{"id":432132,"date":"2025-09-17T21:49:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T21:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/432132\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T21:49:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T21:49:13","slug":"heres-every-new-feature-for-pixels-in-android-16-qpr2-beta-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/432132\/","title":{"rendered":"Here’s every new feature for Pixels in Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mishaal Rahman \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n

In less than three months, Google will roll out the second quarterly release of Android 16<\/a> to Pixel devices, bringing major new features like an expanded dark theme, auto-themed app icons, an HDR\/SDR brightness slider, and more. While Google previewed many of these features in last month\u2019s QPR2 Beta 1 release, the beta program is far from over.<\/p>\n

Earlier today, Google rolled out Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2<\/a> to supported Pixel devices. It\u2019s the second of three releases in the QPR2 beta program, and while it doesn\u2019t bring as many new features as Android 16 QPR2 Beta 1<\/a>, it includes a few exciting changes. We installed Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2 on our Pixel devices to find out what\u2019s new, so keep reading if you\u2019re wondering whether it\u2019s worth installing the beta on your own Pixel or waiting for the stable release in December!<\/p>\n

Icon shape customization<\/p>\n

In Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2, you can now change the shape of app icons on the home screen. When you open the Wallpaper & Style app and tap the Icons option in the Home Screen tab, you\u2019ll find five shape options: the default circle shape, a square, four-sided cookie, seven-sided cookie, and arch.<\/p>\n

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Mishaal Rahman \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n

Google first introduced this icon shape customization feature in the 2508 Android Canary release<\/a>, but since the Canary track is its own, separate release channel, we weren\u2019t sure when the feature would make its way to users in the stable channel. Now that it\u2019s live in QPR2 Beta 2, we expect the icon shape options to be available in December\u2019s stable Android 16 QPR2 release.<\/p>\n

Step tracking in Health Connect<\/p>\n

When Google launched Health Connect<\/a> back in 2022, it was designed as a central hub for all your health and fitness data. Apps would contribute data to Health Connect, which would store that data in a secure, local database. Other apps could then pull that same data, add it to their own databases, and analyze that data. The idea was for Health Connect to simplify data sharing between health and fitness apps instead of tracking data of its own.<\/p>\n

\"Step\"Health<\/p>\n

Well, it seems Google wants to make Health Connect do more. In Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2, Health Connect now tracks your steps using your phone. When you open the app, you\u2019ll be met by a banner that reads, \u201cSteps tracked on your phone will appear in Health Connect. Steps tracked by this device are now stored in Health Connect for connected apps to access.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other changes<\/p>\n