Overview
- The beta arrived Friday, July 31, 2026, as build CP31.260623.010 and is available to enrolled Pixel testers via the Android Beta Program and as OTA and system images for many Pixel models and the Android emulator.
- Beta 8 fixes a serious audio framework buffer management bug that could cause loud audio corruption and static during media playback and notifications, addressing multiple user reports.
- The update also resolves a Pixel Tablet Speaker Dock connectivity problem that caused the dock to go offline, an NFC service regression that made some tags fail to read or open URLs, and a fault that stopped fingerprint authentication from triggering.
- QPR1 has been in a stabilization phase since it hit platform stability in early July, so these releases are focused on regressions and polish rather than new features, and Google warns beta software is not recommended for primary devices.
- Google is running QPR1 fixes in parallel with an already-started QPR2 beta track, and the company plans a broader, stable rollout of QPR1 later this year so users should watch for final security patch updates and a September timeframe for wider availability.