{"id":639950,"date":"2025-12-18T09:27:28","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T09:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/639950\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T09:27:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T09:27:28","slug":"heres-everything-new-in-android-16-qpr3-beta-1-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/639950\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s everything new in Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 [Gallery]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<img width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Android-16-QPR1-logo-6.jpg\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Android 16 QPR3 is the next notable quarterly update coming in March 2026, and <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/?p=692534\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beta 1<\/a> is rolling out today for Pixel devices.<\/p>\n<p>Over the coming hours, we\u2019ll dive into all of Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1\u2019s new features and every single change. (The newest updates will be at the top of this list. Be sure to check back often and tell us what you find in the comments below.) Android 16 QPR2 Beta 3 screenshots appear on the left and QPR3 Beta 1 on the right.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to quickly install Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 on your compatible Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro, Pixel 7a, Pixel Tablet, Pixel Fold, Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel 8a, Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL, Pixel 9 Pro Fold, Pixel 9a, Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro, Pixel 10 Pro XL, and Pixel 10 Pro Fold be sure to check out\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2024\/04\/11\/how-to-install-android-15-beta-google-pixel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our step-by-step guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Updating\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\tAdvertisement &#8211; scroll for more content<\/p>\n<p>New folder animation<\/p>\n<p><video controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/12\/Android-16-QPR3-folders-animation-1.mp4\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Themed icons are now called \u2018Minimal\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\"  alt=\"\" data-height=\"2424\" data-id=\"699311\" data-link=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2025\/12\/17\/android-16-qpr3-beta-1-everything-new\/android-16-qpr3-beta-1-icons-1\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/12\/Android-16-QPR3-Beta-1-icons-1.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=456\" data-width=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Android-16-QPR3-Beta-1-icons-1.jpg\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\"  alt=\"\" data-height=\"2424\" data-id=\"699312\" data-link=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2025\/12\/17\/android-16-qpr3-beta-1-everything-new\/android-16-qpr3-beta-1-icons-2\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/12\/Android-16-QPR3-Beta-1-icons-2.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=456\" data-width=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Android-16-QPR3-Beta-1-icons-2.jpg\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u2018Edit tiles\u2019 alignment tweak<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">QPR2 vs. QPR3 Beta 1<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\"  alt=\"\" data-height=\"2424\" data-id=\"699302\" data-link=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2025\/12\/17\/android-16-qpr3-beta-1-everything-new\/android-16-qpr2-qs-tiles-edit\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/12\/Android-16-QPR2-QS-Tiles-edit.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=456\" data-width=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Android-16-QPR2-QS-Tiles-edit.jpg\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\"  alt=\"\" data-height=\"2424\" data-id=\"699303\" data-link=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2025\/12\/17\/android-16-qpr3-beta-1-everything-new\/android-16-qpr3-beta-1-quick-settings-tiles-2\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/12\/Android-16-QPR3-Beta-1-Quick-Settings-Tiles-1.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=456\" data-width=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Android-16-QPR3-Beta-1-Quick-Settings-Tiles-1.jpg\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Location status is now a blue chip\/dot<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This matches camera and microphone status (green)<\/li>\n<li>Location was previously a status bar icon<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2025\/12\/17\/android-16-qpr3-blue-dot-location-notification\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\"  alt=\"\" data-height=\"650\" data-id=\"699296\" data-link=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2025\/12\/17\/android-16-qpr3-beta-1-everything-new\/android-16-qpr3-beta-1-location-dot\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/12\/Android-16-QPR3-Beta-1-location-dot.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" data-width=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Android-16-QPR3-Beta-1-location-dot.jpg\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Pixel adds Samsung\u2019s navigation button layout<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\"  alt=\"\" data-height=\"2404\" data-id=\"699278\" data-link=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2025\/12\/17\/google-pixel-samsung-navigation-buttons-layout-beta\/screenshot_20251217-202109\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/12\/Screenshot_20251217-202109.png?w=460\" data-width=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot_20251217-202109.png\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\"  alt=\"\" data-height=\"2404\" data-id=\"699276\" data-link=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2025\/12\/17\/google-pixel-samsung-navigation-buttons-layout-beta\/screenshot_20251217-202112\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/12\/Screenshot_20251217-202112.png?w=460\" data-width=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot_20251217-202112.png\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Adjustable Flashlight Strength<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\"  alt=\"\" data-height=\"2424\" data-id=\"699282\" data-link=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/?attachment_id=699282\" data-url=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/12\/Android-16-QPR3-Beta-1-flashlight-2.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=456\" data-width=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Android-16-QPR3-Beta-1-flashlight-2.jpg\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\"  alt=\"\" data-height=\"2424\" data-id=\"699281\" data-link=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/?attachment_id=699281\" data-url=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/12\/Android-16-QPR3-Beta-1-flashlight-1.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=456\" data-width=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Android-16-QPR3-Beta-1-flashlight-1.jpg\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/p>\n<p>At a Glance lockscreen\/AOD tweaks<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Day\/date and weather are flipped<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">QPR2 vs. QPR3 Beta 1<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\"  alt=\"\" data-height=\"2424\" data-id=\"699271\" data-link=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2025\/12\/17\/android-16-qpr3-at-a-glance\/android-16-qpr3-beta-1-at-a-glance\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/12\/Android-16-QPR3-Beta-1-At-a-Glance.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=456\" data-width=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Android-16-QPR3-Beta-1-At-a-Glance.jpg\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\"  alt=\"\" data-height=\"2424\" data-id=\"699270\" data-link=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2025\/12\/17\/android-16-qpr3-at-a-glance\/android-16-qpr2-at-a-glance\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/12\/Android-16-QPR2-At-a-Glance.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=456\" data-width=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Android-16-QPR2-At-a-Glance.jpg\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Remove At a Glance from homescreen<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\"  alt=\"\" data-height=\"2424\" data-id=\"699266\" data-link=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/?attachment_id=699266\" data-url=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/12\/Android-16-QPR3-Beta-1-At-a-Glance-1.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=456\" data-width=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Android-16-QPR3-Beta-1-At-a-Glance-1.jpg\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" 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