Google Fixes Pixel Audio Bug in Android 17 QPR1 Beta 8 After 30+ Reports
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Updated · Android Central · Aug 1
Google Fixes Pixel Audio Bug in Android 17 QPR1 Beta 8 After 30+ Reports
3 articles · Updated · Android Central · Aug 1
Summary
Android 17 QPR1 Beta 8 removes a long-running Pixel audio flaw that caused random crackling, distortion and sudden loud static during playback and notifications.
Build CP31.260623.010 fixes audio-buffer management in the framework, the main cause cited by Google after the bug persisted through multiple beta releases.
Beta 8 arrives just over two weeks after Beta 7 as a stability-focused cleanup release ahead of the stable Android 17 QPR1 Feature Drop expected in September.
Pixel 6 through Pixel 10 devices can install the beta, but Pixel 6 and 6 Pro are nearing the end of support and are not expected to receive Android 17 QPR2.