Here’s the crux of the matter: the Android 13 QPR2 Beta 2 update is now available. It’s bringing in a lot of changes – both features and fixes. It is worth noting that the stable update will be coming in by March, which means before then few betas will be reaching users.
Google mentioned that the Android 13 QPR2 Beta 2 update is stable for general use, be that as it may, you should reach out if any issue surfaces by simply using the Android beta feedback app. Also, if you try to leave the beta platform now, your data will be wiped, the only opportunity you have to go through this process without getting your data wiped is when you leave after the March stable update. Meanwhile, Here are the top resolved issues from the Android 13 QPR2 Beta 2 update:
- Fixed an issue with the System UI that sometimes caused the Home screen to become unresponsive.
- Fixed an issue where, after switching back to Normal video capture mode from Slow Motion mode in the Google Camera app, the app continued capturing slow-motion video if the capture speed was changed between 1/8x and 1/4x while in Slow Motion mode.
Here are the shortcomings as well:
- The list of Recent apps sometimes becomes unresponsive if the screen orientation is changed while the list is open.
- In some cases when entering and exiting Picture-in-picture (PiP) mode from an app after changing the screen orientation, the system Settings app crashes with a “Settings keeps stopping” message and then the system Settings app can’t be opened.
- An issue with the System UI can sometimes cause it to crash from a null pointer exception.
Features of the Android 13 QPR2 Beta 2 update
Alongside the fixes and the shortcomings as well, Google made sure to integrate a few features(to compensate for the shortcoming probably). Let’s take a look.
New Unicode 15.0 emoji
Google Home app icon is present in device controls
The lava lamp effect on the media player has been removed
History over Manage shortcut in the quick settings
Forced Material You themed icons for all apps
So there you have it, all there is to the Android 13 QPR2 Beta 2 update. On availability, the software update will be rolling out to Pixel 4a, Pixel 4a 5G, Pixel 5, Pixel 5a, Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, Pixel 6a, Pixel 7, and Pixel 7 Pro
