In order to ensure that icons stay on the home screen and address a bug with the new private area functionality, Google published Android 15 Beta 2.1. This is a tiny update that just fixes the icon problem; no other changes are significant. The update will begin to be sent to eligible Pixels today. The initial download size for users upgrading from Beta 2 can be higher, but subsequent checks should produce a considerably smaller update.
The full release notes admit that this is a "minor update" that still carries the same May 2024 security patch date as Beta 2, so not much else has changed. The build number for this update is AP31.240426.023, and it ships with Play Services version 24.15.18.
Interestingly, the new version clocked in at 2.57GB on one of our devices before downloading. However, after rebooting without applying the update, the version offered up on a second check was only 12.12MB. It appears that Google may have initially sent out the full OTA to everyone, regardless of the previous version installed.
This update does not apply to any of the new devices announced as part of the expanded Android 15 beta program last week. These include phones from Honor, Iqoo, Lenovo, Nothing, OnePlus, Oppo, Realme, Sharp, Tecno, Vivo, and Xiaomi, which will all receive their own, individually numbered beta releases. This, being Google's version of Android 15, only applies to Pixel devices enrolled in the beta program.
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