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Google on Thursday announced the release of Android 16 QPR1 Beta 3 to developers and beta testers. It is being rolled out as an over-the-air (OTA) for Pixel phones and improves upon the fixes carried by the Android 16 QPR Beta 2.1 that was issued last month. The tech giant said that its latest update rectifies bugs related to missing status bar icons, notification display issues, non-functional camera, and launcher not completely displaying. The QPR Beta 3 also includes the July 2025 Android security patch. Android 16 QPR1 Beta 3 Update Changes As per Google's release notes, the new Android 16 QPR1 Beta 3 update fixes an issue which caused the phone to reboot unexpectedly. This was attributed to RTOS task list corruption. Another bug, which stopped the launcher from displaying completely, has also been fixed. One user reported the disappearance of the taskbar on the Pixel Fold, whereas the Google bar did not appear upon exiting an app on another phone. Several issues were also repo...