Android 15 QPR1 Beta 1.1 is here with support for the Pixel 9

Google is in an awkward place with Android 15 at the moment. We had hoped to see a stable build of the update along with the Pixel 9 series, and when that didn’t happen, we still had our fingers crossed for a September release.

Then, Google itself indirectly confirmed that the new version won’t be official on Pixels until October — but at the same time, it needs to prepare its December Pixel Feature Drop, so it kicked off a second Android 15 beta program while the first was still ongoing.

Now, that beta build is getting its first update, and it’s adding support for the Pixel 9 series in the process.

Google announced Android 15 Quarterly Platform Release 1 (QPR1) Beta 1.1 on Reddit today, and its release notes explain that the main fix is meant to put an end to the random reboots people had been experiencing with the first build.

However, not shown in the release notes is the fact that this new version is available for the Pixel 9 series for the first time. Users of the standard Pixel 9 and the Pixel 9 Pro XL can now opt into the beta program to try Android 15 and the December Pixel Feature Drop today. The Pixel 9 Pro and 9 Pro Fold are not included with this release, but these phones won’t hit store shelves until next week.

As we reported on Pixel 9 launch day, Google’s new phones buck past trends by shipping with an OS version that was first released last year. However, this isn’t the first time Pixel 9 and 9 Pro XL users have had access to a beta version of Android 15 — last week, Google’s non-QPR beta program welcomed these same devices with the release of Android 15 Beta 4.2.

Android 15 QPR1 Beta 1.1 rollout details