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Android 16 QPR3 Beta 2 Just Released for Pixel Phones

Kellen January 14, 2026 3

Google has released Android 16 QPR3 Beta 2 for all of its still-supported Pixel phones, tablets, and foldables. After releasing Android 16 QPR2 to stable in December, Google quickly released the next beta update as Android 16 QPR3 for beta testers to begin...

Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1.1 Released for Pixel Phones!

Tim December 23, 2025 3

A small fixer update is rolling out to Google Pixel devices, labeled as Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1.1. It doesn't appear to be anything major, but important for anyone who is currently on the QPR3 beta. Inside this update, there's a single fix listed: "A change...

What’s New in Android 16 QPR3 Beta: At a Glance, Flashlight, Navigation Buttons, More

Kellen December 18, 2025 6

Google may have released Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 at the worst possible time of the day, but we're still going to dive into it and share all the big new stuff. As the next quarterly update that will fix a whole bunch of bugs, this also has the potential to be a...

Pixel’s At a Glance Can Finally Be Turned Off in Latest QPR3 Beta!

Kellen December 18, 2025 7

We did it, y'all. The multi-year battle is over. We won. Google has finally given in and is letting us fully turn off the "At a Glance" widget on Pixel phones and reclaim the space as our own. I almost can't believe it. For those not familiar with what I'm...

Android 16 QPR3 Beta Program Goes Live for Pixel Devices

Kellen December 17, 2025 3

Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 released. Google shipped Android 16 QPR2 to stable channels this month as the December Pixel update, bringing an end to several months of testing of beta software for many of us. What do we all do next? Well, Google almost always...

Google Added 9 Sweet New Features to Your Pixel in Big Update

Kellen December 2, 2025 12

Following the release of several beta builds over a number of months, Google released Android 16 QPR2 today in stable as the December Pixel update. This is a huge update with over 30 bug fixes, but it also marks the release of the second major Android 16 build...

Nothing OS 4.0 Update Rolls Out to Phone 3

Kellen November 21, 2025 1

The Nothing OS 4.0 update is arriving on the Nothing Phone 3 starting today. This is the big Android 16 that Nothing has been working on through several beta builds, some of which were controversial to their other devices. For this flagship Phone 3, the update...

Google Pushing New Android 16 QPR2 Beta 3.2 Update for Pixel Phones

Kellen October 29, 2025 6

Google has pushed a fresh Android 16 QPR2 beta update to all of its Pixel phones today. The update arrives as Beta 3.2 and appears to be incredibly minor. There isn't a changelog for it at all, so it must be taking care of a bug or two before this thing goes...