Google Rolling Out Android 16 QPR1 Beta 3 For Pixel

Ahead of the stable launch in September, Google is rolling out Android 16 QPR1 Beta 3 to Pixel devices today.

Quarterly Platform Releases deliver more significant changes compared to monthly bug fixes. Historically, QPRs are relatively stable and launch as betas rather than developer previews. Google officially says they are “suitable for general use,” with Android 16 QPR1 expected to launch in September.

What’s fixed this month:

An issue around RTOS task list corruption that was causing restarts. (Issue #420999948, Issue #426316038)
Launcher not completely displaying (Issue #428088033, Issue #428405658, Issue #429817851)
Notification display issues (Issue #421792538, Issue #422749237, Issue #420418750, Issue #428896474)
The media player in the notification pulldown fails to fully display and function. (Issue #419184923, Issue #421879049, Issue #421810067, Issue #423172198, Issue #422560004, Issue #424116279)
Full phone restart due to class loader issues (Issue #427676713)
Kernel issue causing restarts (Issue #408888279, Issue #409949346, Issue #409960197, Issue #410624610, Issue #407373090, Issue #430095518)
Camera non-functional at startup with black screen (Issue #421870862, Issue #420725698)
Status bar icons missing corner padding (Issue #419573315, Issue #419134909)
Notification shade message folding breaks (Issue #421366916)

The Android Beta Feedback app is available on Pixel devices to submit problems. You can access it from the app drawer or via Quick Settings to file bugs in the Google issue tracker, while the Android Beta community is on Reddit.

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Android 16 QPR1 Beta 3 (BP31.250610.004) with the July 2025 security patch is available for the Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, Pixel 6a, 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, and Pixel 9a, as well as the Android Emulator.

Most people will be installing via the Android Beta Program, but you can also flash or sideload.

The on-device OTA on a Pixel 9a is 529 MB.