In addition to releasing QPR3 Beta 1.1 for the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro this week, Google announced that testers would soon be able to opt-out of the Android Beta Program without having to wipe their device at the end of each cycle. Those who tested Android 12L earlier this month were unable to simply switch to the stable 12.1 release before getting upgraded to QPR3. Dropping out of the Beta Program led to your device's data being wiped. One workaround allowed you to manually sideload 12.1 over 12L Beta 3 and then exit with no data loss. Even so, you needed to do this before installing QPR3 Beta 1, which was an unexpected release. Backlash Many testers and users alike have expressed their dissatisfaction with this, and Google has promised to "guarantee that all beta devices receive each official stable release to the public so you can opt-out without a data wipe for a limited time until the next beta upgrade." This will only be available at the end of a beta cycle, and how much
Google will soon allow Pixel users on Android Beta Program to switch to the stable version of Android without wiping their whole device. Learn more here.
Google pushed out a new Android 12 beta update today to the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. This update is a part of the QPR3 beta program that opened up a few weeks back and is currently only targeted.