display a "No local assets" error when launched.

⚠️ Before applying an Android 16 OTA image, Google strongly recommend that you unlock the bootloader on your device if possible.

Build number: BP21.241121.009
Security patch: December 2024

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January 2025 Android 15 security patch for Pixel devices has been released.

This update only applies to the Android 15 stable update channel. Patch updates for the 15 QPR2 betas will be released in a separate beta.

Fixed issues:

Audio
• Fix for audio delay and stability issue when using certain apps*[8, 8 Pro, 8a, Fold,Tablet, 9, 9 Pro, 9 Pro XL, 9 Pro Fold]

Camera
• Fix for issue with camera stability when switching to a connected camera under certain conditions*[Pixel 9, 9 Pro, 9 Pro XL, 9 Pro Fold]

Display & Graphics
• Fix for issue with flashing lines on screen in certain conditions*[Pixel 9, 9 Pro, 9 Pro XL, 9 Pro Fold]

User Interface
• Fix for issue with Pixel launcher themed icon color display in certain conditions*[8, 8 Pro, 8a, Fold,Tablet, 9, 9 Pro, 9 Pro XL, 9 Pro Fold]

Build Number: AP4A.250105.002
Security Patch: January 2025

🔗 Android Security Bulletin — January 2025
🔗 Pixel Update Bulletin — January 2025

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🤖 Google released Android 15 QPR2 Beta 2.1 with minor bugfixes.

In this update, Google reported fixing 3 issues, while the security patch is still from December 2024:

• Fixed several issues that sometimes caused a device to freeze, crash, or restart unexpectedly.
• Fixed an issue where the Emoji Workshop options opened when selecting wallpapers from other categories in system settings. (Issue #384629413)
• Fixed various other issues that were impacting system stability and connectivity.

Build number: BP11.241121.010 → BP11.241121.013
Security Patch: December 2024

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Android 15 QPR2 Beta 3 is out.

Google has released the third beta of the second quarterly update (QPR2) for Android 15, which will be released in February / March 2025. List of fixed issues:

• Fixed issues that could cause a device to restart when making a phone call.
• Fixed an issue where trying to resume an app from the app overview would return to the home screen instead.
• Fixed issues where the language picker menu (accessed by long-pressing the spacebar) changed the window, which caused the IME to hide in apps that had set their softInputMode to STATE_ALWAYS_HIDDEN.
• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused a clicking sound in the background while recording video.
• Fixed an issue that caused wireless charging to stop functioning in some cases.
• Fixed an issue that could cause devices to crash after starting an exercise on a connected Wear OS device.
• Fixed an issue with null pointer exceptions that sometimes caused the system UI to crash.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Android Beta Feedback app to crash sometimes when submitting a bug report.
• Fixed various other issues that were impacting system stability, connectivity, and interactivity.

Build number: BP11.241121.013 → BP11.241210.004
Security Patch: January 2025

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Android 16 will ignore app orientation restrictions on large-screen devices.

Until now, some app developers have relied on screen orientation restrictions, causing the app to simply not take up the entire screen area on large display devices.

Android 16 for apps with Target SDK 36 will ignore the attributes and APIs used to restrict the orientation and resizability of the app interface. This change only affects devices with large screens (i.e. dp > 600) such as foldables, tablets and desktop devices including Chromebooks.

Therefore, this change will not affect phones, flips and external screens of foldable devices. Also, this change does not apply to games.

Users will have the option to choose to use the default behavior set by the app, or ignore these restrictions.

In API 36 (Android 16), app developers can enable an attribute to avoid this system behavior and buy themselves time to adapt the UI, but this attribute will disappear in the next API 37.

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🤖 Google has announced the first beta version of Android 16.

The company has announced the first of four planned public beta versions of Android 16. Signing up for the beta test for the over-the-air update is available for owners of Pixel 6 and newer. Once you upgrade to this version, you won't be able to leave the beta test without losing data until the release of Android 16.

New Features:
• New “Live Updates” — new class of notifications displayed in the status bar or on the lock screen. These notifications intended for important ongoing activities, like an incoming rideshare pickup, food delivery alert, navigation, and more.
• Support for Advanced Professional Video (APV) codec
• Predictive back gesture is now enabled by default for apps with Target SDK 36.
• Predictive back gesture now works for three-button navigation (while holding the back button).
• and other under-the-hood changes

🔗 More on Android Police

Build number: BP22.250103.008
Security patch: January 2025

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Android 16 Beta 1: New 'Contacts storage' settings page.

There is a new 'Contacts storage' page in system Settings / Apps. Here you will be able to choose where contacts will be saved and synchronized by default, to cloud storage and device or only device.

This option already existed in the Google Contacts app settings, and now it has appeared in the system settings.

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