{"id":252441,"date":"2026-05-22T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/22\/android-17-qpr1-beta-3-new-features-changes\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T09:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T13:35:09","slug":"android-17-qpr1-beta-3-new-features-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/22\/android-17-qpr1-beta-3-new-features-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Android 17 QPR1 Beta 3 New Features &#038; Changes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techadvisor.com\/article\/3145511\/android-17-qpr1-beta-3-new-features.html\">Android 17 QPR1 Beta 3 New Features &#038; Changes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techadvisor.com\/article\/3145511\/android-17-qpr1-beta-3-new-features.html\">https:\/\/www.techadvisor.com\/article\/3145511\/android-17-qpr1-beta-3-new-features.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-22 09:30:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.techadvisor.com\">www.techadvisor.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Summary created by Smart Answers AI<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"miso-summary-title\" id=\"in-summary\">In summary:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Tech Advisor reports that Google released Android 17 QPR1 Beta 3 at Google I\/O, featuring new UI elements alongside standard bug fixes.<\/li>\n<li>The beta is available for Google Pixel 6 through Pixel 10 devices and will serve as the foundation for September\u2019s Pixel Drop update.<\/li>\n<li>This release matters for Pixel users seeking early access to Android improvements before the official September rollout.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Google has rolled out Android 17 QPR1 Beta 3 at Google I\/O, and it adds a few new UI elements to the usual roster of bug fixes.<\/p>\n<p>The first stable release of Android 17 is expected over the next month or so, but Google is already rattling through the beta releases for Android 17 QPR1, which will form the basis of the first big Pixel Drop update in September.<\/p>\n<p>The new beta version requires you to be signed up to the Android beta programme, but otherwise should work on all Pixel phones from the Google Pixel 6 through to the current Google Pixel 10 range.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the most notable Android 17 QPR1 Beta 3 new features and changes, as highlighted by 9to5Google.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"new-animations\">New animations<\/h2>\n<p>Google has added a bunch of new animations with this latest version of Android 17. Launch the camera with a double press of the power button, and the Camera UI will expand from the same side of the phone, pushing back the \u2018fog of war\u2019 of the lock screen.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s also a new \u2018bouncy\u2019 Quick Settings animation, which sees the menu spring back a little when you pull it down.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"more-blur\">More blur<\/h2>\n<p>Besides those new animations, Google has simply added more of the background blur effect to the latest version of the Android 17 beta. As previously reported, \u2018Blur\u2019 could be considered the keyword for Android 17\u2019s visual approach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCredit\">Chris Martin \/ Foundy<\/p>\n<p>Google has provided a new UI for the media player controls on the Quick Settings menu. 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