Evolution X Android 16 QPR2 is mostly ready. Builders, try to make some builds!

Retrofit support added and most features from QPR1 were retained.

Some device tree changes are needed for builders. Patching libprotobuf and tinyxml2 in vendor is needed if you have blobs that depend on them (xiaomi ehem) and might even be more if using mediatek.

All Google vendor related files and APKs have been updated and ensured to be the latest prebuilts. Let's see more QPR2 builds!

Android 16 QPR2 also finally fixes the long-standing issue custom ROMs encounter when using the weather clock. Smart space now actually hides itself just like the Pixels!

We've enabled the newer Pixel experience sysconfig files and this is what happened 🫠

Sadly we have to lock the syconfig files behind the specific Pixel devices only since it's causing unnecessary battery drain for non-tensor chipsets due to checks.

Will try and re-add a toggle to allow enabling them instead.

https://www.androidpolice.com/googles-january-pixel-update-breaks-wi-fi-bluetooth/

Not surprised anymore

Version changes for this month (Feb 2026) security patch:

A16 QPR2 = 11.6.1 = bq2
A16 QPR1 = 11.5.3 = now using bka
A15 = 10.14 = vic
A14 = 9.11 = udc

A16 QPR0 will be dropped this month in favor of QPR1 and QPR2 already booting for most devices.

Several features have been added back to Evolution X Android 16 QPR2 as of today:

- Per-app volume
- Status bar clock chip styles
- On-The-Go mode and QS tile
- Media squiggle animation
- Flashlight blink on calls
- Privacy indicator toggles
- Screen off animations

Big ups to crDroid and other ROMs for bringing up most of these features from A16 QPR0.

Android 17 Beta 1 has been released!

And with that, we have updated our default play integrity fix values to the latest values as well. Just update via the Evolver section of the ROM!

https://9to5google.com/2026/02/13/android-17-beta-1-everything-new/

Everything new in Android 17 Beta 1