How Stable is 8.1?

[pjwk81]

Has anyone installed and used 8.1 yet? How stable have you found it?
I normally wouldn't do it on my main phone but apparently it repairs the Assistant bluetooth issues on the Pixel 2. Thanks.

 

[tcm1969]

I've been using it on my 5x for a few days now worth NO issues.

 

[booboolala2000]

Pixel here. Flawless really. Fluid, the design changes are just right. Very elegant. Couple that with the Pixel 2 launcher and it is a very speedy phone. This Pixel continues to impress me.

 

[bjrosen]

Working fine on my 6P. My Pixel 2XL should arrive today, I'll probably wait a few days before enrolling it in the beta program.

 

[ptkelly]

Works fine on my Pixel with Nova launcher.

 

[iPhoneTHS]

I'm rocking the OG PIXEL. There are very minor app crashes. but, 98% is working smoothly. And the new battery optimization is kick ***.

 

[Lefank]

I'm running pixel xl 2 since yesterday and I've had no issues so far. Phone seems smoother actually...

 

[sag7392]

I've had zero problems with it installed on my 2 XL. Despite all the display challenges, the 2 XL is arguably the best Android powered device I have ever owned. And the maturation of Android is why; 8.1 is working very well!

 

[gone down south]

It's still s developer beta, so things will go wrong. I'd wait at least until the public beta comes out.

 

[Andreas Lagos]

Pixel here. Flawless really. Fluid, the design changes are just right. Very elegant. Couple that with the Pixel 2 launcher and it is a very speedy phone. This Pixel continues to impress me.

Are you noticing camera improvements? Is that enabled yet for p2?

 

[Andreas Lagos]

I've had zero problems with it installed on my 2 XL. Despite all the display challenges, the 2 XL is arguably the best Android powered device I have ever owned. And the maturation of Android is why; 8.1 is working very well!

Are you noticing camera improvements? Is that enabled yet for p2?

 

[matty032]

Seems to have broken Bluetooth again for some people. Android Auto is also broken for some. But that might be the app itself. I get an occasional Google Play Services crash. Other than those it's pretty stable.

 

[rbell2915]

Not sure if it's 8.1 beta or messages, but yesterday I kept receiving multiple text messages even though it was only sent once. And I had a problem with Android Auto, but after a restart it seems to have been fixed.

 

[LeoRex]

The visual core hasn't been enabled yet. Most seem to assume that the next build will see some of the functions enabled.

As for stability, I have it on my 1XL and it's been rock solid steady. Had it not been for the beta notification on boot, you'd never know it's pre release.

It's a point upgrade, not a full version bump. The point upgrade betas have historically been pretty stable since they are usually refinements and big fixes without major API and OS overhauls.