Google kills off more bugs as compatible Pixel models get Android 17 QPR3 Beta 1

• Pixel 6a
• Pixel 7
• Pixel 7 Pro
• Pixel 7a
• 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
• Pixel 10 Pro Fold
• Pixel 10a
• Pixel 11
• Pixel 11 Pro
• Pixel 11 Pro XL
• Pixel 11 Pro Fold
• Pixel Tablet

How to join the Android 17 Beta Program

Opting in to the Android 17 QPR3 Beta Program is easy to do

The build numbers, security patch level and Google Play services version included with the first QPR3 Beta

The first QPR3 Beta features 20 bug fixes

• Android 17 QPR3 Beta 1 includes 20 bug fixes, including these:

• Audio output devices cannot be switched while playing audio from apps without active media controls enabled. (Issue #259180936)
• Attempting to start a foreground service from a Quick Settings tile results in apps crashing. (Issue #299506164)
• Excessive spacing appears with application icons in the apps menu display. (Issue #316288379, Issue #300758716)
• App previews fail to display in the recent apps screen. (Issue #515091621)                                                                                                                                                                                
• When unlocked with the fingerprint sensor, the device freezes and becomes unresponsive. (Issue #490719716, Issue #514867650, Issue #523022829)
• Device crashes When selecting the"require eyes to be open" option in Face Unlock settings, the device crashes. (Issue #466618368, Issue #522677686)
• MediaPlayer crashes when handling non-ASCII audio attribute tags. (Issue #552043106)
• Applications freeze and trigger an Application Not Responding (ANR) error when launched. (Issue #484969809, Issue #475406236)
• Camera feed is rotated 90 degrees when using video calling apps on an external display in desktop mode. (Issue #432390710)
• Navigating back to the home screen from an app causes user interface issues. (Issue #566639975)
• Unexpected dot displayed on the Mobile Data icon in Quick Settings. (Issue #551150806)
• While screen recording is active, the front camera fails to function. (Issue #523313834)
• Calling apps crash with ForegroundServiceStartNotAllowedException when handling calls immediately after device reboot. (Issue #409069722)
• eSIM profile cannot be enabled and silently reverts to off in Settings. (Issue #541436675)
• When Flip to Shh is enabled excessive battery drain is seen during idle. (Issue #560036427)
• Settings app crashes when opening battery settings. (Issue #554603197)
• Audio playback stops on active LHDC v5 Bluetooth devices when a second connected device disconnects. (Issue #554992287)
• com.android.phone crash loop and complete loss of cellular service when the modem reports unexpected SIM slot indices. (Issue #554049220)
• Wi-Fi fails to automatically reconnect during background wakes when hardware PNO scans fail or are unsupported. (Issue #551970385)
• After the initial scan on Android 16, NFC service crashes with DeadObjectException and stops detecting tags. (Issue #456078994)