Pixel 11 misses Android 17 QPR1 in October 2026 update

Google's October 2026 update for Pixel devices began rolling out on October 7 without Android 17 QPR1 for the Pixel 11 series, according to 9to5google.com. The quarterly platform release went out to other Pixel devices, but the Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, Pixel 11 Pro XL and Pixel 11 Pro Fold were left out of the QPR1 rollout.

The update was not empty for the new phones. It includes two fixes specific to the Pixel 11 line: one for a virtual keyboard that occasionally failed to appear in search input fields, and one for captured photos and recorded videos saving in the incorrect orientation.

QPR1's visual changes reached the Pixel 11 series only later, after the release had been pushed to all other devices.

Earlier QPR releases

The Pixel 11, 11 Pro, 11 Pro XL and 11 Pro Fold launched in August 2026 on the base Android 17 release. In September 2026 the series received two early updates, and later that month Google rolled out QPR1 to all other devices. The Pixel 11 series also did not receive the initial Android 17 QPR2 Beta 6 release and waited a few days for Beta 6.1, which added HiLight support for message notifications. The series did receive the 17 QPR3 Beta without issue a few days later.