Android 15 is already in development but Android 14 will still receive a third quarterly update or QPR. The QPR betas They allow those who own a Google Pixel, Pixel Tablet or Pixel Fold to try out these new features in advance.
After Android 14 QPR 3 Beta 2, released on March 8, Google has just released Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2.1, which fixes a lot of bugs And besides, this brings us some interesting new features of Android 15, such as the use of the mobile phone as a webcam with higher quality.
Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2.1 changes
Users of a Google Pixel 5a or above, Pixel Tablet, or Pixel Fold can now update to Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2.1, the second beta of the second version of the third and final version. Android 14 quarterly update
As a minor update, the main new feature is the bug fixes, which are quite abundant. No fewer than ten bugs have been fixed, including some important ones:
- Fixed an issue that sometimes caused a device’s launcher to crash when trying to view recent apps.
- Fixed an issue that sometimes caused Pixel tablets to not charge when connected.
- Fixed an issue where swiping up from the bottom of the screen would not always return to the Home screen.
- Fixed an issue that caused the notification layout on the lock screen to display with extra padding.
- Fixed several issues that caused frequent “Application is not responding” errors for system and user applications.
- Fixed an issue where swiping down from the top of the screen would not always display the notification tone.
- Fixed an issue for Pixel Folds where sometimes when the device was unfolded, only half of the internal screen would display content.
- Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented a user’s wallpaper settings from being saved correctly.
- Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented the “Quick tap to start actions” gesture from working.
- Fixed several other issues affecting system stability, performance, connectivity, interactivity, and camera.
Of course, that’s not the only thing changing in Android 14 QPR 3 Beta 2.1. This version continues to get closer to Android 15 by including the high quality mode when using mobile as webcam
High quality mode for the webcam. Capture of Mishaal Rahman
9to5Google reveals other small changes introduced in this update, such as the fact that the widget selector includes the application icon in the preview of each widget or a small regression in Gboard: the intensity of the haptic vibration can no longer be chosen from the application. It’s either on or off.
If you have a Google Pixel 5a or later, Pixel Fold, or Pixel tablet, you can download Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2.1 flash the image with Android Flash Tool or download it and flash it manually. The bug in OTA updates is still there, so this option is not available.
By | Michael Rahman
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