The Android growth workforce has simply launched the first beta for Android 15, which permits builders and early adopters to begin utilizing it on their supported Pixel units.
As of this beta, apps can now be displayed edge-to-edge by default, that means that content material will likely be seen behind system bars just like the notification bar on the high 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 effectively edge-to-edge, there are lots of Materials 3 composables that may now deal with insets for them.
This launch additionally unlocks the flexibility to register a fingerprint for faucet to pay experiences. It will notify customers of polling loop exercise by NFC apps. The observe mode adjustments that have been first launched within the second developer preview have additionally been added to the NFC expertise.
One other new function is the flexibility to justify textual content primarily based on letter spacing, which will likely be helpful in languages that use white area 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 avoid wasting area by eradicating occasionally used apps. Archived apps nonetheless show within the launcher with an icon that reveals it must be redownloaded.
Different new options on this Android 15 beta embrace:
- A ProfilingManager class that permits assortment of data resembling heap dumps, heap profiles, and stack sampling
- Help for Braille within the TalkBack display reader
- Key administration for end-to-end encryption
- Extra options to stop 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, defend person privateness and safety, and make your app accessible to as many individuals as doable — all in a vibrant and numerous ecosystem of units, silicon companions, and carriers,” Dave Burke, VP of Engineering for Android, wrote in a weblog put up.
