Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority
TL;DR
- Google has launched Android 14 QPR3 today, alongside the Pixel Feature Drop for June 2024.
- There aren’t too many new features since we’re getting so close to Android 15.
- The June 2024 Android security patch is also included.
Alongside this Feature Drop, Google is also rolling out Android 14 QPR3, as expected. QPR stands for Quarterly Platform Release, and it’s essentially a way to try out Pixel Feature Drop updates before they launch to the general public. Google has been testing QPR3 since February, so it’s come a long way. It is available for the Pixel 5a and all devices launched after.
This is a follow-up to the latest QPR3 beta 2.2 release, which landed in May. We expect many early adopters have already moved on to the betas of Android 15, but there are folks who are still hanging on Android 14 who will appreciate this update.
Since we’re late in the game now, there aren’t too many new features in Android 14 QPR3, but it does also include the June 2024 security patch. Here’s Google’s official changelog:
- Battery & Charging
- Fix for stability or performance improvements in certain conditions
- Fix for issues causing device to not charge in certain conditions
- Bluetooth
- General improvements in stability or performance for Bluetooth LE audio
- Camera
- Fix for camera stability issue when taking Astrophotography photo under certain conditions
- Fix for camera stability issues when switching between different zooms in certain conditions
- General improvements for camera stability under certain conditions
- Display & Graphics
- General improvements to display stability
- Framework
- General improvements for system stability during device setup
- System
- General improvements for system stability and performance in certain conditions
- Telephony
- General improvements for network connection stability and performance in certain conditions
- User Interface
- Fix for issue with the navigation bar showing up incorrectly in certain conditions
- Fix for issue with transitions between home screen and lock screen
- General improvements for performance and stability in certain UI transitions and animations
If you are already on QPR3 beta 2.2, you’ll see an OTA notification soon for this release. If you own a Pixel and want to join the QPR channel, you can sign up using Google’s QPR form.
