Google told us to get ready for Android 15 QPR1 about a week ago, right as the Pixel 9 was announced. Today, they went ahead and released it for almost all of the still-supported Pixel devices.
At the moment, Google is only listing the Pixel 6 up through the Pixel 8 Pro and Pixel 8a as a part of this release. The Pixel Fold and Pixel Tablet are on the list as well. I can’t imagine that the Pixel 9 series won’t be added shortly, since it was added to the regular Android 15 beta moments ago.
The build info for this Android 15 QPR1 beta can be found below:
Release date: August 22, 2024
Build: AP41.240726.009
Emulator support: x86 (64-bit), ARM (v8-A)
Security patch level: August 2024
Google Play services: 24.26.32
At this time, Google isn’t saying what’s new, so we’ll get to installing it on a Pixel 8 Pro to report back.
For those unfamiliar with a QPR release, understand that this is a bigger update than the typical monthly security patch builds. Google releases these quarterly (QPR stands for Quarterly Platform Release) and lets us test them, because they are large updates. They also are typically tied to Pixel Feature Drops. For this Android 15 QPR1, we’ll see it go stable in December 2024 after the next several months of testing.
If interested, you can download from the following links to get started (QPR1 is already live in the Beta Program for over-the-air updates):
great efforts
Which release can you opt out of, to avoid a wipe???
It seems more stable and faster !, One thing i noticed , I use nova launcher , after any restart it will revert to google launcher even though Nova is the default , so i have to deselect nova and reselect nova and it becomes default again.
I have AP31 on my P7 and am unsure if I should install in fear of eventually having to wipe my phone in the future.
Still ridiculous that the Pixel 9 series shipped without Android 15. New phone = New OS
Eh. It'll be out when it's ready.
So we have Android 15 QPR1 beta released and available, but no definitive date on Android 15 Final (stable) for any Pixels…..hmmmm.
So we have Android 15 QPR1 beta released and available, but no definitive date on Android 15 Final (stable) for any Pixels…..hmmmm.
Same like Android 14, so nothing new.
It was stupid then, it's stupid now. At least the Pixel 8's launched with Android 14.
Of course they did. Android 14 was released on October 4th. Pixel 8 series released on October 12th. Android 15 isn't even released as a stable build yet so it makes sense that the 9 released with stable Android 14 as it hit the streets today, earlier than previous pixel devices.