The Android 15 Beta 1 has arrived! While Google hasn’t told us all the juicy new additions, there are new features that have started to emerge from the new beta, as well as some other changes we’ve noticed since our last hands-on with Android 15. So, we thought we’d round up the most exciting changes! Check out our website for even more details: https://andauth.co/Android15Features
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Braille support 2:13
Edge to Edge 2:48
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What do we think of Beta 1?
How bout we just remove the apps we don't want like the bloatware apps
Changing the wallet app is actually not a new feature. I can do that on android 12. for android 15 they just renamed it from „default contactless payment app“ to „default wallet app“
Archiving apps has become almost completely useless because most apps/games have a very small base download (this is the part that can get archived) and then have a massive download later which will appear under „user storage“ and won’t get archived.
All Android versions past 11 are hot garbage.
The tweaks and features you get are nice, but Material You is still the reason I am running Android 11 and most likely never switch unless the finally fix OR AT LEAST GET THE OPTION to return to the good one as it was in Android 11.
The colours are also dumb. Why do you need to pick a few options which are all ugly pastel that no app developer will integrate. Just let me pick a colour or dont let me pick a colour. And not you get to choose between 3 colours.
Also: Material You is supposedly a way to make the phone for "you".
So: Why cant I customize the notification shade to something useful. Why cant I see my phone background when I type in the unlock code. I want to see my wallpaper and not have it replaced by a grey wall.
In that vain: Why does my wallpaper fade to grey when I am switching apps.
It doesnt turn gray until you let go of the app window and every time I am switching apps It makes me so angry because my phone is an ugly pastel turd. And 50% of the time I cannot see the thing which has the most amount of customization ever: my wallpaper.
This just screams apple-fication of android.
We like android because it isn't iOS not in spite of it.
Honestly some of these features will be useless to me. Hopefully some more useful things can be added down the line into stable android 15 final
Just fix android auto on Samsung S23
anyone else having issues with Google Wallet and Bluetooth? Phone won't stay connected in my car for phone calls
How many beta would be before official update?
Meh.Thanks for the rundown tho 💯
Edge to Edge apps is something that bugged me most on Android and really glad it is getting some attention.
Should have disable Power Off while phone is locked like IPHONE
Now mobile OSs are very mature just fine tuning needed
This Beta completely removes NFC making wallet completely useless and contactless payments no longer work.
Will there be a interactive lockscreen widget on Android 15
Battery Health and WearOS battery indicator and widget?
My pixel 6 pro feel snapier than ever. Thanks beta 15
"My Pixel 7a's NFC hasn't been working at all since Android 15, and this is definitely an Android 15 issue. When downgrading and reinstalling Android 14, everything worked again. Additionally, there's a bug in the Easter Egg. Instead of VanillaIcecream, it still shows the one from Android 14."
Not NFC Pixel 7a on Android 15 Beta 😢
I'm on beta 14 QPR3 but I don't want beta 15.. I did opt out beta but I received an OTA that says all data will be lost and I don't want to wipe out my phone
What about dual Joycon support? IOS has it…
Old android where the theme was white was so much better. How terrible it looks to have pastel tint all over your phone as if your screen is damaged 🤮
Nothing interesting
Changing the wallet; sounds like swapping out to some blockchain based bank issued wallet, you know like cbdc.
I really want to see the status bar changed from the solid wifi and mobile data icons to something more like iOS where they are separated depending on signal strength.
Why can't we still see our battery health 💀
New? It is just more google stuff added for ad tracking and personal data theft
NFC not working, YT app constantly crashing on me unless on WiFi
Android is becoming boring day by day.
An Android user myself
Good summary video, nice work Android Authority! Clear and straight to the point!
save your mobile data: NOTHING NEW (noticeable)
I'd listen but can't keep my eyes off from this guy. I mean he is charming. Best wishes. 😂
Well being able to switch default wallet/NFC apps is something Samsung users have been doing for a few years now.
What about desktop mode and audio share feature?
I wonder what happened to Google's plan to allow for the removal of bloatware from Android 14?
New really is just forgotten old the whole archive bit next bit robing had that long time ago
Talking about satellite messaging … must the receiving party also have Android 15?
Too much talk of Pixel specifically
Still no call recording
Thank you so much for putting Accessibility in your updates. I don't use Braille myself but there are plenty of people who do and the more we know the better it will be for everyone. Accessibility often goes ignored by many channels I am happy that you Android authority don't do that.
Google need to improve the Google nest hub max user interface, it's old school… 🖥
How do you prevent the Bell Notification displaying "[Days]" in the drop down Notification Bubble in the top Tool Bar. Thanks
Really grinding to keep hearing it pronounced by a British person as 'bater' when its 'beta', as spelt.
Maybe I'm having an off day, but made me skip the rest of the video after what seemed like the 20th time
#TeamPixel
Android power! 💪 🔥
Can I run this on my iPhone 7?
Even with the arrival of Android versions 13, 14, 15, and 16, most users won't notice any significant changes or performance improvements because those updates don't affect their daily tasks…..
is android authority not US company? many accents
So basically it is same as 14
I just hope it fixes the weird freezing when using different launchers, that's a massive annoyance with 14.