Tech Desk
Sep 04, 2024
Google unveiled that it is ready to release Android 15 and making its source code available ahead of the coming consumer launch, which is set to include the new mobile operating system to support Pixel devices soon.
Moreover, Alphabet-owned Google revealed that Android 15 would be launched on select devices from Samsung, Honor, iQOO, Lenovo, Motorola, Nothing, OnePlus, Oppo, Realme, Sharp, Sony, Tecno, Vivo and Xiaomi in the coming months.
The Android update is said to integrate new additions like Private Space, a feature that allows users to silo a portion of the operating system for sensitive information. The software update would also let users save their favourite split-screen app combinations for quick access and pin the taskbar permanently on the screen. Other additions include partial screen recording and more convenient passkeys.
Additionally, Google revealed that it’s making Android 15 available on the Android Open-Source Project, which gives the information and source code required to create custom versions of the Android OS, along with port devices and accessories to the Android platform and ensure compatibility requirements.
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Google said that Android 15 provides developers with more ways to further tune their app experience to enhance the way their apps run on any platform release.
It’s also making advancements in areas like typography, internationalisation, media and camera experiences, the user experience, privacy and security, Google says.
VP of Product for Android Developer, Matthew McCullough in a blog post stated: “Android 15 continues our mission of building a private and secure platform that helps improve your productivity while giving you capabilities to produce beautiful apps, superior media and camera experiences, and an intuitive user experience, particularly on tablets and foldable.”
Android 15 provides developers access to enhanced typography and internalisation, along with camera and media advancements. In addition, Google is making most app-facing changes opt-in to give developers more time to make necessary app changes before their app targets SDK version 35.
