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Less than a week after the release of Android 14 QPR2 Beta 1, Google is rolling out another beta update to Pixel devices. Beta 1.1 is a small update that fixes a few critical bugs present in the original build. Most notably, the company has patched an annoying issue that prevented users from installing apps.
Android 14 QPR2 Beta 1.1 arrives with a few bug fixes
Google is pushing Android 14 QPR2 Beta 1.1 with the firmware build number AP11.231020.016 for the Pixel 5a, Pixel 8, and Pixel 8 Pro. All other eligible models (Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, Pixel 6a, Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro, Pixel 7a, Pixel Fold, and Pixel Tablet) are getting the update with the build number AP11.231020.016.A1. The security patch level remains at November 2023 and so does the Google Play services version at 23.36.14.
The biggest change here is a fix for a bug that sometimes causes apps to be removed from the phone after a system update. Following the Android 14 QPR2 Beta 1 update, users noticed that some apps disappeared from their Pixel devices. Worst yet, they couldn’t install the app again from the Google Play Store. The bug also prevented users from installing some apps that weren’t previously installed on their phones.
This understandably made for an annoying experience. Thankfully, Google didn’t take long to fix the issue. The newly released Beta 1.1 update for your Pixel patches the bug so you can install the apps again. It will also prevent apps from being uninstalled automatically in the future. Google says the latest beta release addresses a few more minor bugs impacting system stability, performance, and connectivity.
If you have enrolled your Pixel phone into Google’s Android beta program, the latest update will reach you over the air (OTA) in the coming days. The company will push a few more beta builds before the stable QPR2 release. Those interested in joining the beta program can sign up here. QPRs, aka Quarterly Platform Releases, hit a stable build every three months and arrive as Feature Drops.
There are more known issues
As we saw with Android 14 QPR2 Beta 1, beta updates can be unstable and buggy, affecting the user experience. Google may have fixed this particular issue but there are more known issues yet to be resolved. Those include the Assistant At a Glance widget displaying weather information for the wrong location, the folding display on the Pixel Fold failing to turn on after unlocking the device, and no haptic feedback for fingerprint authentication. Google will patch these issues with subsequent updates.