The first Developer Preview of Android 15 has been released, offering developers a chance to collaborate and contribute to building a better Android. The new version aims to improve productivity, enhance media experiences, minimize battery impact, maximize app performance, and protect user privacy and security across a diverse range of devices.

The first Developer Preview of Android 15 has been released, offering developers a chance to collaborate and contribute to building a better Android. The new version aims to improve productivity, enhance media experiences, minimize battery impact, maximize app performance, and protect user privacy and security across a diverse range of devices.

Key Features and Enhancements

• Hardware Utilization: Android 15 allows apps to leverage premium device hardware, including high-end camera capabilities, powerful GPUs, dazzling displays, and AI processing. It also supports large-screen devices like tablets, foldables, and flippables.
• Privacy and Security: Android 15 incorporates the latest version of the Privacy Sandbox, enhancing user privacy and enabling effective, personalized advertising experiences. It also includes Health Connect, a secure platform for managing and sharing health and fitness data, and FileIntegrityManager, which uses fs-verity to protect files with custom cryptographic signatures.
• Partial Screen Sharing: Users can now share or record just an app window instead of the entire device screen.
• Support for Creators: Android 15 provides more control over camera hardware and algorithms, including low light enhancements and advanced flash strength adjustments. It also extends Universal MIDI Packets (UMP) support to virtual MIDI apps.
• Performance and Quality: Android 15 continues to focus on improving app quality with tooling and libraries like Jetpack Compose and Android Studio. It also introduces new capabilities in the Android Dynamic Performance Framework (ADPF) for games and performance-intensive apps.
• Developer Productivity: Android 15 adds OpenJDK APIs, including improvements around NIO buffers, streams, security, and more.

Getting Started with Android 15

Developers can get started with Android 15 by flashing a system image onto a Pixel 6, 7, or 8 series device, the Pixel Fold, or the Pixel Tablet. Alternatively, they can use the 64-bit system images with the Android Emulator in Android Studio. The Developer Preview will be updated regularly throughout the Android 15 release cycle.

Note: The initial preview release is for developers only and not intended for daily or consumer use. It’s available by manual download only. Future updates for all later previews and Betas will be provided over-the-air. The Android Beta program is not yet available for Android 15.

Getting Started with Android 15Developers can get started with Android 15 by flashing a system image onto a Pixel 6, 7, or 8 series device, the Pixel Fold, or the Pixel Tablet. Alternatively, they can use the 64-bit system images with the Android Emulator in Android Studio. The Developer Preview will be updated regularly throughout the Android 15 release cycle.Note: The initial preview release is for developers only and not intended for daily or consumer use. It’s available by manual download only. Future updates for all later previews and Betas will be provided over-the-air. The Android Beta program is not yet available for Android 15.