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Confirmed: More OEMs will support Android Q beta than Android P preview
June 10, 2025
A big surprise regarding theAndroid P betalast year was the inclusion of third-party manufacturers in the initiative. And a Google engineer has now confirmed that more manufacturers will support theAndroid Qbeta program.
“So at Google I/O, when we did the first beta, we had all these companies lined up and that was really quite amazing. The number is bigger for the upcoming Android release, which I am very happy about. I cannot share the exact numbers yet,” Google engineer andProject Treblearchitect Iliyan Malchev told theAndroid Developers Backstage Podcast(h/t:XDA-Developersandr/Android).
The Android P beta had seven third-party manufacturers on board, includingEssential,HMD Global,OnePlus,Oppo,Sony,Vivo, andXiaomi. So who could be the new additions to the initiative?
Well, notable absentees last year includeHTC,Honor/Huawei,LG,Motorola,Realme,SamsungandZTE. The likes of Motorola seem like a no-brainer too, as its lightweight take on Android should make updates a less complicated affair.
We’re also hoping that, unlike last year, manufacturers offer beta support for more than just one phone in their device portfolio. The Android P beta was available for theEssential Phone,Nokia 7 Plus,OnePlus 6,OPPO R15 Pro,Sony Xperia XZ2,vivo X21, andXiaomi Mi Mix 2S.
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