Android 16 QPR1 Beta 3 Update With Fixes for Launcher, Notifications Rolling Out for Pixel Phones

Google on Thursday introduced the discharge of Android 16 QPR1 Beta 3 to builders and beta testers. It is being rolled out as an over-the-air (OTA) for Pixel telephones and improves upon the fixes carried by the Android 16 QPR Beta 2.1 that was issued final month. The tech big stated that its newest replace rectifies bugs associated to lacking standing bar icons, notification show points, non-functional digicam, and launcher not utterly displaying. The QPR Beta 3 additionally contains the July 2025 Android safety patch.

Android 16 QPR1 Beta 3 Update Changes

As per Google’s launch notes, the brand new Android 16 QPR1 Beta 3 replace fixes a difficulty which precipitated the telephone to reboot unexpectedly. This was attributed to RTOS job listing corruption. Another bug, which stopped the launcher from displaying utterly, has additionally been mounted. One consumer reported the disappearance of the taskbar on the Pixel Fold, whereas the Google bar didn’t seem upon exiting an app on one other telephone.

Several points had been additionally reported when displaying notifications. The bug reportedly precipitated a ghost overlay. This has additionally been mounted.

The tech big has additionally rectified main issues with the media participant which resulted within the progress bar going lacking, the participant getting cut-off from the lock display screen, and non-functional controls of the mini participant within the standing bar. A crash problem was additionally reported, which is alleged to be on account of class loader points. All of the problems have been patched following the Android 16 QPR1 Beta 3 replace.

In addition to those, the replace additionally carries fixes for bugs associated to the digicam UI being unresponsive, telephone restarts on account of a kernel problem, and lacking nook padding of the standing bar icons.

Compatible Phones

According to Google, all the Pixel telephones that are enrolled within the Android Beta for Pixel programme and have acquired earlier updates will likely be eligible to obtain Android 16 QPR1 Beta 3. It will likely be supplied as an over-the-air (OTA) replace. The listing contains:

• Google Pixel 9 Series
• Google Pixel 9a
• Google Pixel 8 Series
• Google Pixel Tablet
• Google Pixel Fold
• Google Pixel 7 Series
• Google Pixel 6 Series