About this tag
The beta exit tag covers reports about leaving Android beta software and returning to a stable release without losing device data. Its current focus is Google’s Android 17 Beta 4 and Beta 4.1 on Pixel phones, where the July 2026 security update, build CP2A.260705.006, restores the missing stable-release OTA path. The update addresses a gap that prevented some testers from moving safely to stable Android 17 and avoids the need for a factory reset for eligible devices that did not encounter the separate Beta 4.1 bootloop issue. Follow this tag for developments involving beta-program transitions, stable-channel recovery, and related Pixel update behavior.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    CP2A.260705.006 Restores No-Wipe Android 17 Beta Exit

    Google’s July 2026 Pixel security update, build CP2A.260705.006, gives devices running Android 17 Beta 4 or Beta 4.1 the missing stable-release OTA path, allowing users to leave the beta program and return to the stable channel without factory-resetting the phone or wiping its data. The update...