Here are all the new features in Android 15 QPR1 Beta 3 [Gallery]

Google today releases Android 15 QPR1 Beta 3 for Pixel devices.

Over the next few hours, we’ll take a closer look at all the new features and all the changes in Android 15 QPR1 Beta 3. (The latest updates appear at the top of this list. Be sure to check back often and let us know what you find in the comments below.) Screenshots of Android 15 QPR1 Beta 2 are on the left, QPR1 Beta 3 will appear on the right.

I want to quickly install Android 15 QPR1 Beta 3 on my compatible Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, Pixel 6a, Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro, Pixel 7a, Pixel Tablet, Pixel Fold, Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel 8a If you have a Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL, or Pixel 9 Pro Fold, be sure to check out our step-by-step guide.

For reference, here are all the new features in Android 15 QPR1 Beta 1 and Beta 2.

Updating…

Pixel 9: Increased status bar padding

• So everything moves to the bottom of the screen
• The status bar is thicker, probably due to the larger front-facing camera, and is very noticeable in apps.

Tweaking theme icons

• In dark themes, theme icons have a lighter background
• The light theme makes the actual icons in the center brighter

old and new

Issues reported by developers and users

• We fixed an issue where some content in notifications could appear clipped. (Issue #369022573)
• Fixed an issue with system memory paging that could cause the device to crash or reboot. (Problem number 370281133, Problem number 363067081)
• We fixed an issue where the volume buttons didn’t work when connected to certain Bluetooth devices. (Issue #370700569, Issue #362542656, Issue #362115174, Issue #369774572)
• We fixed an issue where some app icons on the home screen were displaying the default system icon instead of the app icon. (Problem number 335579823)
• We fixed an issue where the device could become slow and crash when switching from secondary to primary user. (Problem number 339635839)
• Fixed an issue where the system UI could crash. (Issue #370214367)
• We fixed an issue on foldable devices that could cause the screen to go blank when unfolding the device. (Problem number 367324432)

Other resolved issues

• Fixed an issue where users might be unable to interact with heads-up notifications.
• Fixed an issue where the system could crash while creating a bug report.
• Fixed various other issues that were impacting system stability, connectivity, and interactivity.

Problems solved with Bluetooth

• Improved volume control in LE Audio by allowing you to adjust the volume of each connected sink individually using the UI, and by restricting volume key adjustments to the primary sink.
• fix crash BluetoothDevice.getType() This primarily occurred in a test environment where Bluetooth resources are reused between virtual device instances.