{"id":147017,"date":"2025-10-27T01:17:28","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T01:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/147017\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T01:17:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T01:17:28","slug":"google-releases-android-16-qpr2-beta-3-1-to-fix-a-bootlooping-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/147017\/","title":{"rendered":"Google releases Android 16 QPR2 Beta 3.1 to fix a bootlooping problem"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s an incremental update, but an update nevertheless<\/a> as Google<\/a> pushed out Android 16<\/a> QPR2 Beta 3.1 on Monday. It took place on the same day that Apple released iOS 26.1 Beta 4<\/a>\u00a0for the iPhone.\u00a0The update is Release number BP41.250916.010 for the Pixel 6<\/a>, Pixel 6 Pro<\/a> and Pixel 6a<\/a>, and weighs in at 469 MB. Release BP41.250916.010.A1 is for all other eligible Pixel models and is only 2.64 MB. That difference in heft is because the Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, and Pixel 6a never received Android 16 QPR2 Beta 3. We can assume that the new update merges both Beta 3 and Beta 3.1 for the Pixel 6 line.Android 16 QPR2 Beta 3.1 fixes bootlooping issue on some Pixel models<\/p>\n

Pixel users can install the update by going to Settings > System > Software update > System update. Follow the directions to install and update your phone. The update fixes a bootlooping issue that forced Google to recall the Android 16 QPR2 Beta 3 release. Those who could not install the Beta 3 update were stuck on Beta 2, like the Pixel 6 series, while others ended up having to deal with the bootlooping cycle. The Beta 3.1 release is only for those phones stuck on Beta 2.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Google later discovered that with the units that were bootlooping, the Desktop Mode developer feature was active before or after the Beta 3 update was installed.<\/p>\n

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Pixel 6 versus the Pixel 6 Pro. | Image credit-PhoneArena<\/p>\n

If your Pixel handset is running through the bootlooping cycle, the update won’t help and Google recommends that you “let the system recover itself back to Beta 2 after the system fails to boot a few times.” Pixel phones update using an A\/B partition system so if the primary partition doesn’t install, the phone should attempt to boot from the secondary partition. If this fails to load, you might have to sideload Beta 3.1 using the Android Debug Bridge.<\/p>\n

Despite the lack of new Release Notes, those stuck on QPR2 Beta 2 should check out this list of fixes<\/p>\n

While none of these options will remove the data on your phone, if they don’t work and you’re unable to boot up your Pixel device, you’ll have to boot your Pixel into recovery mode and do a factory reset to boot up your phone.<\/p>\n

Google did not release updated release notes for Android 16 QPR2 Beta 3.1. What we can do is reveal the release notes for Beta 3<\/a> since the Beta 3.1 update is meant for those models still running Beta 2 which happen to include the Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, and Pixel 6a.<\/p>\n

Here are the fixes you can expect to see on the above models once you install the update:<\/p>\n