{
  "id": 4609011,
  "title": "Your Pixel’s built-in PA system is finally easy to find in Android 17 QPR2 Beta 4",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/your-pixels-built-in-pa-system-is-finally-easy-to-find-in-android-17",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-31T08:29:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Android Authority",
    "slug": "android-authority",
    "url": "https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-voice-broadcast-android-17-qpr2-beta-4-3704655/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Google's Android 17 QPR2 Beta 4, released last week, introduces a more accessible way to broadcast voice over a private network. This new Audio broadcast feature enhances Pixels' existing Auracast-based media-sharing capabilities, enabling audio transmission over Bluetooth LE Audio. Although initially introduced last month, Google has now streamlined the process of accessing this functionality. The company is currently in the final stages of testing Android 17 QPR2 Beta before a major feature drop for Pixels in September. The fourth QPR2 Beta release on Friday addressed numerous bugs and usability issues from earlier beta versions. Among the enhancements in this beta is the simplification of Voice Broadcast, a feature acting as a personal PA system. This allows users on Pixel devices running Android 17 QPR2 Beta to share their voice or media player audio in private listening channels. The private network for this feature, enabled by Bluetooth LE, requires audio devices such as earbuds to also support the technology.",
  "summary": "The latest Android 17 QPR2 Beta makes Samsung Galaxy-like Voice broadcast feature easier to activate.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/sony-finally-made-the-perfect-android-phone-then-priced-it-out-of",
        "published": "2026-08-28T12:15:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "9to5Google",
        "title": "XREAL has set the perfect stage for Android XR",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/xreal-has-set-the-perfect-stage-for-android-xr",
        "published": "2026-08-28T19:05:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}