Android 16 QPR2 Update is Here: List of all New Features

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Google has just rolled out the latest QPR2 update for the Android 16 base, and with this, you are about to be blessed with a plethora of new features. Most of them have been carried forward from its Canary builds [which are first in line to get new features but are unstable], but this time around, it would be received by a large chunk of the audience as the update has reached the stable channel. The update size is around 808 MB on my Pixel 9 Pro XL, so it should be about the same for all the Pixels as well. So on that note, let’s dive deep into all the features that the Silicon Valley giant has in store for us in this update. But that is just not possible that we can carry out this task this way around…

  • Android 16 QPR2 Update is Here: List of all New Features Auto Themed Icons Custom Icon Shapes Expanded Dark Theme Lock Screen Widget Disable Background Blur Notification Organizer 90:10 Split Screen Mode Graphical App Support in the Linux Terminal Enhanced support for touchpads and mice Other Under-the-Hood Features

Android 16 QPR2 Update is Here: List of all New Features

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Here are all the noteworthy features that you are about to come across on your Pixel:

Auto Themed Icons

Wallpaper & Style > Home Screen > Icons > Themed Icons.

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Left: Android 16 QPR1: Right: Android 16 QPR2

Custom Icon Shapes

Keep in mind that your selected shape applies only to the home screen — it won’t appear in the app drawer, the Settings app, or the Recents menu.

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Expanded Dark Theme

Settings > Display & touch > Dark theme.

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Lock Screen Widget

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Settings > Display & Touch > Lock screen > Widgets on lock screen.

Disable Background Blur

Settings > Accessibility > Color & motion and toggle on “Reduce blur effects”. Once enabled, you won’t see any blur in the Quick Settings panel, the notification shade, the lock screen, the app drawer, or the Recents menu.

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Notification Organizer

Available on the Pixel 9 and newer (excluding the Pixel 9a) for notifications in English, Notification Organizer silences and bundles alerts into four categories: Promotions, News, Social, and Suggested. The first two are enabled by default; the rest can be enabled by going to Settings > Notifications > Notification organizer.

90:10 Split Screen Mode

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Graphical App Support in the Linux Terminal

You Can Now Launch Graphical Apps in Android’s Linux Terminal

Enhanced support for touchpads and mice

Other Under-the-Hood Features

  • The lock screen clock now fidgets when you tap it

  • The Android Easter egg now supports Live Updates

  • Featured widgets in the widget list

  • Step Tracking in Health Connect

  • Numerous security features

  • And many more security features….

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