Right here’s every thing new in Android 15 Beta 4 [Gallery]

Android 15 Beta 4 is accessible immediately because the final scheduled replace for Pixel units, although there may nonetheless be .x patches within the coming weeks.

Over the approaching hours, we’ll dive into all of Android 15 Beta 4’s new options and each single change. (The most recent updates will probably be on the high of this record. Make sure to verify again usually and inform us what you discover within the feedback under.) Android 15 Beta 3 screenshots seem on the left and Beta 4 on the correct.

If you wish to rapidly set up Android 15 Beta 4 in your suitable Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Professional, Pixel 6a, Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Professional, Pixel 7a, Pixel Pill, Pixel Fold, Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Professional, or Pixel 8a, you should definitely try our step-by-step information.

For reference, right here’s every thing new in Android 15 Developer Preview 1, DP2, Beta 1, Beta 2, and Beta 3.

Updating…

Bug mounted: 0% battery after boot

Screenshot preview redesign now respects darkish theme

Maximize textual content distinction -> Excessive distinction textual content

Machine diagnostics

• Settings > System > Machine analysis
• Extra

Newest Google Play system replace

Show & contact rename

OTAs and manufacturing facility pictures now accessible

After a spot of six hours, the manufacturing facility and OTA pictures are actually rolling out.

• Pixel 8a: Manufacturing unit Picture — OTA
• Pixel 8 Professional: Manufacturing unit Picture — OTA
• Pixel 8: Manufacturing unit Picture — OTA
• Pixel Pill: Manufacturing unit Picture — OTA
• Pixel Fold: Manufacturing unit Picture — OTA
• Pixel 7a: Manufacturing unit Picture — OTA
• Pixel 7 Professional: Manufacturing unit Picture — OTA
• Pixel 7: Manufacturing unit Picture — OTA
• Pixel 6a: Manufacturing unit Picture — OTA
• Pixel 6 Professional: Manufacturing unit Picture — OTA
• Pixel 6: Manufacturing unit Picture — OTA

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The next points are mounted in Beta 4:

Developer-reported points

• Mounted a problem with distinction that made some parts in Fast Settings Tiles exhausting to learn. (Problem #340944691)
• Mounted a problem that in some uncommon instances triggered some Pixel units to get caught in an unbootable state if the gadget was manufacturing facility reset shortly after an OTA system replace was put in. (Problem #349860641, Problem #349978813)

Different resolved points

• Mounted a problem the place typically an Android Digital Machine (AVD) utilizing an Android 15 system picture didn’t launch if the AVD was launched in embedded mode.
• Mounted a problem that typically triggered app notification settings to fail to be restored when restoring a tool from backup.
• Mounted a problem for Pixel Fold units that prevented a consumer from persevering with Face Unlock enrollment if the gadget was folded or unfolded throughout the course of.
• Mounted varied different points that had been impacting system stability, connectivity, efficiency, usability, and digicam.

Bluetooth resolved points

• Mounted a bug which prevented the Digital Automotive Key app from performing low latency scans when working in foreground.
• Made a repair to make use of customized UUIDs as an alternative of ordinary HOGP service UUID in Android head-tracking service.
• Use head-tracking codec capabilities to detect transport assist in LE Audio stack.
• Made a repair to stop rapid rejection of Bluetooth pairing requests when there’s a mismatch between the API-suggested transport and the transport noticed by the Bluetooth stack, doubtlessly bettering pairing success charges.

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Recognized points:

Android platform

• When an app window is transitioning to picture-in-picture (PiP) mode, the PiP window disappears if the gadget is rotated earlier than the PiP transition finishes.
• An error web page reveals whereas including an account throughout gadget setup.

Android Studio and instruments

• The Android 15 preview API stage (VanillaIceCream) isn’t displayed within the Preview Configuration window.
• In some instances when checking for updates in Android Studio, the newest model of the Android SDK Construct-Instruments that features the Android 15 preview SDK isn’t provided.
• Whereas configuring a brand new challenge in Android Studio, the Android 15 preview SDK model is just not listed within the Goal SDK Model and Min SDK Model drop-down menus.
• Typically an Android Digital Machine (AVD) utilizing an Android 15 system picture fails to launch if the AVD is launched in embedded mode.
• A difficulty with the Android Emulator typically prevents an app from being redeployed to an Android Digital Machine (AVD) after the AVD is closed.
• A difficulty with the Android Emulator causes the listening to gadget accessibility shortcut to launch a number of settings app home windows.
• A difficulty with the Android Emulator causes the notification window to flicker whereas typing a direct reply.
• A difficulty with the Android Emulator typically causes authentication flows in apps to fail and show a “Google Play companies retains stopping” message.
• A difficulty with the Android Emulator causes Simpleperf to crash when working a CPU profile.
• A difficulty with the Android Emulator causes the languages listed in system language settings to show incorrect characters.
• A difficulty with the Android Emulator typically causes the QR Code scanner to show a “One thing went fallacious” message and fail to launch.
• A difficulty with Android Studio causes the Machine Supervisor to briefly cease displaying “Lacking system picture…” warning messages after an SDK Platform is added or eliminated utilizing the SDK Supervisor.
• A difficulty with the Android Emulator prevents the Google Uncover feed from loading in some instances.

Apps

• An “Android System Intelligence retains stopping” message seems whereas making a file within the Google Docs app.
• The Google TV app typically fails to provoke video playback and as an alternative shows a “Play Films & TV is briefly unavailable” message.