SystemUI: migrate to the modern lockscreen infrastructure (smartspace) for showing lockscreen device status info to avoid many upstream bugs caused by AOSP still using the legacy lockscreen infrastructure no longer used on the stock Pixel OS (this allows us to revert a bunch of downstream fixes we were using)
Settings: don't allow disabling eSIM when eSIM management support is disabled since it can persistently prevent using the eSIMs without using ADB shell to undo it
modify our multicast firewall to stop dropping route advertisements received on the VPN interface which sometimes breaks IPv6 connectivity
fix rare edge preventing dismissing the UI for our 2-factor fingerprint unlock feature
Setup Wizard: add opt-in toggles for network-based location and always available Wi-Fi scanning to the Location services page
kernel (Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro, Pixel 10 Pro XL, Pixel 10 Pro Fold): raise lockdown mode from integrity to confidentiality mode to match the other devices
kernel (Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro, Pixel 10 Pro XL, Pixel 10 Pro Fold): add workaround for an upstream arm64 KVM bug breaking booting with lockdown in confidentiality mode
kernel (6.1): update to latest GKI LTS branch revision including update to 6.1.163
kernel (6.6): update to latest GKI LTS branch revision including update to 6.6.126
kernel (6.12): update to latest GKI LTS branch revision including update to 6.12.73
hardened_malloc: update libdivide to 5.3.0
hardened_malloc: fix handling one form of realloc from small allocations made with alignment above PAGE_SIZE (no known real world examples and it would be crashing if it was happening since it causes internal invalid accesses unable to go outside the bounds of the protected metadata region which is mainly PROT_NONE)
All of the Android 16 security patches from the current March 2026, April 2026, May 2026, June 2026, July 2026 and August 2026 Android Security Bulletins are included in the 2026030101 security preview release. List of additional fixed CVEs: