Android explorer @Mishaal Rahman discovered yesterday that after installing Android 13 QPR2 Beta 3 on his Pixel 7, he discovered that Google is trying to prevent users from capturing QR codes from Wi-Fi pages to share with others.

After he brought the issue back to the community, the Google developer stated that it would not be fixed because it was “expected behavior”.

He was very puzzled by this, “Why do I need to ask Google’s permission to take a screenshot on my own phone, why can Google refuse? Why can’t Google let me use my own phone in the way I want? Is it necessary? Using a custom ROM to give me control over my own device? I don’t understand.”

Rahman also discovered that this FLAG_SECURE was added to Wi-Fi sharing in QPR2 Beta 1. He pointed out that although there are a variety of tools/methods to create and share QR codes manually via WiFi, this method is relatively cumbersome and cannot be sure of security.

Compared with the unpleasant DRM copyright content protection, this behavior of prohibiting users from taking screenshots of their own Wi-Fi is undoubtedly disgusting. After all, the most common way for many users to share after forgetting the password is to scan the Wi-Fi to share the QR code to view saved Wi-Fi passwords, which are at least more secure than plaintext passwords.

But at present, if you want to view your own Wi-Fi password, you need at least another phone. I hope Google will give users more choices in the future.

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Android 13 QPR2 Beta 3 system images are available for Pixel 4a, Pixel 4a 5G, Pixel 5, Pixel 5a, Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, Pixel 6a, Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro, as well as in Android emulators.

Comparison of old and new interface

Some users found that the interface of Android 13 QPR2 Beta 3 to change wallpaper has changed.

It is worth noting that Android 13 QPR2 Beta 3 is still using the January 2023 security patch, which may be addressed in a later update (such as Beta 3.1).

Android 13 QPR2 will see a stable release in March.

The Android 13 QPR2 Beta 3 update addresses the following issues.

Developer-reported and user-reported issues
Fixes an issue where notifications in the notification group were sometimes displayed at right angles instead of rounded corners. (Issue #264287776, Issue #265529116)

Fixed an issue where information in the notification bar indicating an active VPN connection overlapped with information about an application with an active frontend service. (Issue#266075977)

Fixed an issue where the overflow menu could not be accessed when editing the Quick Settings tile. (Issue #263484657)

Fixed an issue that sometimes caused devices with vibration enabled to vibrate for too long after receiving a notification. (Issue #239676913)

Other Issues Resolved
Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the messaging app to crash or fail to send notifications.

Fixed a GPU issue that prevented the app from using certain visual effects.

Fixed an issue where the Quick Settings tile for a job profile was not being added after setting up a new device.

Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the Pixel launcher to crash when using the search bar in the app drawer.

Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented the device from being unlocked using a pattern after activating Google Assistant.

Fixed an issue in the com.android.qns system process that would sometimes cause a crash.

Fixed an issue in the Pixel launcher that caused Chinese text to be unrecognized when entered in the search bar of the app drawer.

Fixed an issue where the System Settings app would crash when entering and exiting Picture-in-Picture (PiP) mode from the app after changing screen orientation with a “Settings keep stopping” message, and then the System Settings app would not open.

Fixed an issue with the System UI that would sometimes cause it to crash due to a null pointer exception.

Fixed an issue where the connection status of Bluetooth devices sometimes did not match the actual device status.

Fixed an issue where the Pixel launcher would crash when a user clicked on a web search suggestion for a query term.

Fixed an issue that caused the status bar icon to overlap with the date text when the font and display settings were set to the maximum level on the device.

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