A new update is available for Google Pixel devices with Android 13 QPR1 Beta 3.1 - XDA Developers

Android 13 QPR1 Beta 3.1 has been released for supported Pixel smartphones and is present disposable for download.

Android 13 QPR1 was primitively released towards the opening of September, with Beta 2 landing astatine the opening of past period and Beta 3 conscionable being released a mates of weeks ago. Now, Google has delivered its latest Android update with the merchandise of QPR1 Beta 3.1. It was conscionable made disposable to supported Pixel devices, meaning if you person a Pixel 4a, Pixel 4a 5G, Pixel 5, Pixel 5a, Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, Pixel 6a, Pixel 7, oregon Pixel 7 Pro, you tin present download this update arsenic agelong arsenic you are successful the beta track.

The latest build, T1B3.221003.008, is classified arsenic a insignificant update, truthful you won't spot immoderate caller features added here, but successful return, it does bring a batch of bug fixes. In its merchandise notes, the pursuing issues person been listed arsenic resolved:

• Fixed a level contented that caused apps to clang erstwhile they were utilizing a MediaSession to grip input from hardware media playback buttons. (Issue #251798994, Issue #252665746, Issue #251381423, Issue #251513135, Issue #255500998)
• Fixed issues wherever a device's GPU drivers sometimes caused the strategy UI to frost during mean instrumentality use.
• Fixed an contented wherever Pixel phones sometimes displayed an incorrect "Missed call" notification alternatively of "Call answered connected different device" erstwhile the telephone was answered remotely by Pixel Watch (in untethered mode).
• Fixed an contented that sometimes caused the Google Camera app to crash.
• Fixed an contented that prevented Google Assistant from being activated by hotword connected immoderate devices.
• Fixed an contented that prevented motion-based gestures, specified arsenic "Lift to cheque phone" oregon "Flip to Shhh", from moving connected immoderate devices.
• Fixed an contented that sometimes caused artifacts to show erstwhile signaling oregon viewing video connected immoderate devices.
• Fixed an contented that sometimes caused the Google Camera app to motorboat slowly.
• Fixed an contented for Pixel 6a devices that sometimes caused the CarrierSettings to clang erstwhile inserting a SIM card.
• Fixed that contented that prevented the "Go to browser" enactment successful the notification shadiness from moving portion utilizing an instant app.

If you'd similar to effort retired this beta, you tin bash truthful by heading to the root nexus below. You volition request to person your instrumentality enrolled successful Google's beta programme oregon sideload the update manually. You tin bash this by signing successful to your relationship and seeing which Android devices are eligible for the program. Once enrolled, you volition beryllium capable to download the latest update and besides springiness feedback utilizing the Issue Tracker.

As for wherefore the institution is releasing a Beta 3.1 physique (instead of releasing these fixes successful Beta 4), it's apt conscionable due to the fact that of the fig of bug fixes. Google has, successful the past, released interim beta builds with fixes to tide users implicit to the adjacent build. We saw this rather often with Android 13, with Beta 3 having 2 interim releases earlier Beta 4 arrived.

As a warning, this is simply a beta, truthful portion determination are plentifulness of fixes, determination could besides beryllium plentifulness of problems. As you tin spot from the reasonably lengthy changelog above, it's not intolerable that determination whitethorn beryllium problems if you instal this build. While it's advised to usage a secondary instrumentality if you person one, beryllium definite to backmost up thing important connected your telephone earlier you commencement the process if you're utilizing your regular driver. On apical of that, instrumentality a look astatine how to download Android 13 and how to instal it connected your device.

Source: Android Developers Platform Releases