Overview
- Google has posted and begun rolling out Android 17 QPR1 Beta 5 (build vCP31.260608.007) to enrolled Pixel testers, delivering an over-the-air update and factory images for manual installs.
- Beta 5 includes June’s Android security patch alongside fixes that stop home screen widgets from disappearing or becoming unavailable after a device reboot.
- The release resolves game-related regressions, including failures to stop or save Game Dashboard recordings and crashes or device hangs that happened when downloading some mobile games.
- Pixel users should see a fix for camera app freezes or stutters that occurred shortly after opening the app from an idle state, plus a WebView rendering correction that prevented apps like Monopoly Go from opening mini-games.
- Google is continuing iterative QPR betas to stabilize Android 17, and it urges testers to use non-primary devices and report any remaining issues through the Android Beta subreddit and the official Issue Tracker.