The latest Google Pixel quarterly update beta updated game execution to significantly improve high-quality 3D graphics environments: according to testing, Mobile phones support frame rate much more stably. This improvement should be seen on mobile phones between the Google Pixel 6 and the Google Pixel 8.
The pace of updates that Google printed on Android 14 was quite high, it is not in vain that it has accumulated a good number of versions between those intended for developers, the betas, the preliminary and, finally, the stable update launched with the Google Pixel 8 But it didn’t stop there, their phones continue to progress with Android 14, it’s called QPR or quarterly updates
Google updates the GPU core in its Pixels
In addition to fixing errors and improving the stability and security of its smartphones, with QPR2 Google updates its smartphones with new features. As we already pointed out back then, the beta refreshes Android 14’s quick settings and notifications, introduces a new private space in which to store objects away from the view of others and adds protection against phishing, integrated into the system. Not only that.
Just like discovered Mishaal Rahman, Google has hidden a pill in QPR1 (also present in the QPR2 beta) for everyone who plays on their Google Pixel. The GPU kernel, a set of drivers that enable the execution of the internal components of the device, updated from version r38p1 to r44p1
The latest update should positively affect any game running on a Google Pixel, from the 6 to the latest model, the Google Pixel 8. And the improvement this is particularly palpable in graphically intensive 3D titles, such as Fortnite or Genshin Impact: tests showed a noticeable jump in animations and no frame drops; with sustained 60 fps and maximum graphics quality on a Google Pixel 8.
Would you like to try the news from the latest quarterly Google Pixel? If you have a suitable device, you must complete the following steps to download the test update:
- Open a web browser and load this page from Google.
- Log in with your account to see which devices are compatible with current Android 14 beta versions.
- Click “Participate” and you will be in the program.
- Wait a few minutes for your Google Pixel to enroll in the beta and access the phone settings.
- Go to “System” and scroll down to “System Update”.
- You should have received the quarterly beta update. Install it and restart your Google Pixel.
As a beta update, There is always a risk of causing errors and crashes on the phone: you need to consider this. However, from what we have tested, it does not present any major drawbacks, even for daily use. Google will release the stable version in a few weeks.
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