Android P Public Beta -- Live!

[Joltcola1234]

Oh that is great news about Lloyds!! Thanks for trying for me!! Do I need to reinstall my apps or will they remain logged in after upgrading?

Everything remains logged in, no need to reinstall anything.

 

[Joltcola1234]

Any new features or things to try right away? The icon to manual rotate the screen is an amazing feature. The adaptive battery feature also sounds good in theory, will see if it makes a difference in practice. So far lots of really useful quality of life improvements with this version of Android.

 

[Almeuit]

Oh that is great news about Lloyds!! Thanks for trying for me!! Do I need to reinstall my apps or will they remain logged in after upgrading?

It remains the same just as if you upgraded when on beta.

If you un-enroll from beta that is when it wipes and you have to reinstall everything as if you did a factory reset.

 

[Almeuit]

Any new features or things to try right away? The icon to manual rotate the screen is an amazing feature. The adaptive battery feature also sounds good in theory, will see if it makes a difference in practice. So far lots of really useful quality of life improvements with this version of Android.

Nothing that I have found so far. All seems to be working well.

I just hate the look of the LTE symbol lol. I liked the tiny one .

 

[Joltcola1234]

Nothing that I have found so far. All seems to be working well.

I just hate the look of the LTE symbol lol. I liked the tiny one .

I mostly use wifi so I haven't noticed it much, but also preferred the smaller LTE font.

I notice the phone also has a tiny delay when waking it up using the fingerprint scanner with P. Prior to updating to the beta the phone would wake up instantly with the scanner, now there's just a tiny delay. I've really not noticed any bugs yet, seems pretty smooth and stable for still being a couple months away from being final.

From the Google I/O, things like the Dashboard I'm guessing we don't have yet?

 

[bhatech]

At least my Microsoft apps issues is resolved, they all stopped crashing and works fine now. Think I'm going to make this now my daily driver for a few days.

 

[Larzuk]

Installed and absolutely loving the new look and changes. So far it's smooth as butter and working as well, if not better than it was before the update. *knock on wood.

 

[Almeuit]

I mostly use wifi so I haven't noticed it much, but also preferred the smaller LTE font.

I notice the phone also has a tiny delay when waking it up using the fingerprint scanner with P. Prior to updating to the beta the phone would wake up instantly with the scanner, now there's just a tiny delay. I've really not noticed any bugs yet, seems pretty smooth and stable for still being a couple months away from being final.

From the Google I/O, things like the Dashboard I'm guessing we don't have yet?

Yeah I don't think it is available yet.

I wish I could be on my WiFi most of the day (have Gbps at home) but at work .. I just use LTE all day.

 

[liscon17]

Anyone think the beta makes the small P2 look cramped and too small? To me it definitely feels like the OS was designed with 18/9 displays and ones with notches (ala the clock being in the left).

So far so good for me, only issue I have is that my BT whole home app keeps crashing but that's about it. Also my Halifax banking app still appears to work for all those who are in the UK

 

[strikeIII]

Everything looks good so far. I'm actually really diggin the new gestures.

 

[murrayrj1986]

What I have noticed is that I am not getting notifications on my lock screen - or at all come to think of it. I've had emails, WhatsApps and FB Messenger messages. Anyone else?

EDIT: Oh it turns out that 'Do Not Disturb" is more aggressive by default now. Tweaked some of those settings so let's see what happens!

EDIT 2: Kind of better now, but I'm no longer getting any icons in the top bar. Is that deliberate?

 

[weepatc]

Outlook app works for anyone on Android P? Doesn't even launch, just keeps crashing. Few other Microsoft apps like one drive does the same. No issues with non Microsoft apps

Outlook app working fine here

 

[bcbbanga4l]

I seem to be having an issue after installing the update. I'm not getting any notifications at all and when I swipe up my apps dont show. I am using Nova launcher. when I use normal pixel launcher it's fine as far as apps but no notification

 

[TenTuTego]

Do i have to swipe up twice/once all the way up to access app drawer?

 

[liscon17]

Anyone know how to do the double tap to switch to previous app while in the gesture mode?

 

[Itsa_Me_Mario]

What I have noticed is that I am not getting notifications on my lock screen - or at all come to think of it. I've had emails, WhatsApps and FB Messenger messages. Anyone else?

EDIT: Oh it turns out that 'Do Not Disturb" is more aggressive by default now. Tweaked some of those settings so let's see what happens!

EDIT 2: Kind of better now, but I'm no longer getting any icons in the top bar. Is that deliberate?

If you toggle DND, it should bring up a splash screen with options for hiding visual notifications. If not, go to settings > sound > DND and look at "block visible disturbance".

 

[Itsa_Me_Mario]

Yes

Do i have to swipe up twice/once all the way up to access app drawer?

 

[Toddard]

At least my Microsoft apps issues is resolved, they all stopped crashing and works fine now. Think I'm going to make this now my daily driver for a few days.

Did the problem just resolve itself, or did you do something to fix it? I have a Pixel 2 XL, and all MS apps crash immediately upon startup. Also, Google Maps crashes after I start navigation. I really want to avoid a hard reset to fix these issues, but that may be my only option.

 

[Itsa_Me_Mario]

One fast swipe right

Anyone know how to do the double tap to switch to previous app while in the gesture mode?

 

[nomi1978]

Did the problem just resolve itself, or did you do something to fix it? I have a Pixel 2 XL, and all MS apps crash immediately upon startup. Also, Google Maps crashes after I start navigation. I really want to avoid a hard reset to fix these issues, but that may be my only option.

I would like to know as well, all my Microsoft Apps, one drive, outlook etc keep crashing.