Android 8.1 Dev Preview Available

[wyelkins]

Joined Beta about 2 hours after getting phone. Pixel 2 XL. Great so far.

 

[Law2138]

I installed the beta this morning on my P2 (walleye) and lost functionality to my front facing camera. Reported the issue and unenrolled my device.

Everything works perfectly on 8.0.0, so that's where I will stay for the time being.

 

[wyelkins]

Not sure if it is because of 8.1 but:

Not getting notifications on my Zenwatch 2.
Had 8.1 on my OG Pixel XL and they worked.

Can't download music on Play Music.

Can't set a song as a ringtone.

Maybe I forgot to check some boxes. I set up the phone from scratch instead of moving the settings.

 

[Lilybell2]

If you're beta testing 8.1, and also using a pattern to unlock your phone, don't do a factory reset.

https://www.xda-developers.com/google-factory-reset-protection-bug/

 

[bjrosen]

Been running 8.1 on my 2Xp for a couple of days, no problems at all.

 

[blackhemi4x4]

Since 8.0 was buggy, I figured I would give the beta a try. So far over the past couple days, the beta version has been near-flawless for me. I haven't had one random reboot and most of my Bluetooth issues have disappeared other than my Uconnect issue.

 

[wyelkins]

Not sure if it is because of 8.1 but:

Not getting notifications on my Zenwatch 2.
Had 8.1 on my OG Pixel XL and they worked.

Can't download music on Play Music.

Can't set a song as a ringtone.

Maybe I forgot to check some boxes. I set up the phone from scratch instead of moving the settings.

Brain fart. Started getting notifications.

Remembered how to set a song as a ringtone.

Had problem with Android Pay today. Might be my case.

 

[wyelkins]

Brain fart. Started getting notifications.

Remembered how to set a song as a ringtone.

Had problem with Android Pay today. Might be my case.

No Android Pay problems either.

 

[Mike Dee]

Since 8.0 was buggy, I figured I would give the beta a try. So far over the past couple days, the beta version has been near-flawless for me. I haven't had one random reboot and most of my Bluetooth issues have disappeared other than my Uconnect issue.

I haven't had any issues on 8.0 but I'm waiting for 8.1 which is taking a long time to get on my phone.

 

[N4Newbie]

I reverted to 8.0.0 after a couple of weeks with 8.1.0 beta.

I had two problems with fingerprint security, neither of which was immediately obvious.

All was fine after installing the beta; things didn't go bad until I wanted to test something and disabled my PIN+Fingerprint security. Having done what I wanted to, I then re-.enabled PIN+Fingerprint, and that is when the issues became noticeable.

A) Android Pay - No matter what I tried, from this point forward, using Android Pay became a multi-step process:

1. Unlock phone with finger or PIN
2. Tap phone to merchant terminal
3. Android Pay opens and then immediately goes to a "Enter PIN or scan fingerprint" screen
4. Enter PIN or scan finger AGAIN
5. Tap phone to merchant terminal AGAIN
6. Transaction processes

I tried everything to fix this - uninstalled and reinstalled Android Pay multiple times, played with security settings, etc. Finally got Google involved through chat and email; tried lots more stuff. Reverting back to 8.0.0 finally fixed this.

B) eWallet - I have been using this password manager for 10 years or more, all the way back to the PalmOS days. I was really pleased last year when they added the ability to open the password file via the fingerprint sensor instead of having to type the master password. Worked fine in 8.0.0 and then even after I installed the 8.1.0 beta.

However, after I did the disable/re-enable security thing described above, I was no longer able to enable fingerprint scanning in eWallet - each time I tried it, the app crashed. Once again, reverting back to 8.0.0 fixed this.

All in all, I think fingerprint works fine in 8.1.0 *until* you try to set it up for new apps or re-configure it *after* disabling it.

 

[Almeuit]

I reverted to 8.0.0 after a couple of weeks with 8.1.0 beta.

I had two problems with fingerprint security, neither of which was immediately obvious.

All was fine after installing the beta; things didn't go bad until I wanted to test something and disabled my PIN+Fingerprint security. Having done what I wanted to, I then re-.enabled PIN+Fingerprint, and that is when the issues became noticeable.

A) Android Pay - No matter what I tried, from this point forward, using Android Pay became a multi-step process:

1. Unlock phone with finger or PIN
2. Tap phone to merchant terminal
3. Android Pay opens and then immediately goes to a "Enter PIN or scan fingerprint" screen
4. Enter PIN or scan finger AGAIN
5. Tap phone to merchant terminal AGAIN
6. Transaction processes

I tried everything to fix this - uninstalled and reinstalled Android Pay multiple times, played with security settings, etc. Finally got Google involved through chat and email; tried lots more stuff. Reverting back to 8.0.0 finally fixed this.

B) eWallet - I have been using this password manager for 10 years or more, all the way back to the PalmOS days. I was really pleased last year when they added the ability to open the password file via the fingerprint sensor instead of having to type the master password. Worked fine in 8.0.0 and then even after I installed the 8.1.0 beta.

However, after I did the disable/re-enable security thing described above, I was no longer able to enable fingerprint scanning in eWallet - each time I tried it, the app crashed. Once again, reverting back to 8.0.0 fixed this.

All in all, I think fingerprint works fine in 8.1.0 *until* you try to set it up for new apps or re-configure it *after* disabling it.

Maybe the disable / re-enable did it for you. I have added apps (such as LastPass/my AT&T) that use FP and no issues so far.

I still haven't tried AP though. I have it setup but need to go to a store and try tapping, FP, then transaction.

 

[N4Newbie]

Maybe the disable / re-enable did it for you. I have added apps (such as LastPass/my AT&T) that use FP and no issues so far.

I still haven't tried AP though. I have it setup but need to go to a store and try tapping, FP, then transaction.

You should be able to simply unlock your phone (I do it with my fingerprint in a seamless motion as I am taking the phone from my pocket) and then tap it to the merchant terminal. That is how mine worked before the debacle above and the way it works again now that I reverted to 8.0.0.