We are excited to announce the release of the first Developer Preview of Android 15. This preview marks the beginning of a collaborative journey with our developers to enhance the Android platform and create a better experience for users worldwide.
Android 15 focuses on improving productivity, enhancing media experiences, minimizing battery impact, maximizing app performance, and ensuring user privacy and security across a diverse range of devices. With a commitment to providing advanced tooling and libraries, Android 15 empowers developers to leverage premium hardware features, including high-end camera capabilities, powerful GPUs, dazzling displays, and AI processing.
Privacy and Security
Privacy and security are paramount in Android 15. The release includes the latest version of the Privacy Sandbox on Android, aimed at improving user privacy and enabling effective, personalized advertising experiences for mobile apps. Additionally, Android 15 integrates Health Connect, a secure platform for managing and sharing app-collected health and fitness data, supporting new data types across fitness, nutrition, and more. The File Integrity Manager introduces new APIs leveraging the fs-verity feature in the Linux kernel to protect files from tampering or corruption, enhancing overall security.
Supporting Creators
Android continues its support for creators with new features such as in-app camera controls, offering more control over camera hardware and algorithms. Android 15 also extends support for connecting to MIDI 2.0 devices, allowing composition apps to control synthesizer apps as virtual MIDI 2.0 devices, fostering creativity and innovation.
Performance and Quality
Android 15 enhances app quality and performance with updates to the Android Dynamic Performance Framework (ADPF), enabling games and performance-intensive apps to interact more directly with device power and thermal systems. Additionally, Android 15 adds OpenJDK APIs for improved developer productivity, with updates reaching over a billion devices running Android 12+ through Google Play System updates.
App Compatibility
To aid developers in app compatibility work, Android 15 announces its Platform Stability milestone in advance, set for June 2024. This milestone will deliver final SDK/NDK APIs and app-facing system behaviors, providing developers with ample time for final testing before the official release.
Getting Started
Developers can get started with Android 15 by flashing a system image onto a Pixel 6, 7, or 8 series device, along with the Pixel Fold and Pixel Tablet. Those without a Pixel device can use 64-bit system images with the Android Emulator in Android Studio. For the best development experience, it is recommended to use the latest preview of Android Studio Jellyfish.
For more information and to get started with the Android 15 Developer Preview, visit the Android 15 developer site. Thank you for your continued support in making Android a platform that works for everyone.
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