Following a QPR2 release earlier this week, Google today is rolling out Android 17 QPR3 Beta 1. This should see a stable release in March 2027.
The following issues have been addressed:
- Audio output device cannot be switched while playing audio from apps without active media controls. (Issue #259180936)
- Apps crash when attempting to start a foreground service from a Quick Settings tile. (Issue #299506164)
- Application icons in the app menu display with excessive spacing. (Issue #316288379, Issue #300758716)
- App previews fail to display in the recent apps screen. (Issue #515091621)
- NFC service crashes with DeadObjectException and stops detecting tags after the initial scan on Android 16. (Issue #456078994)
- Device freezes and becomes unresponsive when unlocking with the fingerprint sensor. (Issue #490719716, Issue #514867650, Issue #523022829)
- Device crashes when selecting the require eyes to be open option in Face Unlock settings. (Issue #466618368, Issue #522677686)
- MediaPlayer crashes when handling non-ASCII audio attribute tags. (Issue #552043106)
- Applications freeze and trigger an Application Not Responding (ANR) error when launched. (Issue #484969809, Issue #475406236)
- Camera feed is rotated 90 degrees when using video calling apps on an external display in desktop mode. (Issue #432390710)
- User interface issues when navigating back to the home screen from an app. (Issue #566639975)
- Unexpected dot displayed on the Mobile Data icon in Quick Settings. (Issue #551150806)
- Front camera fails to function while screen recording is active. (Issue #523313834)
- Calling apps crash with ForegroundServiceStartNotAllowedException when handling calls immediately after device reboot. (Issue #409069722)
- eSIM profile cannot be enabled and silently reverts to off in Settings. (Issue #541436675)
- Excessive battery drain during idle when Flip to Shh is enabled. (Issue #560036427)
- Settings app crashes when opening battery settings. (Issue #554603197)
- Audio playback stops on active LHDC v5 Bluetooth devices when a second connected device disconnects. (Issue #554992287)
- com.android.phone crash loop and complete loss of cellular service when the modem reports unexpected SIM slot indices. (Issue #554049220)
- Wi-Fi fails to automatically reconnect during background wakes when hardware PNO scans fail or are unsupported. (Issue #551970385)
You can report issuesom the application drawer or Quick Settings to file bugs in Google’s issue tracker. There’s also the Android Beta communityon Reddit
- DP11.260918.005 Pixel 11, 11 Pro, 11 Pro XL, 11 Pro Fold
- DP11.260918.006 build for all devices
Android 17 QPR3 Beta 1 system images are available for the 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, as well as the Android Emulator.
If you prefer to leave the Beta program and receive the public stable release of Android 17 QPR2, you can do so without wiping your device by opting out andnot installing today’s QPR3 Beta 1 update*. If you opt-out of the program* afterinstalling Beta 1 or any future updates, all user data on the device will get wiped per usual program guidelines.Opting out will trigger a ‘Downgrade’ OTA. Ignore this update and wait for the Android 17 QPR2 public release instead.
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