What that you must know
- Google has began rolling out Android 15 Beta 2.2 to enrolled Pixel customers.
- The patch goals to resolve some persistent issues customers nonetheless reported involving “Personal Areas” alongside some points with NFC.
- The corporate rapidly pushed Beta 2.1 to customers in Could following extreme points with Personal Areas.
Google is beginning to push one other “minor” replace for Android 15 Beta 2, which seeks to repair issues attributable to the beta’s preliminary rollout.
The corporate detailed the contents of the Beta 2.2 patch in a put up on Reddit. In keeping with the notes, enrolled Pixel homeowners ought to start receiving an OTA (over-the-air) patch labeled as model AP31.240426.023.B4. This replace will apply to these with units starting from the Pixel 6 as much as the Pixel 8, 8 Professional, and 8a.
The Pixel Fold and Pixel Pill are additionally getting in on this minor patch. The obtain dimension for the Pixel 8 Professional has been reported to be 55.78MB. Nevertheless, one other consumer reported a 2.57GB obtain.
Google explains that Beta 2.2 continues to deal with the lingering issues customers have confronted with “Personal Areas.” The patch solves a problem the place “creating a personal house on a tool for the primary time eliminated app icons from the Residence display.”
Moreover, there are a few essential fixes for Pixel units’ NFC capabilities. The patch explains {that a} repair for the “Pockets position” that beforehand a tool’s NFC function from functioning needs to be solved. NFC funds that did not progress also needs to be fastened with the Beta 2.2 patch.
The rest of the fixes, as detailed within the full changelog, are as follows:
- Fastened a problem the place the app drawer did not open when swiping up.
- Fastened a problem that typically induced movies that had been recorded utilizing 10-bit HDR to have a inexperienced tint.
- Fastened varied different points that had been impacting system stability, interactivity, and connectivity.
- Fastened points that typically induced cellular knowledge connections to drop, even when the system was receiving a robust mobile sign.
With Google persevering with to repair problematic points, one consumer on Reddit acknowledged that the share sheet bug persists regardless of the patch. It appears as if the bug was marked “closed,” per one other consumer’s remark, however the repair hasn’t been carried out.
As ordinary, Google states that enrolled testers ought to give their units round 24 hours earlier than choosing up the OTA replace. Customers can test manually by hopping into their Settings > System > System updates to test and start downloading/putting in.
The corporate rolled out Beta 2.1 for Android 15 rapidly in Could following extreme issues with Personal Areas. Customers reported that after interacting with the function and assigning apps to its secluded house, they discovered that Personal Areas deleted icons from their residence screens. Beta 2.1 pushed hurriedly to customers to repair these issues and we’re seeing with its 2.2 patch that some lingering points had been nonetheless round.