{"id":345331,"date":"2025-08-15T01:42:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T01:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/345331\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T01:42:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T01:42:13","slug":"android-16-qpr1-is-nearly-complete-as-beta-3-1-arrives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/345331\/","title":{"rendered":"Android 16 QPR1 is nearly complete, as Beta 3.1 arrives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"e_sg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  title=\"Android 16 Easter egg hero image 2\"  alt=\"Android 16 Easter egg hero image 2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Android_16_Easter_egg_hero_image_2.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Mishaal Rahman \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Android 16 QPR1 Beta 3 arrived on July 17, and Google\u2019s now following that up with a Beta 3.1 release.<\/li>\n<li>The full changelog mentions a ton of fixes.<\/li>\n<li>If all goes to plan, Android 16 QPR1 should be ready to hit stable right on schedule, on September 3.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When it comes to Google hardware, August has arrived to usher in the latest lineup, and at this point we\u2019re under a week away from the big Pixel 10 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/pixel-10-launch-date-3578149\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Made by Google<\/a> event. But for as exciting as that is, we\u2019re already looking forward to September, when it\u2019s Google\u2019s latest software that will be grabbing all our attention. That\u2019s when we\u2019re expecting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/when-material-3-expressive-desktop-mode-roll-out-3565381\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Android 16 QPR1 to hit stable<\/a> and have its rollout. But ahead of that day arriving, we\u2019ve got what may be the final QPR1 beta to try out.<\/p>\n<p> <strong>Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been almost a month now since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/android-16-qpr1-beta-3-changes-3578641\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Android 16 QPR1 Beta 3<\/a> arrived, and while we spotted a handful of changes that were incoming, like the magnified keyboard that first debuted on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/android-canary-3576430\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Android Canary<\/a>, there weren\u2019t a ton of user-facing tweaks that were new \u2014 just like we\u2019d expect from a beta at this late stage, to be fair.<\/p>\n<p>This afternoon, Google released Android 16 QPR1 Beta 3.1, a bug-fixing update on top of QPR1 Beta 3. The new build is labeled as BP31.250610.009 (.009.A1 for the Pixel Tablet), and just like previous releases, we\u2019re seeing it for Pixel 6 and later models.<\/p>\n<p>According to the QPR1 release notes page, Beta 3.1 includes fixes for the following issues:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Device instability or reboots related to Wi-Fi by improving how the system processes network statistics. (<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/433037402\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Issue #433037402<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/432867183\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Issue #432867183<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/433418936\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Issue #433418936<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/432795362\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Issue #432795362<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/432770117\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Issue #432770117<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/432699126\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Issue #432699126<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/435489862\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Issue #435489862<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/435011484\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Issue #435011484<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>The Context Hub, a low-power sensor component, would crash due to excessive use of main memory, causing device instability; resolved by optimizing memory allocation and preventing memory leaks. (\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/420999948\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Issue #420999948<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/426316038\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Issue #426316038<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>The home screen sometimes lost its bottom row of pinned apps and the search bar, making them inaccessible; this was fixed by adjusting how these elements reappear after screen transitions. (<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/428088033\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Issue #428088033<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/428405658\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Issue #428405658<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/429817851\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Issue #429817851<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Notifications would overlap in the shade, hindering readability, by refining the notification display and dismissal animation logic. (<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/421792538\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Issue #421792538<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/422749237\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Issue #422749237<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/420418750\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Issue #420418750<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/428896474\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Issue #428896474<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>An issue that caused unexpected device restarts. (<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/427676713\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Issue #427676713<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>The Quick Settings UI on unfolded foldable devices appeared clipped or misaligned due to incorrect padding caused by double-counting the camera cutout. (<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/419184923\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Issue #419184923<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/421879049\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Issue #421879049<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/421810067\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Issue #421810067<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/423172198\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Issue #423172198<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/422560004\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Issue #422560004<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/424116279\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Issue #424116279<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>An issue that caused devices to unexpectedly reboot. (<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/408888279\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Issue #408888279<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/409949346\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Issue #409949346<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/409960197\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Issue #409960197<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/410624610\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Issue #410624610<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/407373090\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Issue #407373090<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/430095518\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Issue #430095518<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>The status bar appearing in the Quick Settings shade was sometimes misaligned with the standard status bar, causing a visual inconsistency. (<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/419573315\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Issue #419573315<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/419134909\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Issue #419134909<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/432794874\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Issue #432794874<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Addressed a system hang or crash, particularly during unlock, caused by the camera\u2019s Ambient Light Sensor (ALS) read getting stuck, by implementing a non-blocking method for sensor data retrieval. (<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/421870862\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Issue #421870862<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/420725698\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Issue #420725698<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>The media player on the lock screen would sometimes disappear or become unresponsive. (<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/420517884\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Issue #420517884<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>An issue where the notification shade displayed a large, growing gap, obscuring notifications, by correcting how notification animations were clipped. (<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/421366916\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Issue #421366916<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>An issue where the media player notification could appear clipped or disappear during device rotation, by improving how its display area is sized and updated in UI transitions. (<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/433040374\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Issue #433040374<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Video calls initiated from voice calls no longer experience muted audio; a system audio fix now correctly manages sound output during call type transitions. (<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/434139133\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Issue #434139133<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/427060263\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Issue #427060263<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/438414975\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Issue #438414975<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>An issue where black translucent bars appeared at the top and bottom of the home screen after exiting full-screen apps by correcting how transient system bar states were cleared. (<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/425407737\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Issue #425407737<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/433929827\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Issue #433929827<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>An issue that caused the device to unexpectedly crash and restart during an OTA update.<\/li>\n<li>An issue causing occasional device restarts after system updates.<\/li>\n<li>Widgets on the home screen sometimes failed to load due to looking for outdated app files.<\/li>\n<li>Typing occasionally stopped working in apps because internal input system processes could race.<\/li>\n<li>Device crashes caused by the Context Hub running out of memory.<\/li>\n<li>Bluetooth crashes and instability caused by an \u201cUnimplemented Packet Type\u201d error have been resolved.<\/li>\n<li>[RG5][BD1A.250219.006]Unable to handle kernel paging request, PC is at edgetpu_kci_release_vmbox, LR is at edgetpu_kci_release_vmbox<\/li>\n<li>An issue that could cause phone disconnections or system crashes during calls by resolving a memory corruption bug in audio data buffer handling related to audio playback speed changes.<\/li>\n<li>A brief screen flicker happened when launching apps from the notification shade.<\/li>\n<li>A system crash that could occur when using your device\u2019s media features, especially when connected to a computer for media transfer, by improving the internal handling of media connection resources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Users enrolled in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/android\/beta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Android Beta for Pixel program<\/a> should just sit tight at this point and wait for their updates to arrive via OTA notification. Considering this is just a point release, don\u2019t expect to see any new features in this build.<\/p>\n<p>This article was updated at 5:37 PM ET to add the official release notes for Android 16 QPR1 Beta 3.1.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for being part of our community. 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