It’s a new year, so why not drop the latest Android beta in the middle of January? Google has announced that it is releasing Android 16 QPR3 Beta 2 today.
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According to the Mountain View-based firm, the latest QPR focuses on a wide range of stability, performance, and usability issues. This includes fixes that resolve critical system crashes, UI glitches in the notification shade and app drawer, device freezes, and battery management issues that caused devices to ignore charging limits or drain excessively. It also makes improvements to connectivity, including an issue that led to slow Wi-Fi speeds and missed calls.
Here’s a list of the top issues that are addressed in this update:
Fixed an issue where the app drawer could become unresponsive when scrolling, which required updates to how UI elements were rendered
Android Auto incorrectly logs extensive screen time, impacting battery life.
Fixed graphical glitches and performance degradation when interacting with the notification shade in full-screen or PiP modes by improving display rendering.
Resolved an excessive battery drain issue occurring overnight by optimizing background process power consumption.
Fixed an issue where the battery charging limit was not being respected, causing devices to charge to 100% instead of the set limit.
Fixed an issue where users experienced slow internet speeds on Wi-Fi due to a Wi-Fi connection bug.
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