Android 15 QPR 2 Beta 2 is here with a Linux flavor and the best of Android 16: All the news

Android 15 has arrived and after a first quarterly update of the system, Google is already preparing the second, the final launch of which is expected in March. If you have a Google Pixel 6 or higher, you can try it now the second beta of the second update of Android 15.

This second beta version fixes a good number of errors, including several related to Bluetooth and some very annoying. In addition, it allows us to test some of the main new features of this update, such as the Linux Terminal.

What's new in Android 15 QPR 2 beta 2

Google updates Android every quarter a set of improvementsknown as Feature removals o Pixel drops. Users with a compatible mobile phone can try these improvements as they are developed through QPR beta versions (Quarterly version of the platform), in preview before the update is finalized and shipped worldwide.

The second beta of the second Android 15 update is now available for download and testing for users with a Google Pixel 6, Pixel Fold, or Pixel tablet. With this update, you can finally get your hands on the Linux Terminal for Androidin development for several betas.

With Android 15 QPR 2 Beta 2, you can now download and install linux terminal for androidalthough you can't do much with it yet since it doesn't have hardware acceleration or support for running graphical environments, which will come later. In addition, we find the following changes:

• Themed icons are no longer “beta”. Introduced in Android 12, they have continued to include the beta label all these years.
• Design changes. The WiFi sharing screen adopts Material You, the Pixel Launcher search bar has a new closing animation, and accessories with Fast Pair include their own icon in the Bluetooth device list.
• Notification cooldown. Notification Cooldown is a function that will prevent an application from bombarding us with notifications. We thought it would be exclusive to Android 16, but apparently it will also come to Android 15 in this second quarterly update.
• New option for developers. This involves booting the device using a page size of 16 KB.

Of course, Android 15 QPR 2 Beta 2 also includes a good collection of bug fixessome of them are very important. These are:

• Fixed an issue that prevented you from accessing the “ANGLE Preferences” option in Developer Options.
• Fixed an issue that prevented some glucose sensors from connecting.
• Fixed an issue that caused a long delay when selecting options to make a call.
• Fixed an issue that prevented the “Limit to 80%” option from being enabled in Load Optimization settings.
• Fixed a null pointer issue that could cause devices to crash or reboot unexpectedly.
• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused Pixel Fold devices to become unresponsive when unfolded.
• Fixed a bug with inconsistent behavior when switching from ASHA to LE Audio and vice versa, ensuring that audio always stops when switching.
• Fixed a bug that caused an L2CAP connection error with error reason code 3 after restarting the phone due to incorrectly saving the security level during pairing.
• Fixed a bug that allowed LE links to remain unencrypted when reconnecting to linked devices, potentially exposing sensitive data to attackers.
• Fixed a bug where Bluetooth HAL hangs or crashes when downloading Bluetooth LE audio hardware is disabled.

If you have a Google Pixel 6 or later, Pixel Fold, or Pixel tablet, you can download Android 15 QPR1 Beta 3 flash the image with Android Flash Tool or download it and flash it manually. However, the easiest way to get them is to sign up for the Android 15 beta program.

By | Google, 9to5Google and Mishaal Rahman

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