#Android 15
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Android’s At a Glance is Moving to the Bottom of the Lock Screen
Abubakar Mohammed
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Pixel's beloved At a Glance widget, despite its usefulness, hasn't seen significant updates. While the ability to remove it from the home screen is being tested, a new change on Android 15 might place it at the bottom of your screen, similar to Live Activities on iOS.
For the apps that still don't have native dark mode support, Android 15 is adding an option to force dark mode from the Accessibility settings. The option called "Make all apps dark" is similar to the "override dark-mode" option in developer options but with wider app compatibility.
New Android 15 Privacy Feature Could Protect You from Screen Recording Scams
Abubakar Mohammed
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Recent additions to Android's code suggest that Android 15 could soon use ways to protect your sensitive information when screen recording. A new option has been found inside Android 15's Developer Options called "Disable screen share protection". The feature could help you disable system protections for sensitive app content during screen-sharing.
Android 15 Will Let You Keep Tabs on Your Phone’s Storage Chip Health, Here’s How
Abubakar Mohammed
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Google recently added support for APIs that can get your device's battery health and is now bringing to Pixels, the ability to check the health of your phone's NAND flash storage. When the DeviceDiagnostics Storage Health API is called, it returns a number which is the percentage of health remaining on the chip.
Android 15 Beta 1 has landed, and it brings a bunch of new features. Android 15 prepares to add other features that have been rumored since Android 14's stable release. Some of the noteworthy features that Android 15 brings to the table include Notification Cooldown, Bluetooth Quick Settings menu, and more.
Android 15 Beta 1 is out and it comes with the option to change the default wallet app from the settings menu. This will facilitate NFC payments for your preferred app that you use regularly for making transactions. The feature only works with a limited number of apps as of now depending on the region but wider support should be available later down the line.
Google has released the first Android 15 Beta and while it doesn't bring many new features, it brings a few improvements over Android 15 Developer Preview 2. Some of the highlights of this update are the WEP toggle, new Predictive back gesture animations, and TalkBack support for Braille displays that use HIDs via USB or Bluetooth. Besides, Google has replaced the NFC stack with a project mainline one.
The latest spotting by Mishaal Rahman suggests that Google may revamp the volume panel in Android 15, which looks quite interesting. In the new revamp, the volume sliders are much thicker and the option to change the output device has been moved to the top and is now greatly visible unlike previously where it blended in the menu and was harder to spot.
The next version of Android, may include an app archiving feature on a system level. This feature would allow users to archive apps they don't use often, saving space and preserving their data, just like iOS's Offload feature. App archiving is not new, the feature already available from the Google Play Store.
This New Android 15 Feature Makes Persistent Notifications Bearable
Anshuman Jain
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The developer preview of Android 15 introduces a new feature called "Notification cooldown". It slowly, gradually reduces notification volume and vibrations for repeat notifications from the same app within a short period. The feature is enabled by default, but users can disable it or enable it for specific conversation apps. This feature is a welcome addition for those who receive a lot of notifications and want to reduce distractions.
Google has released the first Developer Preview of Android 15. You can install the same using Android Flash Tool and enabling USB Debugging on their Android device. You will also need a PC with Chromium-based browser with a USB-C cable.
Sagnik Das Gupta
Android 15 Developer Preview 1 is here, and it allows us to finally confirm the codename of Google's latest operating system as "Vanilla Ice Cream". This time as well, Google has gone with using a dessert as an Android codename. Android 14 comes with the "Upside Down Cake" codename, while the one before being called "Tiramisu".
Android 15 DP1 has landed and while the update doesn't bring significant changes, it should pave the way for future Developer Preview releases and Betas. Most of the changes in the build are related to privacy and security, and quality of life feature improvements.
According to a developer on Google's Android Open Source Project, the first developer preview of Android 15 could land on Februrary 15, i.e., tomorrow. The developer revealed the same, while speaking in the context of a supposed "feature" that will be released when Android 15 stable is finally out.
In the Android 14 QPR3 Beta 1 update that Google released to all Pixels above Pixel 6, the Android 14 easter egg has changed from a circle to what looks like an inverted triangle now, hinting toward Android 15's launch soon in the form of first developer preview. The inverted triangle shows a 'V,' which is an indicative to the internal codename of Android 15 - Vanilla Icecream.
How to Downgrade From Android 15 Developer Preview to Android 14 Stable
Arjun Sha
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Many Pixel users have installed the first Android 15 DP1 build, but due to the unstable experience, users are looking to downgrade from Android 15 to Android 14. If you are in the same boat, follow our detailed tutorial and move back to the stable Android 14 release. You can use the web-based Android Flash Tool or flash the Android 14 factory image manually using your computer. That said, bear in mind that the downgrade process will wipe out all your data so make a backup before the rollback.
Google has been steadily improving Android since the launch of Android 12 and is now heavily focusing on adding more ecosystem and AI features to its mobile OS. The five features we expect Google to add to Android 15 are Lock Screen Widgets, Cloned Apps, a desktop mode for Pixels, screen-off gestures, and an AI assistant in Gboard.