Per Google's official support documentation, the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro were guaranteed Android version updates "until at least" October 2024. In what will almost certainly be the Pixel 6 series's last major OS update, Android 15 landed on the phones last month, fulfilling Google's promised three-year Android update timeline.

If you own a recent Google Pixel smartphone, get ready to give the Android 15 QPR2 Beta 1 a shot and see what new features are on the way.

Google highlighted the start of Android 15 QPR2 Beta 1 to Pixel testers on Reddit. The update contains the November security patch and a list of known issues users may encounter. The QPR2 update is expected to arrive as the March 2025 feature drop while we brace for a much earlier Android 16 launch.

Anyone rocking the Pixel 6 or later is in for a treat when Android 15 QPR2 drops. There's a big update to the underlying Linux kernel powering Android devices, and Google is makin

Google is preparing to upgrade the kernel version of all Tensor-powered Pixels to Linux 6.1 in Android 15 QPR2.

Pixel Feature Drops and the Android Beta Program are intrinsically linked when a new Android version moves out of beta and into the stable channel, it starts a three-month timer on the next major update,