- Android 16’s first QPR build entered beta testing last month.
- Two weeks ago we got QPR1 Beta 2 with a handful of new features.
- Today QPR1 Beta 2.1 arrives, delivering a few fixes for problematic bugs.
If you’ve never really been into testing Google’s in-development Android updates, now is probably the best time ever to get started. Pixel owners can opt in to Google’s beta programs for early access to the platform’s latest features, and changes this year to Android’s development schedule have given those testers a steady stream of releases to try out. Last month, Google got the cycle started for Android 16’s first quarterly platform release (QPR) beta, and today we’re seeing its latest update arrive.
Google just announced Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2.1, available now for Pixel 6 and later devices. This one follows QPR1 Beta 2 by a couple weeks, and that one introduced some new functionality in the form of custom keyboard shortcuts and a desktop windowing experience. But as you might be able to guess from today’s point-release designation, we’re much more in minor bug-fix territory this time around.