Desktop Mode preview spotted in Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2
Android 16 has finally been made available to the general public by Google. The June Pixel Drop and Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2 are also available today, so this isn’t the only update. Here, we’ll concentrate on Android 16 QPR1’s second beta, which will be made available to the general public as Pixel Drop the next quarter.
In late May, Google started testing the Android 16 QPR1. Some of the Material 3 Expressive changes were first made available in the first beta. In addition to bug improvements, the second beta offers developers a sneak peek into Dex-like desktop mode.
Desktop mode is inevitable in Android 16
Pixel devices using build number BP31.250523.006 can access the Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2, which is still based on the May security patch. The second beta, as previously said, is more akin to a bug-fix update that fixes a number of known problems. The known bug fixes are listed here.
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- Auto dark theme is not working
- Now playing is crashing when selecting a track
- Camera frequently fails to launch
- Shortcuts for newly-downloaded apps aren’t automatically added
- Home button not working on app list UI
- “More wallpapers” button misaligned in wallpaper settings
- Gemini fails to work on the lockscreen
The second beta of Android 16 QPR1 will be accessible via an over-the-air update if you have already installed the first beta on your Pixel phone. To test the new QPR beta and the next beta builds, you can simply sign up for the beta program if you’re on a public build.
Make care to backup crucial data and charge your smartphone to at least 50% before applying the update.
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