Android 17 QPR1 Beta 7 drops a few bugfixes for die-hard Pixel testers

For Android enthusiasts looking to get the very latest access to all of Google’s upcoming changes, this summer has just been utterly packed with releases worth paying attention to. Testers got their hands on Android 17 QPR1 Beta 6 two weeks ago, and now Google is distributing Beta 7.

Google’s release notes detail the major fixes you can expect with today’s Android 17 QPR1 Beta 7 build:

• Battery Share from Quick Settings failed to start charging or repeatedly displayed the charging animation. (Issue #476443126, Issue #477627747, Issue #480701245, Issue #484322291, Issue #488473799, Issue #501729379, Issue #500638463)
• Turning off Wi-Fi created an empty gap between the battery and mobile data icons in the Quick Settings status bar. (Issue #517178332)
• A crash in the Quick Settings font size controller that prevented users from adjusting their text size from the quick access panel. (Issue #531915405, Issue #530312544)

Over on X, Google’s Mishaal Rahman also updates us on another change you may be seeing: taskbar icons once again appearing center aligned when you’re connected to an external display. According to Rahman, the left alignment that users were seeing prior to this was a bug.

Today’s build is available for Pixel 6 and newer phones, as well as the Pixel Tablet. While the Pixel 10 Pro Fold is supported, the Pixel Fold and Pixel 9 Pro Fold are not on the list.

It’s admittedly a little late to get in on QPR1 testing at this point, with the software already hitting Platform Stability with Beta 6 earlier this month, but if you’re still looking to dive in, all you need to do is go register your Pixel device with Google’s Android Beta Program. And if you’re already signed up, just sit back and wait for your update notification.

If you’d rather not live on the bleeding edge running a Beta build, all these QPR1 changes will still be hitting your Pixel in just another couple months, as part of the September Feature Drop.