After releasing Android 17 QPR2 stable and November Pixel Drop, Google is not done yet. The third major update of the month is Android 17 QPR3 Beta 4, and it consists of bug fixes and brings back a beloved Bluetooth feature that was previously removed.
Disable Absolute Volume is Back
While the official release changelog doesn't list it, Android Community Manager Mishaal Rahman confirmed that Disable Absolute Volume has been added back after user feedback. For those unaware, the feature was unexpectedly removed in prior QPR builds.
Absolute volume links the phone’s volume with the volume of a connected Bluetooth device, so one slider controls both. If you turn on Disable Absolute Volume, it breaks the link and lets the phone and the Bluetooth device control their volumes separately. The toggle is available under Settings > System > Developer options.
The update weighs around 900 MB and carries the build number DP11.261030.003. Besides bringing back the feature, Google has also addressed several bugs affecting the overall experience.
Starting with the system_server memory leaks, these underlying bugs were responsible for triggering random device reboots, Pixel Launcher crashes and heavy UI lag. Additionally, unclear exception messages thrown by Conscrypt when certain TLS connection protocols are rejected have been fixed.
One of the major pain points of previous betas was a frustrating glitch that caused the on-screen keyboard to appear partially clipped or cut off during text entry. That has also been fixed, along with a significant power drain issue caused by excessive background Bluetooth activity.
Users should now see a slight improvement in the overall battery life. Android 17 QPR3 Beta 4 is rolling out to Pixel 6a and newer smartphones, and users who are already running Beta 3 can go to Settings > System > Software Updates to install the update.
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