Google Introduces Android 15 Developer Preview: What’s New for Developers?

The developer preview of Android 15 has been released by Google. Previews offer an early look at new features and APIs. The main purpose of the pre-release is to give the developer a first look at new features.

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Android 15 Developer Preview

Preview happens for a certain period of time. It is installed only modularly, in which the pre-lockdown automatically terminates when a certain update is completed and the device works on the previous simple update.

The Android 15 developer preview is available for Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, Pixel 6a, Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro, Pixel 7a, Pixel Tablet, Pixel Fold, Pixel 8, and Pixel 8 Pro, as well as Android emulators.

The recent Android 15 mainly focuses on protecting user privacy and security, supporting creators, and improving performance and quality.

With Developer Preview, the Privacy Sandbox on Android and Health Connect provides new ways to share data across apps and websites without compromising user privacy.

Additionally, FileIntegrityManager uses fs-verity to protect files from tampering and corruption with cryptographic signatures.

Virtual MIDI in Android 15 extends MIDI 2.0 support to apps and devices. The Android Dynamic Performance Framework provides performance-intensive apps the ability to interact more directly with Android devices’ power and thermal systems.

However, Google also warns how:

An issue with sideloading the Developer Preview 1 build can sometimes cause the device to show a “Device is corrupted” message after sideloading is completed. To work around this issue, we recommend that developers flash a factory image to test devices whenever possible instead of sideloading an OTA system image.

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