Google rushes out Android 13 Beta 3.2 with some real bug fixes this time
Android 13’sdevelopment cycle is starting to wind down — we’re long done with Developer Previews at this point, and have recently been checking out someincreasingly stable Betas. By now, Google should be fine-tuning things for the software’s ultimate release, but that doesn’t mean we don’t expect to get the occasional incremental update that tackles outstanding bugs — just like we did about a week ago whenBeta 3.1 arrivedto address the absent Android Beta Feedback app. Now we’re already getting another bug-fix release, as distribution begins for Android 13 Beta 3.2.
Unlike Beta 3.1, which weighed in at an anemic 6.3MB, today’sBeta 3.2 releaseis a much more robust 275MB. That’s reflected in the changelog attached to this build:
While the lack of an option to easily submit feedback was more of a Google-facing problem being addressed in Beta 3.1, these bugs are the sort that could be expected to have a pronounced negative effect on the actual end-user experience, so it’s great to see Google getting ahead of them now, rather than waiting for Beta 4.
In addition to those listed bug fixes, we’re also learning about some little tweaks to the system, including an updated Lens icon in the Search bar, better logic for when you see the vibration icon in your status bar, and support for the Pixel Launcher’s “Always show keyboard” option (per theGoogle News | RuTelegram channel).
Honestly, this feels like the Beta 3.1 release we probably would have gotten anyway, had Google not forgotten about the Android Beta Feedback app in the first place. Could the hours we spent waiting last Wednesday forBeta 3 downloadsto become available reflect some last-minute Google scrambling to figure out how to address that absence? We may never know, but for now we’re just happy to be getting what sounds like a much more stable Android 13 build on our Pixel phones.
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