🤖 Google has released a minor update to Android 15 Beta 4.1.

The list of fixes for this build notes only one issue related to calls, which was the most frequently reported by users:

• Fixed various issues that sometimes caused device audio to crash while making or receiving calls. (Issue #354086106, Issue #354582492, Issue #354788692, Issue #355129314, Issue #355024157)

Build: AP31.240617.009 → AP31.240617.010
Security patch level: July 2024

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🤖 Google has released a minor update to Android 15 Beta 4.2.

Many were expecting the final release along with yesterday's event, but the Android 15 beta test continues, while new 9-series devices have come out with Android 14 on board. Presumably, a stable version of Android 15 will be released in September.

List of fixed issues in Beta 4.2:

• Fixed an issue where some devices were delayed in waking up.
• Fixed an issue where a gray transparent bar was appearing when using the camera.
• Fixed a camera issue that was causing low frame rates.
• Fixed a camera issue that was causing a crash when changing zoom values.
• Fixed an issue with camera saturation.
• Fixed an issue that was causing the UI to flicker.
• Fixed an issue that was causing the YouTube app to crash.

+ The "Device Diagnostics" feature, which was introduced in Beta 4, is missing from the settings.

Build: AP31.240617.010 → AP31.240617.015
Security patch level: August 2024

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🤖 The first beta of Android 15 QPR1 has been released.

Google is opening up the beta test for the first quarterly update for Android 15, which will be released in December this year. Everyone who participates in the Android 15 beta test will get the update, so if you no longer wish to be on the beta, you need to exit the beta test and wait for the update to stable Android 15, which is expected to be released in early September.

The first beta version of Android 15 QPR1* is available for Pixel 6 and newer devices, except for Pixel 9 series devices. For the latter, Android 15 Beta 4.2 has been released.

Build number: AP41.240726.009
Security Patch: August 2024

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Android 15 QPR1 Beta1: The keyboard has received a predictive back gesture animation.

Android 15 enables predictive gesture back by default for apps that support this. It typically shows you which screen you'll get to, or which item you'll close (navdrawer, bottom sheet card, etc.).

Android 15 QPR1 goes further and includes a predictive back gesture animation for the keyboard. But it doesn't work everywhere. For this to work, the application must have implemented smooth keyboard opening animations: the WindowInsetsAnimationCompat — an API existing since Android 11.

If the app supports this API, predictive keyboard animation will work even if the app does not support predictive back gesture.

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Android 15 QPR1 Beta1: Updated animation for holding down quick settings tiles

Holding a tile that can open a full settings page will now play a new zoom animation that progresses as you hold it. This action is also accompanied by an updated haptic feedback with a click at the beginning, a rising vibration and a click at the end.

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Android 15's new Volume panel will keep the Active Noise Cancellation toggle.

During the Android 15 beta test, Google introduced an updated Volume panel. However, up until the current moment, its main issue remained the absence of the Active Noise Cancellation switch for Pixel Buds Pro, which was present in the previous design.

In bug reports on Issue Tracker, Google responded with “Intended behavior. We'll have an update in the final release.” And even reporting this being on 15 QPR1 beta 1, which also lacks this switch, the response remained unchanged.

As I discovered, Google is planning to bring back the Noise Control switch using the Google Play Services server-side flag. So in fact, the company didn't cheat, and users no longer need to report it on Issue Tracker.

But you can support my report about the broken open/close and toggling Noise Control mode animations:

https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/361919776

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🤖 Android 15 has been released at AOSP. Release on Pixel devices in a month.

Google has published the Android 15 source code to the Android Open Source Project (AOSP). This means that independent developers can now create their own ROMs based on Android 15 AOSP.

As Google states, Android 15 will be released for supported Pixel devices in the “coming weeks,” but rumors suggest it will happen in October, possibly even mid-October.

The full list of “under-the-hood” changes in Android 15 that could affect apps:
🔗 Android 15 features and changes list

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🤖 The second beta of Android 15 QPR1 has been released.

As a reminder, this is a beta test of the first quarterly update (QPR1*) for Android 15, which will be released in December this year. The first release of stable Android 15 for Pixel devices is expected by mid-October.

A list of fixes and updates in the following posts.

Build number: AP41.240823.009
Security Patch: September 2024

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🐞 List of fixed issues in Android 15 QPR1 Beta 2:

Developer- and user-reported issues
• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the system to over-report GPS battery usage.
• Fixed an issue that prevented the 80% device charge limit from being disabled.
• Fixed an issue that prevented passwords from being managed through Google Password Manager.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Google Maps app to crash.
• Fixed an issue that interrupted Bluetooth connectivity on some devices.
• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused NFC-based payments to fail.
• Fixed an issue that could sometimes cause a device to restart unexpectedly.
• Fixed an issue where Now Playing didn't appear on the lock screen while running.
• Fixed an issue in the Pixel Tips app that prevented the Satellite SOS demo from launching.

Other resolved issues
• Fixed various other issues that were impacting system stability, performance, connectivity, and interactivity.

Bluetooth resolved issues
• Made AIDL changes to support LE Audio multi-codec, including extensions for vendor codecs.
• Fixed a bug of ScanRecord.getManufacturerSpecificData() to return merged multiple Manufacturer Specific Data instead of only returning the first Manufacturer Specific Data.
• Fixed an issue where the phone gets stuck in an incorrect state when the remote device does RFCOMM Disconnection during Codec Negotiation while the phone is already having an active connection with a different device.
• Fixed an issue where subsequent connection attempts failed locally after an outgoing HFP connection attempt was discarded.
• Fixed an issue where the first paired device lost audio focus when a second device was paired and reconnected.
• Fixed an issue where some headsets couldn't pair using Fast Pair due to a race condition where the Bluetooth stack incorrectly treats a LE-ACL disconnection during classic pairing as a pairing failure.

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🤖 The third beta of Android 15 QPR1 has been released.

As a reminder, this is a beta test of the first quarterly update (QPR1*) for Android 15, which will be released this December for devices starting with the Pixel 6 and newer.

Top fixed Issues:

• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused notifications to be displayed with some content that was cut off.
• Fixed an issue with system memory paging that sometimes caused devices to crash and restart.
• Fixed an issue where the volume buttons didn't work when connected to certain Bluetooth devices.
• Fixed an issue where some app icons on the home screen were displaying the default system icon instead of the app's icon.
• Fixed an issue that caused a device to run slowly and sometimes crash when switching back to the primary user from the secondary user.
• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the system UI to crash.
• Fixed an issue for foldable devices where the screen sometimes went blank when unfolding the device.

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 while taking a bug report.
• Fixed various other issues that were impacting system stability, connectivity, and interactivity.

Bluetooth resolved issues
• Fix a crash in BluetoothDevice.getType() that occurred primarily in the testing environment when Bluetooth resources were reused between virtual device instances.
• Improved LE Audio volume control by enabling independent adjustment of each connected sink's volume using the UI and limiting volume key adjustments to the primary sink.

Build number: AP41.240823.009 → AP41.240925.009
Security Patch: October 2024

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🤖 The first beta of Android 15 QPR2 has been released.

Google has released the first beta of the second quarterly update (QPR2) for Android 15, which will be released in March 2025. The beta program is available for devices starting with the Pixel 6 and newer, which means the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro will get Android 15 QPR2 next March, even though their official support for Android versions ended in October.

Build number: BP11.241025.006
Security Patch: November 2024

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Android 15 QPR2 Beta1: All Google Tensor-based devices are getting a 6.1.99 kernel update

Earlier this year, a Google employee mentioned in one of the commits on AOSP Gerrit that Pixel devices could be updated to the Linux 6.1 kernel along with Android 15. However, so far the only Google devices to get the sixth version of the kernel have been the Pixel 9 series devices with kernel version 6.1.75.

In the first beta of Android 15 QPR2, Google has updated the kernel version to 6.1.99 for all Google Tensor-based Pixel devices, starting with the Pixel 6 and newer.

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🤖 Google released Android 15 QPR1 Beta 3.1 with minor bugfixes and November security patch.

While the beta testing of 15 QPR2 is already well underway, ahead of the December update, Google has decided to release a small update for the third beta of 15 QPR1 in which the company has fixed the following issues:

• Fixed an issue where tapping media controls closed the notification shade but didn't open the app.
• Fixed an issue where long pressing the device entry icon didn't work when there were many notifications and the notification shelf was overlapping the lock icon.
• Fixed an issue that prevented proper volume control for some Bluetooth devices.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Material You, wallpaper-derived color options to be very similar.
• Fixed an issue that caused the scrollbar in the system settings to be sized and styled inconsistently.
• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused NFC payments to fail.
• Fixed an issue where translations in Indonesian and Hebrew didn't display correctly for apps that are targeting Android 14 (API level 34) or lower.
• Fixed various other issues that were impacting system stability, camera, connectivity, localization, accessibility, and interactivity.

The release of Android 15 QPR1 is expected in about a week and a half.

Build number: AP41.240925.009 → AP41.240925.012
Security Patch: November 2024

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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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🤖 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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