Developer Preview Archives

Android 11 Developer Preview 2.1 Update is Here to Fix Some Stuff

Kellen April 2, 2020

Google just released an update to the Android 11 Developer Preview 2 build that first arrived earlier in March. This update, like the DP 1.1 update, addresses bugs to help developers better test before this goes to beta and then stable. There are new builds...

Android 11 Developer Preview Gets an Update, Just a Bug Fix

Kellen March 4, 2020

A new Android 11 Developer Preview build just popped up, but before you go wondering about what's new and if this is the Developer Preview 2, I'm here to calm the situation. This is simply a bug fix for Preview 1. That's it. The new build is available as as...

First Android 11 Developer Preview is Now Available!

Kellen February 19, 2020

Google just released the Android 11 Developer Preview! You can download it on your Pixel 2, Pixel 3, Pixel 3a, or Pixel 4. The Android 11 Developer Preview beta will be available at some point "in the next several weeks." This is the first build, so that...

Android 11’s First Developer Preview Might be Close (Updated)

Kellen February 13, 2020

How close are we to seeing the first Android 11 Developer Preview? We might be really close. Google just updated their developer preview portal to say that it is here. You can't update to it yet or flash files or see what changes are coming, but the page sure...

Android Q Beta 5 Now Available for Pixel Devices! (Updated)

Kellen July 10, 2019

Android Q Beta 5 "Release Candidate" arrives The Android Q Beta 5 has been released for Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL, Pixel 3a, and Pixel 3a XL. The newest build arrives qpp5.190530.014 and is the first "release candidate" of Q....

First Android Q Beta Now Available for Pixel, Pixel 2, and Pixel 3 Phones!

Kellen March 13, 2019

The first Android Q beta is now available! If you own a Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, Pixel 3, or Pixel 3 XL, you can jump on this new goodness right now. Of course, being the first preview, it's probably not stable and you should consider holding off...

Did the Android Q Preview Release Today? (Updated)

Kellen March 13, 2019

UPDATE 2: It's here! UPDATE: It's coming any minute! No. There were rumors. There were bug trackers. There were fake screenshots on reddit. There was last year, when the Android P Developer Preview 1 dropped on an early Wednesday in March. None of that led to...

What’s New in Android P Developer Preview 5 (Beta 4)?

Kellen July 25, 2018

The final Android P Developer Preview 5 is available and we've already got it up and running on a Pixel 2 XL. Since we are all curious what might be new from one preview to the next, we'll do our best to capture the changes in this post. Before we dive in too...