In
the
past,
every
new
version
of
Android
felt
like
a
special
occasion
for
the
platform’s
devoted
users.
It
meant
new
software
features,
better
algorithms,
improved
user
interfaces,
and
maybe
even
something
fun,
like
an
easter
egg.
However,
in
the
case
of
Android
15,
which
is
in
its
first
public
beta,
we’re
still
waiting
for
the
main
event.
Sure,
the
beta
offers
a
glimpse
into
what’s
next,
but
it’s
not
the
whole
picture.
Most
of
the
tweaks
are
being
made
behind
the
scenes
rather
than
in
a
user-facing
manner.
And
let’s
not
forget
the
Android
beta
is
not
a
final
rendering
of
the
software
update.
It
still
has
a
few
iterations
in
the
public
beta
before
it’s
ready
for
public
consumption.
Android
15
won’t
be
here
for
a
while.
But
if
you’re
one
of
those
devoted
fans,
you
can
download
the
beta
now
and
see
what’s
cooking.
Do
not
install
a
beta
on
your
device
every
day.
But
do
read
about
what’s
coming
in
Android
15.
It’s
a
minor
change
but
a
welcome
one.
Android
15's
new
volume
panel
will
be
expandable
and
feature
visually
stunning
controls
rather
than
a
boring
slider
panel.
The
snapshot
above
from
noted
leaker
Mishaal
Rahman
shows
Material
stylings
for
the
volume
controls.
I
haven’t
been
able
to
surface
this
look
on
the
Pixel
6
Pro
running
the
Android
15
beta.
Screenshot:
Florence
Ion
/
Gizmodo
Partial
screen
sharing
will
keep
you
from
sharing
your
secrets.
The
feature
allows
you
to
record
only
the
app
window
rather
than
the
entire
device
screen,
so
your
notifications
don’t
pop
in
and
out.
Screenshot:
Florence
Ion
/
Gizmodo
Is
someone
blowing
up
your
notifications?
Maybe
it’s
a
game
you
play
a
ton.
Android
15
will
help
chill
them
out.
Notification
cooldown
will
automatically
lower
the
volume
of
consecutive
notifications
from
the
same
app,
so
you’ll
not
constantly
get
an
overlay
ping
while
trying
to
use
your
device.
The
current
public
beta
may
not
offer
access
to
this
feature
yet.
Screenshot:
Florence
Ion
/
Gizmodo
I
still
rely
on
the
Android
Messages
app
to
use
two-factor
authentication
and
log
in
to
specific
accounts.
The
final
version
of
Android
15
will
hopefully
include
the
ability
to
hide
the
2FA
requests.
The
ability
won’t
physically
hide
the
notification
from
popping
up
with
the
pin
code
reveal,
but
it
will
lock
down
the
message
so
that
other
apps
on
Android
can’t
read
the
numbers
and
log
in
as
you.
Screenshot:
Florence
Ion
/
Gizmodo
Here
is
one
Android
15
beta
feature
that
you
can
try
now!
Connect
a
Pixel
device
to
your
computer
via
USB-C.
The
USB
Preferences
dialog
will
appear
in
the
Notifications
shade.
Tap
on
it,
then
select
the
option
to
use
your
Pixel
as
a
webcam.
Launch
the
capture
app
on
your
computer,
and
you
should
be
able
to
choose
the
device
as
camera
hardware.
You’ve
heard
of
Google
Photos’
Locked
folder,
but
how
about
an
entire
“private
space”
in
the
Android
15
Beta?
This
feature
will
allow
you
to
hide
apps
on
your
phone
so
that
they
don’t
surface
unless
you
know
how
to
fetch
them
specifically.
Yes,
this
will
likely
be
used
to
hide
messaging
apps
and
the
conversations
within
those
apps.
Unfortunately,
the
current
Android
15
public
beta
doesn’t
include
this
feature
in
the
preview.
But
you
can
read
about
how
it
will
function
at
Android
Authority,
which
went
hands-on
with
the
feature
when
it
was
available
in
a
beta
release
of
Android
14.
A
preview
of
what
Qualcomm’s
Snapdragon
Satellite
would
have
worked
like
in
the
wild.
Photo:
Florence
Ion
/
Gizmodo
Satellite
messaging
is
coming
in
some
form
or
another.
There
have
been
leaks,
mostly
related
to
the
Google
Pixel
9
hardware,
but
enough
that
it
seems
the
feature
is
coming
to
the
entire
platform.
There’s
nothing
you
can
paw
at
yet
in
this
current
public
beta.
The
frustration
with
public
betas
is
that
they
often
hide
the
features
that
surfaced
during
the
developer
preview
builds.
Before
Android
gets
packaged
for
the
faithful
masses
to
try
on
their
Pixel
devices,
there
are
two
developer
previews
that
precede
the
beta
version
that’s
out
now.
The
last
Android
15
developer
preview
showed
evidence
of
an
“audio
sharing”
feature
buried
in
the
Connected
Devices
menu.
The
general
assumption
is
that
this
will
likely
be
the
user-facing
way
to
broadcast
your
audio
to
nearby
friends
with
compatible
devices.
This
might
also
be
how
Android
15
does
Auracast.
Edge-to-edge
apps
are
such
a
big
deal
that
there’s
a
whole
section
about
them
on
the
Android
Developers
Blog.
On
the
backend,
this
will
make
it
easier
for
developers
to
get
their
apps
looking
snatched,
especially
on
large-screen
devices.
The
trade-off
is
a
more
visually
pleasing
interface
without
the
black
bars
for
the
navigation
bar
and
notification
shade.
Screenshot:
Florence
Ion
/
Gizmodo
I’m
adding
a
slide
for
Health
Connect
because
I
intend
to
understand
how
it
will
be
better
once
I
update
to
Android
15.
Right
now,
Health
Connect
is
a
bit
of
a
mess.
I
can
sync
all
data
with
Google
Fit,
but
I’m
still
confused
about
how
every
other
third
party
shares
data
with
one
another.
I
currently
use
another
third-party
app
to
sync
health
and
wellness
data
everywhere.
I’ve
also
noticed
there
are
still
limitations
between
third
parties
regarding
what
data
can
be
swapped.
The
changes
to
Health
Connect
in
Android
15
should
help
apps
like
Samsung
Health
and
Fitbit
play
better
with
others.
We
shall
see.
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