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This community is for the discussion of beta updates from Google's Android OS.

/r/android_beta

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Downgrade Android 16 Public Beta to Android 15

Hello guys! I'd like to ask how to downgrade Android 16 Public Beta to Android 15.

I didn't find any tutorials.

When I opt-out from the Beta program, the phone doesn't find any updates.

Thanks for the help!

10 Comments
2025/02/01
12:16 UTC

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Keypad not working

Anyone else facing problem with keypad. It wasn't before, but from last 5 days my keypad when I am typing something is getting stuck and it doesn't get fix untill I restart my phone. This is one of the worst bug. Please get this fix.

1 Comment
2025/02/01
07:45 UTC

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Quick app switching broken on Android 16 beta 1

This was my main way of switching between apps... but now on the beta it's doing this. Anyone else have this issue? (pixel 8a) Here's a video demonstration: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AmzEWc5YmxBFMzDC-RkHZ6vv5LiRMO2L/view?usp=drivesdk

13 Comments
2025/01/31
15:58 UTC

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Pixel 7 pro beta 15

Still got the android 15 beta installed after I opted out but haven't received a stable version yet, I thought it was supposed to be out. Been waiting since early December

3 Comments
2025/01/31
15:24 UTC

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Font style of Linux terminal

With tmux and neovim, Linux terminal feels more ready for light dev work. Is there a way to change terminal font so that the icons can be displayed with proper font style? Or is there a way for A16 to config font style for app?

0 Comments
2025/01/31
14:03 UTC

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Wrong Android version on A16 B1

So, under Settings - Storage, it shows Android 15 occupies about 10GB space, when my Pixel 9 has been already updated to Android 16 Beta 1. Anyone else seeing this?

10 Comments
2025/01/31
09:26 UTC

6

Android 16 beta 1 pdf file crashing on file app

Android 16 beta 1 pdf file crashing on file app and poor battery life on pixel 8a

11 Comments
2025/01/31
07:37 UTC

1

Device controls time, date, and data text all dim

I'm using a Pixel 8a and when I updated to Android 16 Beta 1, this happened. Anyone know why?

1 Comment
2025/01/31
06:59 UTC

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Android beta issues

Opted out of android beta the other day on my google pixel 6 pro after wiping my data its unusable. phone loads into the screen simply white with the colorful google logo. i can hold the power button approx 30 seconds and it will go to a black screen and come right back to this. i can access the bootloader menu and have tried factory reset to no avail. no known water damage. I was told by a shop it may be a software issue but i don't know how i would go about getting that fixed. if anyone has ideas or similar things please help.

21 Comments
2025/01/30
23:37 UTC

3

Allow display over other apps?

Can't allow macrodroid to allow display over apps with 16 beta... I go to settings/apps/ special app access but the options for macrodroid are greyed out

5 Comments
2025/01/30
23:07 UTC

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Minecraft bug after upgrading

Recently upgraded to 16 BP22 on P6 and all of a sudden Minecraft freezing randomly and at one point said "could not save world due to corruption"

5 Comments
2025/01/30
22:59 UTC

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How is battery life on pixel 8a with Android 16 beta?

Hi,

Is it better or worse than Android 15?

9 Comments
2025/01/30
21:51 UTC

6

Audio Issues

When using an external USB DACs [FiiO BTR7, THX Onyx & AudioQuest Cobalt/w JitterBug] often results in extremely loud static noise. This issue happens to every external USB DAC except Google/Apple dongles and when using either the Qobuz/Tidal application. I do not experience the issue when using USB Audio Player Pro, with the same USB-C DACs. This does not appear to be a Hardware/Qobuz/Tidal issue.

Also when is Android going to stop resampling music playing through the USB-C port + re-adding missing Bluetooth Audio Codecs in Android 16 Beta1

resampled music samples;

- 16B/44.1K => 32B/48K

- 24B/192K => 32B/192K

Missing Bluetooth Audio Codecs;

- aptX XXXX

- LDAC

- LHDC

Bug Report: 393395132

5 Comments
2025/01/30
19:08 UTC

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Android 16: Opting out

I opted out of android 16 beta and I got the update but then after tapping download update it said, "Update can not be downloaded, please check you WiFi or connect to a different WiFi". My WiFi is strong so it can't be that. Does anyone know what to do, I've restarted my phone many times

5 Comments
2025/01/30
16:10 UTC

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Using Stable version of Android 15 and google sent me the beta update of android 16

i am currently using android 15 Official version updated to January Patch... I opted out from the beta program for a while so why did they sent me the update for the Android 16 Beta...? I don't want to update my Pixel 6 pro to android 16 yet ... i would rather wait for the stable version to be out.... I tried to opt out again from the Beta program but it won't let me opt out ... A message pops up whenever i try to opt out from it saying " We could not remove your device at this time. Please try again later. " . What should i do now...?

12 Comments
2025/01/30
14:49 UTC

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News on pixel screenshots in the EU

Are there any news regarding the Pixel Screenshots and Studio app in German y on the new beta in Android 16? Thx

4 Comments
2025/01/30
13:18 UTC

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How is android 16 beta 1 battery life on pixel 9 (base)

I've been using Android 16 beta 1 on my pixel 8 (base) and it's been pretty snappy and responsive so far. In terms of battery life I haven't seen any improvements or downgrades either, so I've been tempting to update my pixel 9 to android 16. How's battery life there ? Improved or downgraded?

15 Comments
2025/01/30
12:20 UTC

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Leaving beta without wipe

I switched to Android beta even android 15 beta 4 was released. I didn't know back then that you don't automatically leave the beta over android 15 is released.

Now there is an update, android 16 beta 1. It says on the "system update" page that I can leave the beta without wipe if I run a needs starting with b11. I am on that version, to be exact it's BP11.241121.013 - yet when I leave the android beta via g.co/androidbeta , all I get offered is uninstalling the beta WITH wipe.

Please, is there any way to get out of beta without wiping? I really don't want to start in beta 1 of Android 16.

10 Comments
2025/01/30
09:46 UTC

3

Pixel7 android 16beta

In android 16 beta ,Not able to open document file in Google file manager . From last 2 weak it showing same issue.

8 Comments
2025/01/30
06:27 UTC

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Android is prompting me to wipe my phone to install OS which is already installed

If I could, I would post two screenshots which explain everything. One shows Androd demanding I wipe the phone to install system 15, and the other showing the current installed system behind the latest system 15. I see no way around this insanity

7 Comments
2025/01/30
05:36 UTC

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Should I be worried?

So I have a tablet that's an android tablet. When I got it, it had Android 14. It's a newer tablet with Android 14. However, it still hasn't updated to Android 15 yet, and I've checked and tried. Should I be concerned? If it's concerning, what do I do to fix it? I'm positive it's a newer tablet. Please give me advice I can actually use, I'd really appreciate it.

14 Comments
2025/01/30
02:51 UTC

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Suggested response from notification, feature removed?

Previously when I received a text message, the message was displayed in the notifications and I could reply with the suggested replies. However, when I now click on reply from the notification, I have the keyboard that appears but without suggested replies and I reply from the notification. Has this suggested reply function from the notification been removed?

0 Comments
2025/01/29
21:35 UTC

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Keyboard glitches while using Hold For Me feature during a phone call

I am on QPR 2 Beta 3. I was using my phone in other apps while I had engaged the Hold For Me feature on my Pixel 9 Pro XL. I noticed that my third party keyboard (Microsoft SwiftKey) became slow during the call, and when I tried to backspace to delete anything, it was mostly unresponsive. After I completed the call, keyboard function became quick and reliable again without rebooting or closing any apps. Anyone else see anything like that?

0 Comments
2025/01/29
20:39 UTC

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Are there any critical issues at P6P at Android 16 Beta 1?

Hi everyone. I'm considering whether I should continue being part of the beta test program or switch to the stable version. Are there any critical issues with Beta 1, such as problems with NFC, battery life, crashes, etc.?

25 Comments
2025/01/29
20:38 UTC

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I am now on A15 QPR3 latest beta. When should i opt out from beta to update my device to stable version without loosing my data?

Hey guys, i want to switch back to the stable version until a16 comes in good shape in beta. When should i opt out to not loose my data?

8 Comments
2025/01/29
16:01 UTC

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I need a feature to allow limited access to contacts to my apps

Please implement this Google.

2 Comments
2025/01/29
14:02 UTC

2

Linux Terminal

Anyone else having difficulty with the Linux terminal? It's pretty unstable. Errors when loading, crashing randomly, perpetually loading.

I get bursts of good performance though, which is nice.

17 Comments
2025/01/29
09:02 UTC

2

Screen freezes, file apps crash a lot,

Screen frezes, many apps crashes while using and file apps won't open

3 Comments
2025/01/29
04:42 UTC

19

New smooth start

I recently updated my phone (P6P) to Android 16 beta 1, and i noticed a change that i liked a lot. When i restart my phone or i turned it off completely and turn it on again, now it starts smoothly, feels fluid and very comfortable, i don't know if it's part of the update, but it feels great to start my phone and it's totally ready to use, without having to wait for the phone to stabilize to be used comfortably

7 Comments
2025/01/29
03:48 UTC

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Android 16 beta 1 is kicking me out of everything on Pixel 9 pro xl.

Not sure if anyone else is having this problem, but I noticed that every app, phone dialer, texting, etc. The phone kicks me out. Making me having to go back to it, only to be kicked out again. Anyone else experiencing the same problem? The oy solution that I found is to slowly bring up my list of apps, and tap back on it. This only works half the time, though.

40 Comments
2025/01/29
00:19 UTC

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