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[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
I'm wondering if Beta 1 is considered technically older than the current Stable firmware since the Beta is on the older security release than the Stable is, so that could be preventing going from Stable->15 Beta 1?

If your bootloader is unlocked, you could try the factory image with the wipe removed, or you might want to wait to see what Google says about it eventually, since @Lughnasadh said there have been many reports of this.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] derausgewanderte:
yeah, not in a rush. I'll wait but understand your point about the security updates being out of sync. Problem of course is that it's stuck at the beta release download at the moment and won't "see" the next public security release.

I also wonder what happens if I unenroll from the beta program. Is the system smart enough to recognize that it doesn't need to wipe and flash with the latest public release?

Waiting for a simple solution before I start from scratch.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Chickenkillla81:
The beta 1 is April patch. But could be older in technical terms.

The beta 1 is April patch. But could be older in technical terms.

Anyway, that is what you are talking about correct? The security patch?
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Lughnasadh:
By the way, NFC is broken on A15 Beta 1.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] gettinwicked:
Has anyone been able to root? Root apps working? I want to flash, but I think I need to give it a day or two to see what bugs come out and what is working with root.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Yes, I was just grasping at straws, but sounds like Google just goofed up again somehow.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] derausgewanderte:
I ended up opting out of the beta program, rebooted the phone and for a split second it showed the beta 1 update and then refreshed to show the system is up to date. Back to normal for now with the latest public.

cheers

edit: I got myself some VanillaIceCream on my Pixel Tablet without a problem though and can play around with it.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Thanks for reporting what worked, in case it will benefit anyone else.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Tornado15550:
Is Magisk working on beta 1? I can't seem to patch the boot image. Getting a "Unable to unpack boot image, installation failed" error.

Edit: Nvm, issue was on my side. It's fixed :)
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] amritpal2489:
What's the issue with NFC? Is Google Wallet app functioning? Are we able to make payments through it?
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Chickenkillla81:
I HAVEN'T tried a payment, but the nfc reader doesn't work so I'm guessing payments won't. I tried a few different things around the house and nothing is registering. 😞
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Dr.Pepper:
Tap to wake is fixed🥲😍
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] fabiodifa:
Is this release good as daily driver? I am currently on QPR3 Beta2.1, and it is awesome.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] vlubosh:
you will see maybe after week of other usage.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Gordietm:
Is anyone having difficulty getting into developer options? Every time I try, I get a Settings crash and get booted out.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
If you depend on NFC working, then definitely not.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] fabiodifa:
Is just this one the only issue of this release?
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Gordietm:
NFC is working for me. But I flashed Beta 1 over DP2. I'm assuming if you did a clean install of Beta 1, NFC probably won't work.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
It's too early to tell.

That's interesting and good to know.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] vlubosh:
root is working with magisk, also play integrity = meets device integrity
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] derausgewanderte:
YMMV. Here is a video showing that NFC seems to work with bugs. Looks annoying but he says that it is still working.

youtube /WxR6yGUaMXo go to 3min mark.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Lughnasadh:
Per Mishaal Rahman:

"By the way, if you're wondering why NFC is broken in Android 15 Beta 1, Google made a mistake in the migration process. The OS is still looking for the NFC system app under /system when it should be looking for it under /apex."
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Chickenkillla81:
Good to know. I dont use it often but it's nice to have when you need it. Thanks for the info 😊

For me, so far, that's the only issue I've had. A little bit of scroll stutter once but it went away after closing chrome and opening again.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] gettinwicked:
Can't NFC be moved to /apex with root?
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Lughnasadh:
I don't know if it's a simple as that and I don't know what other repercussions there may be.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] deadsoldier69:
Can you dirty flash over stock android 14?
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
You "can", just be aware that sometimes with the Betas, they perform better (sometimes even with fewer bugs) after a factory reset. Also be aware specifically with this Beta that I believe most users find NFC doesn't work, or at least works wonky.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Sage:
Does this enable Display Output from USB c?
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] dreigosh:
This fixed NFC for me

su

setenforce 0

getenforce

Piexel 7 pro
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Lughnasadh:
Just remember setting SELinux to permissive will decrease the security of your device.

"Please help spread this information! We should stop the toxic and irresponsible mentality of releasing SELinux permissive ROMs/kernels in this community. You should never, *EVER* switch to permissive unless actually doing development/debugging."

"Let me reinforce this point: setting SELinux to permissive is literally nuking a SIGNIFICANT portion of modern Android's security. This is absolutely not analogous to rooting with proper implementations, taking Magisk as an example."

John Wu (2021)
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Android 15 wants to help you move on from this outdated Wi-Fi protocol

Android 15 Beta 1 adds a new toggle within Network preferences to disallow WEP networks

www.androidpolice.com
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Tulsadiver:
A little good news about Android 15 is that (so far) SystemUIGoogle.apk can be decompiled and recompiled successfully (unlike Android 14). I've been able to do some simple mods on my Pixel 7.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] vlubosh:
Good to know, will you create a thread in p8p for your custom status bar mods? :)
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] matthew33:
I keep downloading the beta rom and it fails to install over and over...lol...aarrghhhhh
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Lughnasadh:
Known issue, especially if coming from A14 stable, April update.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] zyonee:
I was going to hold off updating to A15 beta 1 and was doing A14 betas. Wanted to use NFC today and couldn't as it turned out the NFC menyn was borked. So I checked "About phone" and was surprised to find that I had at some point updated to A15 beta 1, believing it was an A14 beta. Oh well, NFC on the phone isn't extremely important for me, but I hope the next beta can fix it.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Dr.No.pt:
I'm on A14 April. I wanna jump on A15 beta 1

Will i get this "fail to install" installing local from adb/fastboot (flash-all) A15 beta 1file ? Or is this error a lottery?

If so, i just need to get the A14 April stable(flash-all) update to be back to stable?

Thank you
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Lughnasadh:
Using flash-all to update from A14 April to A15 Beta 1 should work fine. The fail to install issues relate to updating via OTA as far as I'm aware of.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Tulsadiver:
I don't have Android 15 on my Pixel 8 pro but I'll post some mods for you to try.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] ecompton59:
wouldn't you need to flash 15 in a and b systems to fix the issues anyone is having
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Dr.No.pt:
It worked fine.

Thank you
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Do you mean the issue that taking the OTA (at least from 14 Stable) to 15 Beta 1 doesn't work? That the next OTA might exhibit the same problem because the (now inactive) slot is also on a Stable 14 build unless it, too, is updated (via factory image) to 15 Beta 1?

If that's what you mean, then maybe, possibly, but it depends on where the issue lays exactly. It's possible that Beta 2 will successfully install in such a situation without any help.

If you mean something else (regarding issues anyone is having), then can you give more detail on your thoughts?

Edit: Side-thought. Once both slots have 15 Beta 1 on them via factory image, then I wonder if you can then successfully use the Beta 1 OTA on both slots unless something else has changed about factory images, since using them only ever leaves the most recently factory image-flashed slot as fully workable - although both slots will at least have the updated and working bootloader in that case.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Dr.No.pt:
I'm kinda amazed on how good battery life is in this beta. Really good.

Clean install.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Chickenkillla81:
I am too. I had 7 hours screen time yesterday and ended the day at 60 percent. Normal was in the 40s easily. It's great
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] ScoobyWRX:
For those of us who can't update OTA, will we be able to soon or should we opt out of the beta program? 🙂
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Unknown. Maybe when Beta 2 comes out. Which exact circumstance are you in? On Stable and the OTA doesn't work, or on a previous 15 Developer Preview, or 14 QPR Beta?
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] gettinwicked:
Since NFC isn't working, I assume that includes wallet? Has anyone dirty flashed and had wallet still work? I typically wipe my phone on stable then update to the beta, but maybe a dirty flash if it keeps wallet working.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Gordietm:
I dirty flashed over A15 DP2 and my wallet works.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] gettinwicked:
Well, apparently the beta has an issue with NFC. I didn't hear about the DPS having the NFC issue. Anyway, I may just dirty flash to beta, then go back to stable if wallet doesn't work.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Chickenkillla81:
Maybe all the work that is going on with NFC is why it's broken? 🤷

Android 15 could add a new way to wirelessly charge your devices

Google is working to add support for NFC Wireless Charging into Android 15, which requires much less space than Qi wireless charging.

www.androidauthority.com

Mine is broken after OTA from the 14 beta
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] ScoobyWRX:
Thanks for the reply.

I'm on stable 14. I do usually jump in early-ish for the OTA betas but held off this time
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
You're welcome!

Is your bootloader unlocked? If so, you could stay opted in, and flash the factory image to get on the 15 Beta 1. If you can't unlock your bootloader, if it's trying to repeatedly install the OTA already and failing, then I would opt out and use PixelFlasher to cancel/reset the OTA update so it doesn't keep trying and failing.

Note that you might want to give a waiting period between opting out and resetting the OTA status - either that or be prepared to reset it multiple times, since it can take some time for opting in or out to take effect, and it might still push the OTA back out to you until it has.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] ScoobyWRX:
:unsure: If it comes locked out of the box? then it's locked, as I don't tend to mess with the phone too much, just take OTA stuff
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Yes, bootloaders are always locked by default. It's always recommended to have your bootloader unlocked before flashing Betas (or Developer Previews), because if something goes wrong, your options for making the device useable again are limited.

As the OTA page for the Betas says:

OTA images for Google Pixel | Android Developers

Instructions for downloading and applying preview OTA images for Pixel devices.

developer.android.com

Just making sure you know things are more risky. Be aware that unlocking the bootloader will completely wipe (factory reset) your device - same with re-locking the bootloader when you already have it unlocked. There are other caveats of having the bootloader unlocked, especially how it affects banking and some other apps, and that if you want those to work, you have to take further steps.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Aaron78:
Is there a way to fix NFC without root? I am locked down to T-Mobile contract and cannot unlock the bootloader. Is there a way to fix this or do I have to wait until May?
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Chickenkillla81:
I know I already said something about it but I have to say it again. Battery is amazing now in 15. Took off the charger at 5:20am. It's almost 5pm and I'm at 90 percent!! And that was all on cellular no Wi-Fi.

Edit: Anyone know anything more about app quarantine? Could that, in theory, affect magisk?
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Interesting. Google just removed this entry from:

Release notes | Android Developers

Release notes and known issues for the latest Android 15 builds.

developer.android.com

(was previously sandwiched between LE Audio & Earbuds Enhancement & Bluetooth Device Information Accuracy, but obviously Android 15 DP/Beta wasn't available for anything before the Pixel 6/Pro, so...)
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] gettinwicked:
So, what's the consensus for everyone on the beta after a week? This is the first time I didn't immediately flash a beta (most times DP1 or 2). I'm just concerned with NFC as I use Gpay daily.

If I WERE to flash the beta, I'll factory reset on stable and set everything back up first. To me that seems to work the best to keep most of not all apps working properly.

Anyway, I searched though the thread again, but I only see one confirmation of Gpay working. How many of you is it working for?
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] amritpal2489:
I am holding on to flashing this beta because of the same reason. I use Google Wallet extensively. Will patiently wait for the next beta wherein they might resolve the NFC issue most probably.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] vlubosh:
rom is good, if you dont use NFC, its daily driver, battery life is 6-7hr SOT interior usage, wifi, mobile network, gps on
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Chickenkillla81:
I did OTA from 14 beta program. Had no issue with not updating. My bootloader is locked(if that matters to you). It did break my NFC though but I don't really use it. I have it set up but I just use my card like the old man that I am. I did try it just to see and it was definitely broken. Other than that I am really enjoying it. All apps work flawlessly and I haven't noticed one bug other than NFC.

And the battery for me has been like night and day. On 14 I would have days that were pretty good. Meaning ending my day at 50, but then I would have some weird days that I would be at 50 by lunchtime. On updating to 15 I dont think I've even hit 50% once. I'm normally ending at 60 or more. Even with my days off when I have 6 to 7 hours of screen time.

Edit: This was a crazy good day. I had just gotten home after work.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Sage:
can someone pls confirm if Display Out works with 15? thank you
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] mohama071:
android 14 or android 15......

I'm new to Google Pixel 8 Pro (Husky)
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] tamaskurti:
That is the FINAL version, the Global. Android 14 Final/Stable with version code AP1A.

The Android 14 QPR beta builds have AP21 versions.

And the Android 15 betas has AP31 build numbers...
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Hi @mohama071,

Here's my thread related to the Stable releases of Android:

July 1, 2024 AP2A.240705.005 Global | .A1 Telus - Unlock bootloader / Root Pixel 8 Pro [Husky] Stable firmware / SafetyNet

Pixel 8 Pro [Husky] July 1, 2024: https://developers.google.com/android/images#husky https://developers.google.com/android/ota#husky https://flash.android.com/ https://support.google.com/pixelphone/community?hl=en...

xdaforums.com
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Android 15 can tell you how long your phone's storage chip will last

Android 15 is preparing a new feature that will tell users the remaining lifetime of their device’s internal storage.

www.androidauthority.com
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] mohama071:
thank you sir @

roirraW "edor" ehT​
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
April 22, 2024

:

Android 15 Beta 1.1:

Android 15 Preview | Android Developers

How the Android 15 Preview works, the timeline, and what is included.

developer.android.com

Release notes | Android Developers

Release notes and known issues for the latest Android 15 builds.

developer.android.com

Android 15 | Android Developers

<!-- hide description -->

developer.android.com

Get Android 15 | Android Developers

Get Android 15 on your eligible device.

developer.android.com

Factory images for Google Pixel | Android Developers

Instructions for downloading and installing preview system images for Pixel devices.

developer.android.com

OTA images for Google Pixel | Android Developers

Instructions for downloading and applying preview OTA images for Pixel devices.

developer.android.com
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] krusir:
Flashed Beta 1.1. Use Gpay today, NFC is working. BTW, I did adb sideload OTA from Beta 1.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Pixel86:
I clean flashed factory image and NFC is working.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] amritpal2489:
Anybody has issues with magisk on latest beta? Specially the zygisk part?
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] vlubosh:
no, whats your problem?
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] gettinwicked:
Hey guys, a couple questions. For those who.clean flashed to either beta from stable, are all your apps working? I'm trying to decide.on whether to factory reset on 14 and setup all my apps first then flash the beta. I've had issues in the past with some apps not working yet on betas.

Lastly, I'm rooted (duh lol), cam I go to the beta page and do the flash from there? Or will it being rooted mess it up? I'm assuming it'll be fine, but I don't want to soft brick my phone.

Edit: Flashing A15 from the images page isn't even possible. I would still like to do it with 14, then I can take the OTA. Again, is it possible to flash from the images page on a rooted phone? TIA!
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Dr.No.pt:
All apps working with beta.

Also updated to beta 1.1 by sideloading it from beta 1.

Everything ok :)
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Android 15 may make it even easier to use your phone while in bed

Android 15 is preparing an “even dimmer” display option that allows the display brightness to go dimmer than normal.

www.androidauthority.com

Android 15 will make it easier to deal with notification clutter

Android 15 will hide unused notification channels by default, making it easier to manage notifications from apps with lots of channels.

www.androidauthority.com
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] gettinwicked:
Well, I might have a bricked phone... I tried clean flashing to a15 beta 1.1, but when it completed my phone had the device corrupt message. So, I tried again, same thing. I noticed some errors in the console too. So, thought maybe it was a bad download, so I tried flashing the same version of a14 stable that was already on it, same thing... I downloaded the ota and tried to put it into recovery mode, now it won't even boot. Just black screen like nothing is happening... Ugh... Anyone had something similar happen? Or know what I can do here?
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
I have a question: Did you make note of what the errors in the console were?

Also, have you tried forcing it off, in case it's just on with black screen?

Turn your Pixel phone on & off - Pixel Phone Help

You can turn your phone on and off with the top button on the right side. See where your Power button is located on your phone. Turn your power on or off

support.google.com

Does the phone vibrate at all, when turning off or back on, if it can be?
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] gettinwicked:
The last thing it said was flashing aborted. This could be user initiated or a problem encountered during flashing. Looks like it ended at sending sparse super 10/20. A little further up it says erase successful but not automatically formatted, and file system type raw not supported.

It doesn't vibrate, nothing when I try to power on. I've also tried power button and volume up, volume down, nothing... When it's plugged into the computer it does make the device plugged in or disconnected sound. Makes me think that maybe the phone is on but the screen isn't coming on too.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
That doesn't sound good.

After it's been plugged into the computer for a minute, are you able to reach it with the ADB or Fastboot commands?

adb devices

fastboot devices

If not, then unless anyone else has other ideas to try first, I think you're going to have to RMA the phone to Google. You will more than likely get a refurbished phone in return - that's normal and common.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] derausgewanderte:
Upgrade from latest stable 14 to 15 Beta 1.1:

Unlike 15 Beta 1, the beta 1.1 installed fine and upgraded my latest stable version of 14. Haven't noticed any problems, NFC is working flawlessly. No issues with AA or attached devices.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] amritpal2489:
I am not able to enable zygisk
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Tulsadiver:
I did have something similar happen to my pixel 8 pro after updating firmware. Black screen, couldn't tell if it was on or not. I did finally get it to fastboot. I believe I held the power button in for an extended amount of time and eventually after that, power-volume down worked. I feel very lucky, for sure.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] gettinwicked:
Did the screen turn on after holding the power button for a while? Or did your computer just recognize it at some point? This is exactly what is happening to my phone.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Tulsadiver:
No, it didn't turn on that I could recognize. It went from a black screen to fastboot. Nothing in-between. It seemed to be better to have the phone disconnected from the pc while messing with it. I didn't reconnect it until I got it to fastboot.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] gettinwicked:
But=

But it did show the fastboot screen on the phone? Just confirming here. I had it hooked up to my computer yesterday and I would hear the connected sound, but pixelflasher and adb were not seeing it. I was trying up and down volume and enter just seeing if I could get to fastboot in the case it was actually working, just no screen.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Tulsadiver:
Yes, once it made it to fastboot, it appeared normal. I then used Pixel flasher to flash again.

Pixel flasher didn't recognize my phone either. Not until it was in fastboot mode.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Tulsadiver:
Also, do not connect your phone to the same USB port on your pc. Use a different one.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] gettinwicked:
I tried both on one of our computer's. I also tried 4 different cords. I'm going to try our other computer later.

Not sure if this matters, but when I plug it in, Windows bluetooth and other devices shows "pixel rom recovery." I saw that yesterday too, but it didn't seem to help with anything. Does that mean anything useful?
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] gettinwicked:
Ended up doing an RMA.. Hoping I get it back this weekend! I'm currently using my work iPhone, and nope, nope, nope. I don't like it..
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Good luck! I hope you get it back ASAP, too.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] gettinwicked:
It's already out for delivery to their location, and it comes back priority overnight FedEx, so, crossing my fingers.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
April 25, 2024

:

Android 15 Beta 1.2:

Android 15 Preview | Android Developers

How the Android 15 Preview works, the timeline, and what is included.

developer.android.com

Release notes | Android Developers

Release notes and known issues for the latest Android 15 builds.

developer.android.com

Android 15 | Android Developers

<!-- hide description -->

developer.android.com

Get Android 15 | Android Developers

Get Android 15 on your eligible device.

developer.android.com

Factory images for Google Pixel | Android Developers

Instructions for downloading and installing preview system images for Pixel devices.

developer.android.com

OTA images for Google Pixel | Android Developers

Instructions for downloading and applying preview OTA images for Pixel devices.

developer.android.com
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] krusir:
Anyone did sideload the latest beta 1.2? I am running beta 1.1 and everything works. I did not experience any issues listed in release note that 1.2 trying to fix.