In July, Google started rolling out Android 15 Beta 4 as the “final” beta update for the new Android iteration. In the same month, the addiction titan rolled out the Android 15 Beta 4.1 update. The latest firmware included fixes for the bugs that were causing voice calling issues on the Pixel devices. Now, the company has released the Android 15 Beta 4.2 update. The latest firmware includes various fixes related to the camera app on the Pixel phones.
The Android 15 Beta 4.2 update fixes a handful of bugs related to the camera app
According to the official changelog, the Android 15 beta 4.2 update fixes a handful of bugs related to the camera app. The new firmware fixes an issue where a gray transparent bar was displayed when using the camera. It fixes the bug that caused low frame rates in the videos. In addition, the new Android 15 beta update fixes the issues that caused a crash when changing the zoom values. Another camera fix in the new firmware concerns camera saturation.
In addition, the new Android 15 beta update also fixes an issue that caused some phones to wake up slowly, and also fixes the bugs that caused the UI to flicker and the YouTube app to crash.
The latest beta update is being distributed over the air to eligible Pixel devices
The Android 15 beta 4.2 version is rolling out over-the-air to eligible Google Pixel smartphones and tablets. The build number of the new firmware is AP31.240617.015. It is rolling out to Pixel 8a, Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel 7a, Pixel 7 Pro, Pixel 7, Pixel 6a, Pixel 6 Pro, Pixel 6, Pixel Fold, and Pixel Tablet.
If your device is running Android 14 QPR3, 15 Developer Preview, or earlier beta builds, you will receive an OTA update soon. Notably, the new Android 15 Beta 4.2 update is not available for the older Pixel 5 series devices. They received their final updates back in June.
