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Summary

  • Google is on a roll with Android beta updates, with Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2.2 heading out to eligible Pixel phones days after the last Android 15 beta.
  • Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2.2 fixes mobile data connection issues and various system stability problems.
  • This Quaterly Platform Release is expected to hit the stable channel in June 2024 as the next Pixel Feature Drop.



We were disappointed when the I/O 2024 keynote came and went without an Android 15 announcement, but Google has been making up for it in the days since. The company has since dropped two Android 15 betas, and now it’s pushing out an update for its Android 14 QPR3 beta program. Running two simultaneous beta programs can get confusing pretty fast, but this one applies to users who enrolled before Android 15 became a public beta in April. Eventually, this Quarterly Platform Release build will debut as the June 2024 Pixel Feature Drop, and that just got one step closer to happening.

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Google announced the new version on Reddit today, noting that it has a build number of AP21.240305.006 on most devices. The release notes reveal that the May 2024 security patches are included, and the Play Services version has been brought up to 24.06.16. Nothing functional appears to have changed, but Google mentions the following fixes and resolved issues:

Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2.2 (May 2024)

This minor update to Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2 includes the following fixes:

All eligible devices enrolled in the
Android Beta for Pixel program
that haven’t taken an update to Android 15 Beta will be offered an over-the-air (OTA) update to Beta 2.2.

Resolved issues

Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2.2 resolves the following issues and also includes fixes for some issues that are not noted here.

  • Fixed an issue that sometimes caused a device to crash or restart unexpectedly.
  • Fixed an issue that sometimes caused a device to crash or restart unexpectedly while updating apps after the device was flashed.
  • Fixed issues that caused a device to display a blank, black screen after booting from flash.
  • Fixed an issue that caused a device to crash and display a blank, black screen after switching to a secondary user.
  • Fixed issues when always-on display mode was enabled that interfered with the “Double tap to wake” gesture and prevented the device from unlocking if the user tried to use their fingerprint to unlock the device.
  • Fixed an issue that sometimes caused battery information to not display correctly in the system settings, status bar, and on the lock screen.
  • Fixed issues that prevented device-to-device transfers and backup and restore from working.
  • Fixed various issues that were impacting system stability, performance, and camera.


Only certain users will receive this update

If you’re not already enrolled in the Android 14 QPR3 beta program, there’s no way to receive this update over the air. Once the Android 15 beta program went live in April, Google’s beta program enrollment page began opting new users in to that beta program. So, only users who had previously enrolled in the beta program and did not accept any Android 15-based updates will receive this new version automatically.


Google notes that it may take up to 24 hours to reach everyone, and you can see if it’s available for your phone by heading to Settings → System → Software update → System update and tapping the Check for updates button. If you’re really interested in trying this version but missed the cutoff before the beta program switched to Android 15, you can use the manual method of flashing either the OTA file or the factory images that Google just published.

Thanks: Eduardo

UPDATE: 2024/05/23 16:25 EST BY DALLAS THOMAS


Correction

An earlier version of this article conflated this update with Android 15 Beta 2.2. While that is the next release expected from Google’s beta programs going forward, today’s update is for Android
14
QPR3 — also Beta 2.2.