{"id":1129,"date":"2022-03-10T15:15:39","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T15:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/03\/10\/google-opens-beta-for-future-pixel-feature-drops\/"},"modified":"2022-03-10T15:15:40","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T15:15:40","slug":"google-opens-beta-for-future-pixel-feature-drops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/03\/10\/google-opens-beta-for-future-pixel-feature-drops\/","title":{"rendered":"Google opens beta for future Pixel feature drops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/3\/10\/22970537\/google-pixel-qpr3-beta-1-release-feature-drop\">https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/3\/10\/22970537\/google-pixel-qpr3-beta-1-release-feature-drop<\/a><br \/>\n<code><br \/><\/br><\/code><\/p>\n<div readability=\"58.346782988004\">\n<p id=\"9tCkqs\">If you\u2019re interested in getting early access to Android features, then Google has a new beta program for Pixel owners. The search giant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/android_beta\/comments\/taf1pf\/android_12_qpr3_beta_1_now_available\/\">has just announced<\/a> the release of the first beta for its upcoming Quarterly Platform Release (QPR), which are branded as Feature Drops when released to Pixel devices. <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2022\/03\/09\/android-12-qpr3-beta-1-pixel\/\"><em>9to5Google<\/em> reports<\/a> that these features may end up being officially released as part of the Google Pixel\u2019s June update.<\/p>\n<p id=\"o3YTOL\">According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.android.com\/about\/versions\/12\/get-qpr#pixel_flash_install\">new page on Android\u2019s developer site<\/a>, the beta is available for Pixel devices going back to the Pixel 4. Unfortunately that doesn\u2019t include the Pixel 3A, with <em>9to5Google<\/em> noting that its support period is due to end in May. <\/p>\n<p id=\"mQo9zn\">You can sign up for the beta: <a href=\"http:\/\/g.co\/androidbeta\">here<\/a>. Anyone on the 12L beta will be automatically transitioned over to the new QPR beta, Google says. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-float-right\">\n<aside id=\"h1qLIR\"><q>Get an early look at the latest features<\/q><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"enZB1V\">Although Android\u2019s major version number updates typically get the most attention, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2019\/12\/9\/21002753\/pixel-feature-drop-updates-robocall-screening-portrait-mode-duo-video-call\">since 2019<\/a> Google has been releasing more minor feature updates to its Pixels throughout the course of the year. With this QPR beta, as well as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2021\/12\/8\/22824287\/google-android-12-beta-1-release-large-screen-devices-tablet-pixel\">Android 12L beta<\/a> that started in December, Google is giving early-adopters a chance to try out its mid-year updates early, before their official release. The announcement of the new QPR beta comes as <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/products\/android\/12l-larger-screens\/?_ga=2.161124731.711743459.1646915278-1925552746.1646915278\">Android 12L exited beta<\/a> earlier this week alongside the release of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2020\/3\/2\/21161644\/pixel-feature-drop-inclusive-emoji-ar-effects-dark-mode-google-pay\">Google\u2019s March Pixel feature drop<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p id=\"D3l0U3\">The big thing that\u2019s missing from Google\u2019s announcement of its latest beta is any firm indication of what features that it actually includes. For now, the search giant\u2019s announcement simply says it \u201cincludes improvements to functionality and user experience as well as the latest bug fixes, optimizations, and the March 2022 security patches.\u201d But we\u2019re sure to get a better idea of its contents as users dig in on this and future Google betas. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><code><br \/><\/br><\/code><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/3\/10\/22970537\/google-pixel-qpr3-beta-1-release-feature-drop\">https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/3\/10\/22970537\/google-pixel-qpr3-beta-1-release-feature-drop<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: If you\u2019re interested in getting early access to Android features, then Google has a new beta program for Pixel owners. The search giant has just announced the release of the first beta for its upcoming Quarterly Platform Release (QPR), which are branded as Feature Drops when released to Pixel devices. 9to5Google reports that these [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1130,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,8],"tags":[10],"class_list":["post-1129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-google","category-technology","tag-google"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Google opens beta for future Pixel feature drops - Science and Nerds<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/03\/10\/google-opens-beta-for-future-pixel-feature-drops\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Google opens beta for future Pixel feature drops - Science and Nerds\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Source: If you\u2019re interested in getting early access to Android features, then Google has a new beta program for Pixel owners. 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