Google Android Q Developer Preview Beta Finally Hitting Google Pixel Smartphones: How To Install Manually Through Emulator And Get Started

Google’s Android Q Developer Preview edition is now rolling out to every one of the Pixel smartphones out there. This means that even if you are a Pixel, Pixel XL user, you could check out how Android Q looks and feels. The newest preview of the Google firmware is still in beta at this juncture.

How to get started with Android Q?

If you have registered as a Google developer for the first time, or just desirous of checking out on beginning with the exploration of Android Q beta Developer Preview, then check out below steps to get started:

Get enrolled: If you have a Google Pixel mobile device, you could here to register the hardware. You could also use an emulator.

Here, remember that the list of Pixel devices eligible for the latest Android Q Developer Preview are Google Pixel XL, Pixel, Pixel 2XL, Pixel 2, Pixel 3 XL, and the Pixel 3. If you should set up an Emulator to run the beta, then resort to the below:

• Set up a new virtual device and install the newest system image
• Once in the Android Studio, navigate to Tools > SDK Manager
• Within the SDK Platforms tab, choose Show Package Details present below the window.
• From beneath Android Q Beta, choose a custom system image such as Google APIs Intel x86 Atom System Image.
• Within the SDK Tools tab, select the latest version of Android Emulator.
• Select OK to begin the installation process.
• Post the installation, choose Tools > AVD Manager and follow the on-screen instructions to create a new AVD.
• Ensure to choose a device definition, not including Play Store, and select Q for system image.
• Upon returning to the AVD Manager virtual devices list, launch the newly created virtual device by double-ing it.

Alternatively, you could manually download and flash Android Q beta within the above Google Pixel series of smartphones. Registered developers would also be able to install Android Q beta, via over-the-air (OTA).

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