The Android growth group has simply launched the first beta for Android 15, which permits builders and early adopters to begin utilizing it on their supported Pixel gadgets.
As of this beta, apps can now be displayed edge-to-edge by default, which means that content material can be seen behind system bars just like the notification bar on the prime or the navigation bar on the backside. Beforehand, to unlock this function builders must name a selected perform. To assist builders make their apps work nicely edge-to-edge, there are lots of Materials 3 composables that may now deal with insets for them.
This launch additionally unlocks the power to register a fingerprint for faucet to pay experiences. This may notify customers of polling loop exercise by NFC apps. The observe mode modifications that had been first launched within the second developer preview have additionally been added to the NFC expertise.
One other new function is the power to justify textual content based mostly on letter spacing, which can be helpful in languages that use white house for segmentation, like Chinese language and Japanese.
Android 15 additionally introduces OS stage assist for app archiving and unarchiving, which was a function launched final yr to save lots of house by eradicating sometimes used apps. Archived apps nonetheless show within the launcher with an icon that exhibits it must be redownloaded.
Different new options on this Android 15 beta embrace:
- A ProfilingManager class that permits assortment of data akin to heap dumps, heap profiles, and stack sampling
- Assist for Braille within the TalkBack display reader
- Key administration for end-to-end encryption
- Extra options to forestall malicious background apps from shifting different apps to the foreground and elevating their privileges
“Android 15 continues our work to construct a platform that helps enhance your productiveness, give customers a premium app expertise, shield consumer privateness and safety, and make your app accessible to as many individuals as doable — all in a vibrant and various ecosystem of gadgets, silicon companions, and carriers,” Dave Burke, VP of Engineering for Android, wrote in a weblog submit.