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Android 13 Beta 4: the release candidate

13 July 2022. The last beta was a release candidate for Pixel and the emulator, with nothing new for developers; Beta 4.1 followed on 25 July with bug fixes.

Beta 4 was released on 13 July 2022 as “a final update for your testing and development”. It was a release candidate build for Pixel and the Android Emulator. Since platform stability came at Beta 3, it changed no API or behaviour; it carried fixes and optimisations.

Release date13 July 2022; Beta 4.1 on 25 July 2022 (1 August on the Pixel 6a)
BuildTPB4.220624.005; 4.1 TPB4.220624.008, TPB4.220624.008.A2 on the Pixel 6a
Security patchJuly 2022
DevicesPixel 4 to Pixel 6 Pro; the Pixel 6a from Beta 4.1; partner devices; emulator; GSI
How to get itOTA through Android Beta, or flash
Platform stabilityYes, since Beta 3

Beta 4.1 fixed apps that could not turn Bluetooth on or off without BLUETOOTH_CONNECT even though their target did not need it, crashes and reboots on some Wi-Fi networks, Meet calls dropping while driving and wrong readings of GPS data. The final release reached AOSP and Pixel phones on 15 August 2022.

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  • Android
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