Android 15 QPR1 Beta 3 released for Pixel devices

Google has just released Android 15 QPR1 Beta 3 for your Pixel device and it’s time for an update.

As with previous Android 15 QPR1 builds, Google has released factory image and OTA files for Pixel 6 and 6 Pro, Pixel 6a, Pixel 7 and 7 Pro, Pixel 7a, Pixel Fold, Pixel Tablet, Pixel 8 and 8 Pro, and Pixel 8a , Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro and 9 Pro XL as well as Pixel 9 Pro Fold.

The update via the Android Beta program should happen soon.

Android 15 QPR1 Beta 3 release information:

Release date: October 23, 2024
Build: AP41.240925.009
Emulator support: x86 (64-bit), ARM (v8-A)
Security patch level: October 2024
Google Play Services: 24.33.33

Bug fixes for Android 15 QPR1 Beta 3: For this release, Google fixed at least 12 bugs that it felt were worth mentioning. There’s a solid list of issues reported by developers and users, followed by other bugs they’ve fixed, including those affecting Bluetooth. Ahhh Bluetooth bugs, it wouldn’t be an update if you touched some of them. The full list can be found below.

Issues reported by developers and users

• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused notifications to appear with truncated content. (Issue #369022573)
• Fixed a system memory swapping issue that sometimes caused devices to crash and reboot. (Issue #370281133, Issue #363067081)
• Fixed an issue where the volume buttons did not work when connected to certain Bluetooth devices. (Issue #370700569, Issue #362542656, Issue #362115174, Issue #369774572)
• Fixed an issue where some app icons on the home screen displayed the default system icon instead of the app icon. (Issue #335579823)
• Fixed an issue that caused a device to run slowly and sometimes crash when switching from the secondary user back to the primary user. (Issue #339635839)
• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the system UI to crash. (Issue #370214367)
• Fixed an issue on foldable devices where the screen would sometimes go black when unfolding the device. (Issue #367324432)

Other resolved issues

• Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented users from interacting with heads-up notifications.
• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the system to crash when creating a bug report.
• Fixed various other issues affecting system stability, connectivity and interactivity.

Bluetooth fixed problems

• Fix a crash in BluetoothDevice.getType() This primarily occurred in the test environment when Bluetooth resources were reused between virtual device instances.
• Improved LE audio volume control by allowing the volume of each connected sink to be adjusted independently via the user interface and limiting volume button adjustments to the primary sink.

Download Android 15 QPR1 Beta 3: If interested, you can download from the following links to get started (QPR1 Beta 3 should be available soon in the over-the-air update beta program if it isn’t already):