Android 17 QPR1 Beta 3
- Build ID: CP31.260508.005, CP31.260508.005.A1 (Pixel 6 series, Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro)
- May 2026 Security Patch
- Play Services: 26.15.32

Fixes
- A recurring system error in ContextHubClientManager that caused excessive logcat noise when attempting to send messages to unregistered clients.
- Clicking on the date on at a glance prompts to open the terminal.
- Wi-Fi unexpectedly disconnects due to erroneous low-quality detection despite strong signal strength.
- Users experienced frequent crackling or distorted audio during media playback from any source.
- UI elements are partially cut off or positioned off-screen when apps are expanded to full-screen mode.
- Home screen widgets would disappear or become unavailable in the widget picker after a device reboot.
- The mobile data icon incorrectly remains active in the Quick Settings panel after Airplane Mode is enabled.

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Google I/O 2026 (Gemini Summary)
Neural Expressive
- A new design language with fluid animations, vibrant colors, new typography and haptic feedback.
- Gemini Live is integrated for a seamless experience.
- Responses will show the most prominent information at the top and come with various illustrations.
- Available now on web, Android, and iOS.

Gemini 3.5 Flash
- 4 times faster for output tokens per second than other frontier models.
- Available now in Gemini app, AI Mode in Search, Google Antigravity, Gemini API in Google AI Studio, and Android Studio.
- Gemini 3.5 Pro will launch next month.

Gemini Omni
- Turns imagination into reality with Gemini's reasoning capabilities.
- Accepts image, audio, video, and text input, generate and edit videos with ease.
- Available for Google AI Plus, Pro, and Ultra subscribers.

Gemini Spark
- A 24/7 personal AI agent powered by virtual machines, guiding your digital life.
- Integrated with Workspace products, expansion to other third-party apps via MCP over the summer.
- Rolling out to Google AI Ultra subscribers next week as beta, and coming to Gemini for macOS soon.

Daily Brief
- A personalised digest of the day.
- Gathers information from Gmail, Calendar and Tasks, listing the things you need to do with suggestions.
- Rolling out to Google AI Plus, Pro, and Ultra subscribers in the US.

Limits
- Starting from May 17, Gemini calculates usage limits based on complexity of your prompt, the features you use, and the length of your chat.
- Features such as media generation, Deep Research, extended thinking and Deep Think will require more usage.

More info: Google Blog | Gemini Apps Help
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Google I/O 2026 (Summary)
Google Search
- AI Mode is now powered by Gemini 3.5 Flash.
- Search agents keep you updated with the information you care the most, operates behind-the-scene for 24/7; first available for Google AI Pro & Ultra subscribers this summer.
- Build custom experiences with Antigravity with the power of agentic coding; first rolling out to Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers in the U.S. in the coming months.

Universal Cart
- The all-in-one cart for shopping in Search, Gemini, YouTube, and Gmail.
- When a product is added to the cart, it will find deals, price drops, and notify you of the stock availability.
- It also understands your perks in payment method, loyalty information and merchant offers and can help you to make the best option.
- Rolling out in the U.S. this summer starting with Search and Gemini, followed by YouTube and Gmail.

Google Workspace
- Use your voice to find emails, write documents, and organise thoughts in Gmail, Docs, and Keep respectively; available for Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers, and in preview to Workspace business customers this summer.
- AI Pro expands to Google AI Plus and Pro.
- Google Pics let you create and edit images, powered by the Nano Banana model; rolling out to Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers, and in preview for Workspace business customers this summer.

Android XR
- Two types of intelligent eyewear will be introduced (audio and display glasses), starting with audio glasses which will launch later this fall.
- Partnered with Samsung and Qualcomm, with externals designed by Gentle Monster and Warby Parker.
- Get questions answered or get things done all with your voice.

Android Halo
- Lets you peek into what your agent is working on at any given time.
- Check the agent's process from the top of any screen.
- Available later this year for Gemini Spark and other supported agents.

More info: Google Blog (2, 3)
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Android 17 QPR1 Beta 5
- Build ID: CP31.260608.007
- June 2026 Security Patch
- Play Services: 26.18.35

Fixes
- Unable to stop screen recordings or save video files with Game Dashboard.
- Camera app temporarily freezes or stutters shortly after being opened from an idle state.
- Screen freeze with a pixelated bottom bar when waking the device from Always-On Display.
- A timeout issue where the Download Manager failed to complete downloads when excluded from an active VPN connection.
- Inconsistent charging completion time estimates to display on the lock screen versus the charging screensaver.
- Private Space UI crash and locked private apps improperly appear in launcher search results.
- A system crash and device hang that occurred when downloading games.
- Non-functional bubble option incorrectly appeared in the context menu of archived apps.
- A system-level WebView rendering regression that caused Monopoly Go to freeze and crash when attempting to open mini-games.
- Home screen widgets would disappear or become unavailable in the widget picker after a device reboot.

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July 2026 Android 17 Pixel Update
- Build ID: CP2A.260705.006
- Additional news: Made by Google 2026 event will be held on August 12, 2026, 18:00 P.T.

Changes
- Apps: Fix for an issue where certain applications would unexpectedly close or fail to launch
 - Framework: Fix for an issue where various system widgets were displayed with incorrect colors or contrast settings
 - System: Fix for an issue where some devices would fail to load the Android system or become stuck in a boot loop under certain conditions
 - User Interface [Pixel 10 Pro Fold]: Fix for an issue on foldable devices where the navigation buttons would unexpectedly change alignment after folding and unfolding the device
- User Interface: Fix for an issue where the wallpaper shape effect would incorrectly cover the subject instead of appearing in the background

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Changes: Pixel Community | Android Security Bulletin | Pixel Security Bulletin
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Android 17 QPR1 Beta 8
- Build ID: CP31.260623.010
- July 2026 Security Patch
- Play Services: 26.22.36

Fixes
- An audio framework buffer management issue that caused unexpected, loud audio corruption and static during media playback and notification interactions.
- An issue where the Pixel Tablet Speaker Dock would frequently go offline or fail to connect when attached.
- An NFC service regression that causes affected NFC tags to fail to read data or open URLs.
- An issue where fingerprint authentication is not triggered when attempting to unlock the device.

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Android 17 QPR1 Beta 9
- Build ID: CP31.260623.012
- July 2026 Security Patch
- Play Services: 26.22.36

Fixes
- Swiping the bottom gesture bar to switch between apps failed after invoking Circle to Search by updating system gesture handling to properly reset navigation focus.
- Unexpected loud noise plays during media playback and notification interactions.
- Devices can enter a continuous reboot loop every 20 to 30 seconds.
- Taskbar icons unexpectedly disappeared when launching apps or entering bubble mode on foldable devices.
- An issue causing intermittent battery drain.

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Pixel Camera V11

New icon and some other things. Tested on Pixel 9, works okay but some things may not work properly.

Android 17 QPR2 Beta 4
- Build ID: CP41.260814.003.A2 (Pixel 6a, Pixel 7/Pro/7a, Pixel Fold, Pixel Tablet), CP41.260814.003.B1
- August 2026 Security Patch
- Play Services: 26.28.33

Fixes
- Enabling the "render apps below the cutout area" developer setting caused a transparent status bar on the launcher after exiting fullscreen video playback.
- Thermal management issue that caused devices to overheat and unexpectedly reboot during use.
- An issue preventing screen mirroring to external USB-C XR glasses.
- Gesture navigation became unresponsive when rendering apps below the display cutout.
- The 80% battery limit optimization caused excessive charge times during the final 2% threshold.
- A launcher UI issue where searching for apps in the app drawer failed to process text input.
- Invoking the power menu via hardware buttons caused a missing background blur effect behind the navigation bar.
- An issue where phone call audio defaulted to the phone speaker instead of connected Bluetooth devices.
- Recents app switcher rendering bug
- An audio service resource lock triggered during screen recording until a device restart.
- System UI visual inconsistency.
- A low-contrast rendering issue in dark mode where the connected Wi-Fi settings cog icon was barely visible.
- Enabling 3D mode on connected smart glasses resulted in a blank screen.
- A User Interface issue that prevented the notification bar from being pulled all the way down.
- An issue where WebGL applications could freeze or crash the browser process.
- Low-light Face Unlock failures bypassed Fingerprint Unlock and forced PIN entry.

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Changes: Android Developers
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September 2026 Android 17 Pixel Update
- Build ID: CP3A.260905.009

Notable fixes (for all devices)
- Google app crash
- Game lag, choppy framerates, and increased device temperatures during graphics-intensive tasks
- On-device intelligence features stop working when force dark mode is enabled
- Mobile networks or unexpected service interruptions
- Media player controls lacked surface animations issue
- Crash when connecting or disconnecting an external display
- System crash that could occur when tapping a folder on the taskbar in Overview mode
- Notifications partially cut off on the lock screen
- 'Shape' live effect for wallpapers failed to properly separate the subject from the background
- Empty notification shade message did not immediately update to the correct language after changing the device's system language
- Issue that causes text to overlap in notifications
- Improve performance and reduced lag (jank) when opening the Internet panel from the quick settings shade

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Changes: Pixel Community | Android Security Bulletin | Pixel Security Bulletin
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September 2026 WearOS 7 Pixel Watch Update
- Build ID: CP3A.260905.002, CP3A.260905.002.E1 (Pixel Watch 2)
- One Hand Gestures App Expansions [3+]: Double pinch to open At a Glance, notification center, scroll through Gemini response, cards in Wallet app, workout metrics, Google Maps views, manage Recorder app; Wrist turn gesture for universal back navigation
- Gemini Personalisation which delivers personalised responses by learning from past conversations and connected Google apps
- Raise to talk improvements [4+]

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Changes: Pixel Watch Community | Wear OS Security Bulletin | Pixel Watch Security Bulletin
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Android 17 QPR2 Beta 6
- Build ID: CP41.260831.007
- August 2026 Security Patch
- Play Services: 26.28.33

Fixes
- A visual regression causing letterboxed content to leak through the status bar during activity transitions.
- The screensaver displays a blank screen while charging.
- Unexpected device reboots on Pixel 9 Pro Fold when initializing the camera viewfinder in third-party applications.
- Locked applications could not be dismissed using swipe gestures in Recents.
- A system kernel crash causing devices to unexpectedly reboot when third-party applications requested simultaneous camera and microphone access during biometric identity verification.
- An issue that caused device crashes, reboots, or hangs when scrolling.

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Android 17 QPR2 Beta 6.1
- Build ID: CP41.260831.007.A3, CP41.260831.011 (Pixel 11 series)
- August 2026 Security Patch
- Play Services: 26.28.33
- Known issue: Pixel 11 Pro Fold users may have to re-enroll Face Unlock.

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Android 17 QPR3 Beta 1
- Build ID: DP11.260918.006, DP11.260918.005 (Pixel 11 series)
- August 2026 Security Patch
- Play Services: 26.32.34

Fixes:
- Audio output device cannot be switched while playing audio from apps without active media controls.
- Apps crash when attempting to start a foreground service from a Quick Settings tile.
- Application icons in the app menu display with excessive spacing.
- App previews fail to display in the recent apps screen.
- NFC service crashes with DeadObjectException and stops detecting tags after the initial scan on Android 16.
- Device freezes and becomes unresponsive when unlocking with the fingerprint sensor.
- Device crashes when selecting the require eyes to be open option in Face Unlock settings.
- MediaPlayer crashes when handling non-ASCII audio attribute tags.
- Applications freeze and trigger an Application Not Responding (ANR) error when launched.
- Camera feed is rotated 90 degrees when using video calling apps on an external display in desktop mode.
- User interface issues when navigating back to the home screen from an app.
- Unexpected dot displayed on the Mobile Data icon in Quick Settings.
- Front camera fails to function while screen recording is active.
- Calling apps crash with ForegroundServiceStartNotAllowedException when handling calls immediately after device reboot.
- eSIM profile cannot be enabled and silently reverts to off in Settings.
- Excessive battery drain during idle when Flip to Shh is enabled.
- Settings app crashes when opening battery settings.
- Audio playback stops on active LHDC v5 Bluetooth devices when a second connected device disconnects.
- com.android.phone crash loop and complete loss of cellular service when the modem reports unexpected SIM slot indices.
- Wi-Fi fails to automatically reconnect during background wakes when hardware PNO scans fail or are unsupported.

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Changes: Android Developers
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