It’s a pleasure for some users to try the new Android Q Beta before the official launch. Several Android Q Beta versions are released by Google so that the developers can make their apps compatible with the latest Android distribution. To make the new version compatible with devices, the search giant has even partnered with some OEMs, including the Essential, Samsung, OnePlus and others. Surprisingly, the final Android Q Beta was recently rolled out for the Google Pixel Phones, and later Essential Phone also joined the league last week.
Essential quickly rolled out the Android Q Beta 6 for the Essential phone with refined Gesture Navigation, APIs and SDKs. Surprisingly, the Essential Phones are getting bricked after the installation of the latest Beta update. Users are reporting the device getting stuck into the non-functional state aka QDL state after installing the update.
According to a user on Reddit, the Essential phone is not booting after performing the update. The Essential support is asking to send the device to the support center for a closer inspection to rectify the issue.
The thread is full of many other users having the same issue. But thankfully, the company is returning the devices soon after successfully downgrading them to the previous Android build, within a couple of weeks.
The issue appears to be affecting all the units which are getting upgraded to the Android Q Build 6. We suggest users to remain on the Android Q Beta 5 until Essential rectifies the bug. We await an official response from the Essential on the QDL state issue.
Android Q beta 5 update also caused some devices to stuck into the QDL state. The issue was gradually resolved with significant updates.
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