In the quiet but consequential rhythm of software refinement, Google has resolved a months-long audio distortion bug that had made Android 17's preview cycle genuinely disruptive for Pixel users. The fix, arriving in Beta 8 of the QPR1 branch, closes a chapter of frustration documented across more than thirty community bug reports — a reminder that even the most foundational experiences, like simply hearing sound correctly, require painstaking low-level engineering to sustain. For Pixel 6 and 6 Pro owners, the update carries a bittersweet finality, marking the last major software milestone bef