its top news, compatible devices and how to install it
The new Android 15 has already begun its official rollout, and Today it has started making its way to Pixel phones. compatible. This is a launch that has been awaited for a long time and there was even a mobile phone that received it before Google. But it has already reached Pixels, and in the coming months it will reach mobile phones from other manufacturers.
In this article, we will look at all the data about this new version of the operating system. We’ll start with list with its main newsWe will also tell you about compatible devices and how to install them.
Key new features in Android 15
Below we leave you a list with Key new features you’ll find in Android 15. For each new feature, we’ll give you a description so you know exactly what it’s about.
Here, just remember this News may change later at each customization level.. This is because when Samsung, Xiaomi, and any other manufacturer updates to a new version of their Android-based customization layer, they can add additional features. Here we will look at those that will suit everyone.
- Personal space: This is a feature that allows you to hide and keep some applications hidden and separated from the rest. This way, apps that contain personal data or that you don’t want anyone to know will be hidden under a second layer that asks you to identify yourself using your fingerprint or password.
- Identify the song: Function Circle to search Google will now allow you to identify songs that are playing in the background using a new accessible button.
- Archive applications: This feature removes most of the app, but retains saved files, settings, and these types of items so you can quickly return to them later.
- Simplified audio sharing: Bluetooth LE and Auracast technologies will be used to transmit audio from the new settings page. This will allow you to stream audio from your mobile phone to other Bluetooth devices. You can also share audio with multiple devices.
- Improvements in audio description.: Gemini will be used to improve the ability to describe what is inside the image being viewed.
- Satellite communications: Android 15 has improved satellite connectivity, allowing apps to send RCS and SMS for their use.
- Bluetooth improvements: Added Bluetooth improvements. For example, the Quick Settings window now opens a pop-up window that allows you to select individual devices, access their settings, and connect new devices. There are other changes, such as reactivating Bluetooth the day after it is deactivated.
- Partial screen recording: Instead of recording everything that happens on the screen, you can record a specific application without revealing the rest of the screen, such as notifications you receive or passwords you enter.
- Blocking malicious applications: Added improvements to prevent malicious apps from hiding behind other apps, preventing overuse of permissions, and other internal changes you won’t notice.
- Fraud and Fraud Blockers: Artificial intelligence will be deployed in Play Protect and on your devices to scan and inform you of any type of suspicious behavior. Two-step verification keys are also hidden in the notification system to prevent them from being intercepted, and many other internal changes.
- Record Detection: Applications can detect that they are being recorded and act accordingly. For example, they will be able to show a notification or hide important information).
- Keyboard vibration: You’ll have a quicker option to turn off or turn on keyboard vibration in Settings, under Sounds and Vibrations.
- Offline maps in Wear OS: Added the ability to download Google Maps to Wear OS smartwatches.
- Improvements in PDF processing: They will now load better, and there will be built-in support for password-protected pages, annotations, form editing, and copying selected content.
- Volume control: Added support for the CTA-2075 standard, which will compare volume between applications so that when switching from one application to another, the volume does not suddenly increase or decrease.
- Battery update: Changes have been made to improve Android efficiency so that battery consumption is reduced.
- Anti-theft improvements: Added new security features such as auto-lock when someone steals your phone, remote lock, factory reset protection and more. In fact, this protection should also extend to mobile phones running older versions of Android.
- NFC improvements: Apps will now be able to request an NFC controller to activate in “surveillance” mode. It can listen through it, but does not respond to NFC readers (if the device supports it).
- Language recognition improvements: Starting with this version, the Spoken Language Recognition API gives developers more control over its behavior to prevent word loss when switching between different languages.
- Improvements for foldable phones: There are several improvements for foldable phones, such as improving the taskbar experience with new features or new actions to determine how the phone behaves when the screens are opened or folded.
- Best quality when using a mobile phone as a webcam: A small change when activating the “webcam mode” when connecting the mobile phone to the PC is that a new HQ button is included with which we can improve its quality.
- Safely changing the connection mode: To change the type of active USB connection, you must identify yourself using mobile biometrics, PIN or password.
Compatible Mobile Phones
We still don’t have a complete list of mobile phones that will be updated. until Android 15, but we already have some hints. For starters we know which Pixel device You will receive this update. They are as follows:
The following phones from other manufacturers are also confirmed:
However you should know that many manufacturers will take time to reveal all devices that they will receive Android 15. We will have to wait and be attentive to the confirmations that may arrive in the coming weeks.
How to update to Android 15
To update your mobile phone to Android 15first you will have to wait for it to become available on your device. Each manufacturer will release this new version at different times, adapting it to their devices. Moreover, not all mobile phones will receive it.
And when it arrives, it will arrive automatically. Operating system updates come to you in Android settings, in section System update inside the section System. Depending on each manufacturer’s level of customization, this option may be located on the site with a different name.
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