With the dominance of smartphone vendors releasing new products with Android 14, Google needs to prepare its latest operating system for this year. Android 15 Beta 2 is now available for download. It includes several improvements, such as enhanced security and new features.
Google itself just held its annual Google IO event a few days ago. At the event, there was a focus on AI developments, particularly Google Gemini and Project Astra, which appeared to be Google’s competition with OpenAI. Doesn’t focus on providing the latest information for Android.
In an official release, Dave Burke, VP of Engineering at Google, said that Android 15 Beta 2 this time is a continuation of Google’s efforts to provide an operating system that can increase productivity, minimize the impact on the battery, maximize application performance, provide a premium experience, and protect user data and security.
Not only that, Android 15 Beta 2 is also continuing to be developed to enable application developers to make their applications accessible to more people seamlessly. Starting from conventional smartphones, tablets, to foldables. Of course, Gizmo friends can try out Android 15 Beta 2, as long as their smartphone is included in the list of compatible devices, to contribute to improving Android.
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Android 15 Beta 2 offers security features that are comparable to the latest One UI
Android 15 Beta 2 focuses on improving performance and power efficiency. Not only that, the transition effect display on each element is also claimed to run more smoothly – an important factor to support today’s smartphone screens which on average have high refresh rates, even up to 144Hz.
Android 15 Beta 2 modifies the behavior of installed apps in order to maximize battery life. By default, applications that are running in the foreground, cannot exceed six hours, to avoid unnecessary excessive power consumption. Google is also improving the application system that can run in the background.
This change is intended to prevent malicious applications from continuing to access certain data, including when the application is not open. Another new thing introduced in Android 15 Beta 2 is Private Space. Simply put, this feature has a function similar to the One UI Secure Folder on the latest Samsung smartphones. Available from flagship smartphones to middle class such as the Galaxy A Series.
Through Private Space, users can keep important applications such as banking separate from the main menu, including other personal files. When active or locked, the application icon and notifications will not appear. And Google provides a number of options for accessing it, including fingerprint registration when accessing the menu in Android 15 Beta 2.
Maximize multitasking via Android 15 Beta 2
What about large screen devices such as tablets and foldables? Android 15 Beta 2 also brings back features that are already available in several third-party Android skins, including One UI. Includes a feature to make the taskbar continuously appear in view, to make it easier to switch between applications for those who always access more than one application.
Additionally, Android 15 Beta 2 also makes it possible to create favorite shortcuts consisting of two apps at once. When touched, both will run simultaneously in split screen mode—a feature that Samsung has been presenting for quite some time. Google also promises smoother transition effects when accessing applications in Picture-in-Picture mode.
Android 15 Beta 2 can be downloaded now, not only for developers, but anyone who wants to contribute to reporting bugs and others. It is available for at least 12 smartphone brands, namely Google Pixel, iQOO, Lenovo, Nothing, OnePlus, Sharp, OPPO, realme, TECNO, Vivo, Xiaomi and Honor. For the specific smartphone series, of course you have to wait for announcements from each brand. However, Gizmo friends can try to register via the following official Google page.
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