{"id":90421,"date":"2026-04-23T01:04:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T01:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/23\/dont-look-now-but-android-17-qpr1-beta-1-is-already-here\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T01:04:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T01:04:48","slug":"dont-look-now-but-android-17-qpr1-beta-1-is-already-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/23\/dont-look-now-but-android-17-qpr1-beta-1-is-already-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t look now, but Android 17 QPR1 beta 1 is already here"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-content-wrapper=\"true\">\n<div class=\"e_f\">\n<div class=\"e_7s\" style=\"max-width:1920px\"><picture class=\"e_Vg\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;aspect-ratio:1920 \/ 1080\"><source sizes=\"(min-width: 64rem) 51.25rem, 80vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Android-17-stock-image.jpg.webp 1920w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Android-17-stock-image-64w-36h.jpg.webp 64w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Android-17-stock-image-1000w-563h.jpg.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Android-17-stock-image-1536w-864h.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Android-17-stock-image-675w-380h.jpg.webp 675w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Android-17-stock-image-300w-170h.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Android-17-stock-image-1280w-720h.jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Android-17-stock-image-840w-472h.jpg.webp 840w\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-container-type=\"content\" class=\"e_Ui e_e e_P\">\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Android 17 QPR1 beta 1 is now available for Pixel 6 models and newer.<\/li>\n<li>The release previews the changes coming with the first major update to Android 17 this September.<\/li>\n<li>Testers who are on the Android 17 beta can opt out by not installing QPR1 beta 1 and continue to run the stable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_P\">\n<p>For all the great reasons to own a Pixel phone, for a certain type of Android user, there&#8217;s nothing better than standing first in line to try out Android&#8217;s latest changes. We&#8217;re still waiting for the stable release of Android 17, Android 17 beta 4 arrived just last week, and now Google is already giving us a preview of what&#8217;s to come after that. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/developer.android.com\/about\/versions\/17\/qpr1\/release-notes\">Android 17 QPR1 Beta 1<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_Dk e_Ck\" data-container-type=\"content\">\n<div class=\"e_e e_P\">\n<p><strong>Don&#8217;t want to miss the best of <em>Android Authority<\/em>?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_am\"><picture class=\"e_em e_fm e_Vg\" style=\"padding-top:31.51%;aspect-ratio:676 \/ 213\"><source sizes=\"9.375rem\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png.webp 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x-64w-20h.png.webp 64w\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><img class=\"e_Wg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"9.375rem\" title=\"Google Preferred Source Badge Lite@2x\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x-64w-20h.png 64w\" alt=\"Google Preferred Source Badge Lite@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/><\/picture><picture class=\"e_em e_Vg\" style=\"padding-top:31.51%;aspect-ratio:676 \/ 213\"><source sizes=\"9.375rem\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png.webp 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x-64w-20h.png.webp 64w\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><img class=\"e_Wg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"9.375rem\" title=\"Google Preferred Source Badge Dark@2x\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x-64w-20h.png 64w\" alt=\"Google Preferred Source Badge Dark@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_P\">\n<p>At the moment, the main Android 17 branch is being fine-tuned for its public release, so when it comes to some big things like adding new features, we will have to wait for its first major update, which is already being prepared for release sometime this September. And headed for that landing, it&#8217;s going to undergo a testing period of its own \u2013 a process that starts with QPR1 Beta 1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_f\">\n<div class=\"e_7s\" style=\"max-width:387px\"><picture class=\"e_Vg\" style=\"padding-top:223.26%;aspect-ratio:387 \/ 864\"><source sizes=\"(min-width: 64rem) 51.25rem, 80vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/android-17-qpr1-beta-1-screen.jpg.webp 1080w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/android-17-qpr1-beta-1-screen-29w-64h.jpg.webp 29w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/android-17-qpr1-beta-1-screen-1000w-2231h.jpg.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/android-17-qpr1-beta-1-screen-645w-1440h.jpg.webp 645w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/android-17-qpr1-beta-1-screen-484w-1080h.jpg.webp 484w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/android-17-qpr1-beta-1-screen-387w-864h.jpg.webp 387w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/android-17-qpr1-beta-1-screen-170w-380h.jpg.webp 170w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/android-17-qpr1-beta-1-screen-538w-1200h.jpg.webp 538w\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><img class=\"e_Wg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 64rem) 51.25rem, 80vw\" title=\"Android 17 QPR1 Beta 1 Screen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/android-17-qpr1-beta-1-screen.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/android-17-qpr1-beta-1-screen-29w-64h.jpg 29w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/android-17-qpr1-beta-1-screen-1000w-2231h.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/android-17-qpr1-beta-1-screen-645w-1440h.jpg 645w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/android-17-qpr1-beta-1-screen-484w-1080h.jpg 484w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/android-17-qpr1-beta-1-screen-387w-864h.jpg 387w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/android-17-qpr1-beta-1-screen-170w-380h.jpg 170w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/android-17-qpr1-beta-1-screen-538w-1200h.jpg 538w\" alt=\"Android 17 QPR1 Beta 1 Screen\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/android-17-qpr1-beta-1-screen.jpg\"\/><\/picture>\n<div class=\"e_nv e_8s\">\n<p>Zack Q-Dennis\/Android Authority<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_P\">\n<p>Eligibility is the same as it was for Android 17 beta testing, and you can use any Pixel device from the Pixel 6 series up to the latest Pixel 10a to participate. If you&#8217;re looking to get started, the easiest way is to register your device <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/android\/beta\">Google&#8217;s beta enrollment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_P\">\n<p>On the other hand, if you&#8217;re testing Android 17 and want to get back to the stable track when it goes public in a few months, you now have the opportunity to opt out of QPR1 beta 1 and be able to return to stable without wiping your device&#8217;s data \u2013 so think carefully before proceeding.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_P\">\n<p>So far, Google has shared a brief list of the improvements present in QPR1 beta 1. We&#8217;ll also be crawling through this looking for any other changes, so check back with us in the coming days for anything we find. Here&#8217;s what Google found:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Fixed a crash in the default print service that occurred during a low ink condition that prevented users from completing print jobs. (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/487545419\"><strong>Issue #487545419<\/strong><\/a>)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>The Terminal app triggers an Application Not Responding (ANR) error resulting in the application and device becoming unresponsive. (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/497465940\"><strong>Issue #497465940<\/strong><\/a>)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Fixed an issue where uncontrolled hardware audio processing on the voice transmission path caused distortion and phase cancellation in VoIP applications. (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/494843726\"><strong>Issue #494843726<\/strong><\/a>)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Playing an audio stream for more than five seconds may cause the direct audio output to fail to open on devices that use AIDL Audio HAL. (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/372064012\"><strong>Issue #372064012<\/strong><\/a>)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div data-container-type=\"content\">\n<div class=\"e_uc e_P\">\n<p>Thank you for being a part of our community. Please read our comment policy before posting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TL;DR Android 17 QPR1 beta 1 is now available for Pixel 6 models and newer. The release previews the changes coming with the first major update to Android 17 this September. Testers who are on the Android 17 beta can opt out by not installing QPR1 beta 1 and continue to run the stable. 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