While
there
aren’t
a
lot
of
new
features
in
Android
15,
it
does
offer
some
useful
additions
for
your
phone
—
and
one
of
the
most
interesting
is
called
“Private
Space.”
Think
of
it
as
a
separate
app
vault
that
locks
away
specified
apps
on
your
Android
device.
Of
course,
the
main
lockscreen
already
stops
other
people
from
accessing
your
phone,
but
Private
Space
puts
an
extra
barrier
in
place.
The
idea
is
that
if
you
lend
someone
your
device
to
make
a
call
or
look
at
a
photo,
they
won’t
accidentally
(or
deliberately)
stumble
into
something
they
shouldn’t.
It’s
also
an
extra
safety
net
if
your
phone
is
lost
or
stolen
while
it’s
unlocked.
I
tried
the
feature
on
a
Pixel
8
phone
running
Android
15.
Here’s
how
it
works.
There
is
a
lot
of
screen
guidance
when
you
set
up
your
first
private
space.Screenshot:
Google
You
get
the
option
to
use
a
lock
that’s
different
from
that
of
your
main
screen.Screenshot:
Google
Now,
whenever
you
want
to
go
to
your
private
space,
just
scroll
to
the
bottom
of
the
app
drawer,
tap
on
the
padlock
icon,
and
authenticate
(using
either
a
biometric
method
like
fingerprint
recognition,
or
a
PIN).
Your
private
space
lives
at
the
bottom
of
the
app
drawer.Screenshot:
Google
There
are
options
to
fully
hide
the
private
space
and
lock
it
automatically.Screenshot:
Google
You
can’t
drag
apps
in
and
out
of
your
private
space
—
you
have
to
install
them.
Think
of
it
almost
like
a
completely
different
Android
device.
When
you’re
within
the
space,
tap
the
Install
button
to
add
new
apps,
and
long-press
on
an
app
icon
and
choose
Uninstall
to
remove
them.
You
can
receive
notifications
from
apps
in
the
private
space,
but
only
when
it’s
unlocked.
To
use
the
same
example
as
I
used
above,
it’s
effectively
like
a
separate
device,
and
when
the
space
is
locked,
it’s
like
you’ve
turned
off
that
device.
For
this
reason,
Google
doesn’t
recommend
using
it
to
store
apps
that
might
need
to
send
you
critical
information.
Once
you’ve
unlocked
your
private
space,
it
stays
open
on
the
app
drawer
until
you
lock
it
again
via
the
Lock
button.
You
can
also
have
the
space
lock
automatically
in
certain
situations:
this
and
other
options
can
be
configured
by
tapping
on
the
gear
icon
in
the
private
space
window.
Note
that
you
can’t
transfer
your
private
space
to
a
new
phone.
The
standard
Android-to-Android
setup
process
won’t
include
any
private
space
apps.
You’ll
have
to
start
the
private
space
again
from
scratch,
though
you
can
sign
in
with
the
same
Google
account
you
used
for
the
private
space
on
the
older
phone,
which
will
restore
your
data
in
apps
such
as
Gmail
and
Google
Keep.
(Originally posted by David Nield)
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