Developer-reported issues

• Fixed a platform stability issue that could cause the UI to lag or freeze, apps to crash, or the device to crash. (Issue #270848913, Issue #274339025, Issue #277039789, Issue #256511926, Issue #279246037, Issue #279301937, Issue #279145050, Issue #279288220, Issue #274827412)
• Fixed an issue with the fingerprint sensor that prevented new fingerprints from being added for Fingerprint Unlock in some cases. (Issue #277950569)
• Fixed issues with UPI and biometrics that could cause some apps to not work properly. (Issue #278003306, Issue #277967514, Issue #278043615)
• Fixed an issue where a device couldn't be unlocked using a fingerprint after tapping a notification or choosing a notification action on the lock screen. (Issue #278174846)
• Fixed an issue on some devices that caused sound to play through the speakers instead of headphones that were connected. (Issue #278043129)
• Fixed an issue that caused icons on the home screen to appear almost invisible. (Issue #277970542)
• Fixed issues with gesture navigation that occurred when using a custom launcher:
  • The Home screen content wouldn't display and the animation would fail to render when swiping up to go Home. (Issue #277981298)
  • The list of recently used apps couldn't be accessed using the normal gesture. (Issue #277983179)

• Fixed issues that prevented users from interacting with notifications in the notification shade. (Issue #278339342, Issue #276534576)
• Fixed an issue that could cause a device to crash after finishing audio or video calls. (Issue #279539689)

Other resolved issues

• Fixed an issue where, after entering and exiting picture-in-picture mode, the screen flickered when any apps were launched.
• Fixed an issue where user restrictions set by DPC admins were not being enforced in Settings.
• Fixed an issue where, after taking pictures with the Google Camera app, opening the latest picture from the thumbnail in the app briefly displayed a green-colored shade over the image.
• Fixed an issue that could cause the battery percentage to be displayed as 0% after a device reboot regardless of the actual charge level of the device.
• Fixed an issue that could cause a device to crash, and then when the device rebooted any wallpapers that were selected before the reboot were reset.
• Fixed issues that prevented the Better Bug app from uploading bug reports.
• Fixed issues that caused the back-to-home gesture to stop working.
• Fixed an issue that could cause the system Settings app to crash repeatedly.
• Fixed an issue that prevented users from searching within the system Settings app.
• Fixed issues that sometimes caused null pointer exceptions for input method editors (IMEs).
• Fixed an issue that sometimes increased system-wide memory usage unnecessarily.
• Fixed system issues that could sometimes cause deadlocks.

Android platform

• An issue with the Credential Manager platform APIs causes instability in apps that use them. A fix is available in the latest preview version of the Android 14 SDK, which developers can install using Android Studio. Developers who previously installed a preview version of the Android 14 SDK should completely uninstall the previous version and then reinstall the SDK to apply the fix.
• An issue with the system UI sometimes causes the screen to flicker when a video is playing or an app is using in picture-in-picture mode.
• In some cases, video continues playing in the background even after closing an app if the video was playing in picture-in-picture mode when it was closed.
• A video that is playing in picture-in-picture mode stops playing abruptly if the back gesture is used within the PiP settings screens.
• An issue with the system UI can cause a GPU hang, leading to "Application Not Responding" (ANR) errors.
• A system issue can sometimes cause a device's GPS services to stop working until the device is rebooted.
• Issues with the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) can prevent devices from being able to make Wi-Fi calls in some cases.

Apps

• When using a device with a work profile, the Google Play Store app in the work profile hangs or crashes when launched.
• A blank screen displays after selecting the "Message" option for a recent caller in the Google Phone app.
• The Google Photos app can sometimes crash when trying to open certain photos.
• While 3-button navigation is enabled for a device, putting Google Maps into picture-in-picture mode makes the picture-in-picture window disappear.
• While gesture navigation is enabled for a device, putting a video into Picture-in-picture (PiP) mode in the Google TV app makes the PiP window disappear, even though playback continues and audio can still be heard.
• Locking and unlocking a device while playing a video in the Google TV app can cause the device to freeze.

Android Studio and tools

• An issue with Android Studio causes a SecurityException to be thrown when attempting to run your app or apply incremental changes any time other than the first time. To work around this issue, fully uninstall your app and then reinstall it on the test device before running your app again. A fix for this issue is included in Android Studio Giraffe | 2022.3.1 Canary 4 or higher.