Google launches Android 17 QPR2 Beta 1 for Pixel 6a and newer devices

Google has released Android 17 QPR2 Beta 1 for Pixel device testers, offering the first glimpse of changes planned for the Q4 2026 Android release. The beta is compatible with Pixel 6a and later models, but excludes the original Pixel 6 series. QPR1 builds had previously previewed the upcoming September Feature Drop.

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Android 17 QPR2 Beta 1 is now available for Pixel testers to install.

The software offers our first look at changes set to arrive with Google’s 2026 Q4 Android release.

Support is available for Pixel 6a and later devices, but not the original Pixel 6 series.

Lots of Android users are still waiting to get their first taste of Android 17 , but for Pixel owners who have joined Google’s testing community, we are already looking far out into the future. QPR1 builds like Android 17 QPR1 Beta 7 from last week have been giving us an early peek at the upcoming September Feature Drop, and now Google is already getting started on what’s next, with the release of Android 17 QPR2 Beta 1 .

As Google’s Mishaal Rahman confirms over on X, this Beta represents the software we’ll ultimately see arrive as Google’s 2026 Q4 Android release. But while QPR1 supported devices from the Pixel 6 on up, QPR2 moves the needle forward and begins its support with the Pixel 6a — the original Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro are no longer included. Considering both these phones hit their 5-year birthdays this October, that’s not unexpected, but still sad to see.

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