Google has pushed Android 17 QPR1 Beta 4 to Pixel devices enrolled in its beta program, and the headline for some owners isn’t a new feature — it’s that their phone didn’t get the update. The Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro have been pulled from the program, even though both were part of the QPR1 beta until now.
The rollout started reaching devices on June 10, landing roughly three weeks after Beta 3, which Google shipped during its I/O event in May. If you’re already enrolled, the over-the-air notification should turn up on its own over the next day or so — assuming you’re not on one of the two Pixel 6 models left out.
On the missing phones, Google hasn’t gone quiet. The company says the Pixel 6 models will be included again in a future build, so this reads as a temporary gap in this particular beta rather than the end of support. Worth knowing if you own one and started worrying: Android 17 is still coming to those devices.
There are two builds depending on which Pixel you’ve got. The Pixel 6a, Pixel 7, and Pixel 7 Pro get CP31.260522.006.A1, while every other eligible Pixel is on CP31.260522.006.
As for what’s actually inside, this one’s all cleanup — Google hasn’t flagged any new features, and the build is squarely focused on bug fixes. A few stand out. There was a fix for the mouse pointer vanishing on external displays, which turned out to hit Work Profile setups and apps running FLAG_SECURE. The screenshot sound is no longer chained to your ringer, so you can grab a silent screenshot without muting your call and notification alerts in the process. And for anyone who’s tried filming at high zoom, Google patched the stuttering and frame jumps that showed up when shooting video at 5x and panning.
A couple of other annoyances got sorted in the same pass. Home screen widgets that would disappear after a reboot are fixed, and the Settings app no longer crashes when opening credential provider settings inside a Private Space. The back tap gesture also works properly on the lock screen again.
None of this is the main event, and Google isn’t pretending otherwise. The real additions are being held for later — the full QPR1 Feature Drop is lined up for September, and this beta is the kind of bug-squashing work that tends to come right before a stable release goes out the door.
