Android 16 Beta 3.1 Rolling Out With Pixel Performance, Crash Fixes

Less than a week after the main release, Google is rolling out Android 16 Beta 3.1 to Pixel devices. Some of the addressed bugs impacted day-to-day usage.

BP22.250221.013 with the March 2025 security patch is available for these supported devices: Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, Pixel 6a, Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro, Pixel 7a, Pixel Tablet, Pixel Fold, Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel 8a, Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL, and Pixel 9 Pro Fold.

• Fixed an issue that caused the system Settings app to crash repeatedly on launch if the system language was set to a language other than English. (Issue #403303683)
• Fixed an issue that caused the screen brightness to oscillate between an app-specified brightness setting and the automatic, system-specified or user-specified brightness settings. (Issue #392522561)
• Fixed a performance issue that was causing excessive battery drain from high CPU load.
• Fixed a performance issue that sometimes caused memory leaks in the system server.

The OTA is 6.70 MB on a Pixel 9.

All eligible devices enrolled in the Android Beta for Pixel program will be offered an over-the-air (OTA) update to Beta 3.1.

• Pixel 9 Pro Fold: Factory Image — OTA
• Pixel 9 Pro XL: Factory Image — OTA
• Pixel 9 Pro: Factory Image — OTA
• Pixel 9: Factory Image — OTA
• Pixel 8a: Factory Image — OTA
• Pixel 8 Pro: Factory Image — OTA
• Pixel 8: Factory Image — OTA
• Pixel Tablet: Factory Image — OTA
• Pixel Fold: Factory Image — OTA
• Pixel 7a: Factory Image — OTA
• Pixel 7 Pro: Factory Image — OTA
• Pixel 7: Factory Image — OTA
• Pixel 6a: Factory Image — OTA
• Pixel 6 Pro: Factory Image — OTA
• Pixel 6: Factory Image — OTA

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