Google has launched the discharge of Android 15 Builders Preview 1 (DP1) – the primary of the 2 previews – offering a sneak peek into the important thing modifications and enhancements which might be coming within the subsequent main launch of the OS. Aside from this, the corporate has additionally introduced the launch schedule for the Developer Preview and upcoming Beta of the world’s hottest cellular working system.
Two Builders Previews, subsequent coming in March
Developer Preview 1 (February): This preview suggests early baseline construct centered on developer suggestions, with new options, APIs, and behavior modifications, studies 9to5google.
Developer Preview 2 (March): Incremental replace with extra options.
Notably, that is the primary developer preview that can be obtainable for Pixel 6 and later, which primarily signifies that the Android 15 will solely be obtainable for Google Pixel smartphones which might be powered by Google Tensor SoCs.
Android 15 Beta begins in April
The Android 15 Beta will begin in April – prefer it did final 12 months. By the way, it is a month earlier than Google’s annual builders convention – Google I/O – which often takes place within the first week of Could. At this occasion, Google launches consumer-facing options and broadcasts that it’s engaged on.
Platform Stability with “remaining SDK/NDK APIs and likewise remaining inside APIs and app-facing system behaviours” is coming in Beta 3; “You’ll have a number of months earlier than the official launch to do your remaining testing.”
Two Builders Previews, subsequent coming in March
Developer Preview 1 (February): This preview suggests early baseline construct centered on developer suggestions, with new options, APIs, and behavior modifications, studies 9to5google.
Developer Preview 2 (March): Incremental replace with extra options.
Notably, that is the primary developer preview that can be obtainable for Pixel 6 and later, which primarily signifies that the Android 15 will solely be obtainable for Google Pixel smartphones which might be powered by Google Tensor SoCs.
Android 15 Beta begins in April
The Android 15 Beta will begin in April – prefer it did final 12 months. By the way, it is a month earlier than Google’s annual builders convention – Google I/O – which often takes place within the first week of Could. At this occasion, Google launches consumer-facing options and broadcasts that it’s engaged on.
Platform Stability with “remaining SDK/NDK APIs and likewise remaining inside APIs and app-facing system behaviours” is coming in Beta 3; “You’ll have a number of months earlier than the official launch to do your remaining testing.”
- Beta 1 (April): Preliminary launch, over-the-air replace to early adopters.
- Beta 2 (Could): Incremental Beta-quality launch.
- Beta 3 (June): First Platform Stability replace with remaining APIs and behaviours.
- Beta 4 “and different remaining beta releases” (July, August): Close to-final builds for remaining testing.
- Closing launch: Android 15 launch across the time when Google launches Pixel smartphones.
There was a Beta 5 final 12 months and Android 14 was launched on Pixel units in early October.
