Android 15 all features: Most important features for your android smartphone

Hey folks, heard about a new Android 15 Beta 2.1? Have you ever tested Vanilla Ice Cream? I am serious about a newly released Android 15 of Beta 2.1 version at the recent Google I/O 2024 developer conference. So, What I mean here Vanilla Ice Cream – It’s an Android 15’s codename as its previous versions of Android.

Google has started testing the new version of Android 15 after released of Android 14 in October 2023. This time, main focus in Android 15 on major privacy and Security. Apart from this, UI, Camera , theft protection, Vibration, Connectivity, speed, performance along with wider compatibility with many devices and many more features added to android 15.Google has not announced its release date of final stable version of Android 15, but its may possible in the end of year with the release of Google’s Pixel 9 series. Google Pixel users will be the first who get update of Android 15 beta version. But the Android 15 Beta updates also available for other non-Google Pixel users also.

List of devices who gets update of android 15:

• Google Pixel 6 or latest version.
• OnePlus 12, OnePlus Open
• Oppo Find N3
• Realme 12 Pro+ 5G
• Vivo X 100
• iQOO 12
• Lenovo Tab Xtreme
• Xiaomi 13T Pro, Xiaomi 14, Xiaomi Pad 6S Pro 12.4
• Honor Magic 6 Pro, Honor Magic V2

Android 15 looks like as its predecessor of Android 14, but there are many set of updates available in this newer version of android. Now, Let’s get dive into the main features of newly released Android 15 of Beta 2.1 version.

Partial screen sharing in Android 15

Android 15 provides partial screen feature to all Android users. In partial screen sharing features, an users can share or record an app window only rather than the entire devices screen. This is a very cool feature which provides facility to share his device or smartphone to anyone without hesitating or take care of.

Protection in Sensitive Notification

It is essential to protect your sensitive notification of online banking apps in Smartphone. So many banking apps uses two factor notification (2FA). But in many case, Some platform only support basic method i.e one time password OTP ascent via SMS or email. This may be easy to use but it's let secure and easier to intercept by any malicious Android apps. Android 15 might be adding a new feature that prevent your OTP from being read by any malicious Android apps.

Increase stand by battery life in Android 15

At first understand about Doze mode: it is the period when the android device has been idle for a period of time and also screen is off. It is a part of power management system of Android OS.

Android 15 speed up the time by 50% faster, i.e means any Android devices equipped with Android 15 to get enter into doze mode 50% faster than the previous version of Android 14. Due to such feature, Android 15 increases the standby battery life of Android devices.

Private space in Android 15

Android 15 provides a private space feature which allow to keep separate space for sensitive apps on the android devices. Android 15 provides and additional layer of a authentication for providing private space feature.

Bluetooth auto on feature of Android 15

Android 15 beta 2 offers a Bluetooth auto on feature. If selected this feature, this temporary pause the Bluetooth of devices and switch it back On the very next day, instead of disable until the next time the user enable it.

Bluetooth auto on features helps in Android find my device network to use in wide network of Android devices. Due to this feature, Bluetooth beacons participating in devices to locate the other nearby devices like uses in Bluetooth tag.

Adaptive vibration feature of Android 15

Android 15 introduce a very unique feature for vibration in Android smartphone. In this feature, your smartphone automatically change its vibration intensity as per yours Smartphone's environment. For example, if you are smartphone's vibration will be more intense on loose surface like bed or pillow and less intense, if it is on some hard surface like table.

Disable default frame rate for Games at 60 Hz

Android 15 provide a new feature in developer options as "disable default frame rate for Games" that is means it disables limiting the maximum frame rate for Android devices screen at 60 Hz. This feature of Android 15 may create problems in running many games that not supported at higher frame rate of 60 Hz.

New volume slider and volume panel in Android 15

Android 15 provides the slider volume a thick UI to change the volume like brightness slider in Smartphone .When you are trying to change the volume by finger, the volume slider vibrates which feels you to changing volume.

The volume panel can be extended and collapse as per use of volume related changes in tablet.

Categorization of System file into OS and temporary system file.

There is always a confusion in identifying the temporary or important operating system file Smartphone's or any Android devices. Android 15 make it easier to recognise your storage file by splitting the system file into "OS" and "temporary system files".

Animated Back gesture option in Android 15

Android 15 provides a predictive Back features that provide an animation with the current window to show the users, where it will get back them from the current window and provide a sense of confidence during navigating in different window and saved them from going on wrong screen and eliminating the frustration associated with forgetting the meaningful screen. Previously, this feature was present only for developer option but now it will comes in main option.

Android 15 forces apps to use 100% Screen Size of Android device

Some Android apps uses full screen of Android devices to show their content but some are not. This time, Android 15 forces all android apps to use 100% of screen size to show their content which will increases the user experience while using any app in Android 15.

Permanent Taskbar for big screen Android devices in Android 15

Android 15 provides this feature for big screen Android devices,where users can select the transient taskbar i.e appear for few second when users swipe to select it or make it permanent with a "Always show taskbar" options.

Satellite connectivity support in android 15

Android 15 provide provides an user interface that will help to ensure consistent user experience across the satellite connectivity landscape. This version of Android also provide support for SMS and RCS apps to use in satellite connectivity for sending a receiving messages.

Conclusion

Apart from above feature, Android 15 also provide a large number of small features which have to enhance user experience of handling Android device. Android 15 offers many features from privacy and security to performance and connectivity, it means and 15 have something to offer every one of Android users.