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Google just announced its November Pixel Drop, delivering new features and expanding access to old ones across the Pixel lineup, but that’s just that half of it — we’re also getting the latest set of monthly fixes and stability improvements.
Our most recent monthly Pixel update may be a week behind its normal schedule, but today Google’s correcting that oversight with the formal announcement of its November 2026 Pixel update, available for Pixel 6a and newer hardware. As Google’s Mishaal Rahman confirms over on Reddit, this release marks the arrival of Android 17 QPR2.
Most Pixel hardware will receive this update as build CP4A.261105.040.A1, with the exception of Pixel 11 devices — those are getting CP4A.261105.040.D1 in the US, and CP4A.261105.040.B2 in Canada.
There’s a big changelog of fixes to crawl through. Let’s get started with those changes that are arriving for all the Pixel devices receiving today’s update:
In addition to those, we also have a few changes specifically targeting Google’s newest and oldest (still supported) Pixel models. For the Pixel 11 series that includes:
And then for the Pixel 6a, Pixel 7 series, Pixel Fold, and Pixel Tablet, there’s:
As always, you can wait for the update to hit your device in due time, which Google says will proceed in phases over the course of the next week. If you’re feeling impatient (or just badly need one of these fixes to save a misbehaving phone) downloads are available now on Google’s Pixel OTA repository.
