What you have to 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 shortly 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 submit 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 gadgets 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. Nonetheless, one other person reported a 2.57GB obtain.
Google explains that Beta 2.2 continues to give attention to the lingering issues customers have confronted with “Personal Areas.” The patch solves a difficulty the place “creating a non-public area on a tool for the primary time eliminated app icons from the Dwelling display.”
Moreover, there are a few essential fixes for Pixel gadgets’ 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 didn’t progress also needs to be mounted with the Beta 2.2 patch.
The rest of the fixes, as detailed within the full changelog, are as follows:
- Mounted a difficulty the place the app drawer did not open when swiping up.
- Mounted a difficulty that typically brought on movies that have been recorded utilizing 10-bit HDR to have a inexperienced tint.
- Mounted varied different points that have been impacting system stability, interactivity, and connectivity.
- Mounted points that typically brought on cell information connections to drop, even when the machine was receiving a powerful mobile sign.
With Google persevering with to repair problematic points, one person on Reddit said that the share sheet bug persists regardless of the patch. It appears as if the bug was marked “closed,” per one other person’s remark, however the repair hasn’t been carried out.
As normal, Google states that enrolled testers ought to give their gadgets round 24 hours earlier than choosing up the OTA replace. Customers can verify manually by hopping into their Settings > System > System updates to verify and start downloading/putting in.
The corporate rolled out Beta 2.1 for Android 15 shortly in Could following extreme issues with Personal Areas. Customers reported that after interacting with the function and assigning apps to its secluded area, 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 have been nonetheless round.