Android 15 is moving towards a “platform stability” status as Google has now announced Beta 3 of this upcoming Android version for Pixel devices including Pixel 6 up through the newly launched Pixel 8a.
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With this release, the software is almost ready for the stable version and and then polished the details, fixed bugs, and optimized performance. The beta 3 version has a huge list of improvements that fixes the corrupted parts of your Pixel handset. Surprisingly this time, Google Pixel 8a is also in the rollout distribution list and will bring the new version.
In Android 15 Beta 3, all app-oriented behaviors and APIs are final. For developers, this means bringing apps ready for rollout. For users, not much will change after that from a functional or UI change perspective. It’s notable that Android 15 also reached this milestone a full two weeks later than Android 14.
Speaking of which, the third Android 15 beta comes with the AP31.240517.022 and weighs around 1.0GB. It further packs the June 2024 security patch and is available from Pixel 6 to Pixel 8 series, including the newest Pixel 8a.
Talking about the changes, Android 15 Beta 3 contains a new feature called Single-Step Passkey Support. This allows developers to easily incorporate biometric security (fingerprint or, on supported devices, face unlock) to sign in to their apps.
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The update brings changes to a number of system-related features and settings, including the volume menu can no longer be minimized, the ‘Speaker & Display’ label has been removed, device and app notifications have been changed to read, reply, and control notifications, a shortcut to color contrast preferences in Settings > Display, and home control screensavers for Pixel tablets.
Google Android 15 beta 3 What’s new
Developer-reported issues
- Fixed an issue where disabling polling using the
setDiscoveryTechnologymethod didn’t disable polling. (Issue #341196917 - Fixed an issue that prevented the system sharesheet from loading in some cases. (Issue #340936670)
- Fixed an issue that caused the system Settings app to crash when accessing screen saver options. (Issue #340917853)
- Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the screen unlock icon to be displayed when notifications were on screen. (Issue #340923963)
- Fixed an issue that prevented mobile network security settings from being changed. (Issue #335438231)
Other resolved issues
- Fixed an issue with the Android Emulator that caused Simpleperf to crash when running a CPU profile.
Bluetooth resolved issues
- Resolved an issue where Bluetooth LE scans could persist in the system after an app crash.
- Fixed a bug in Bluetooth LE legacy advertising, where
AdvertisingSet.setScanResponseDatadid not returnADVERTISE_FAILED_DATA_TOO_LARGEwhen scan response data exceeded the 31-byte limit. - Fixed a bug that caused LE connection failures on the GATT server by passing the address type from
BluetoothGattServer.connectto native.
The first developer preview of Android 15 was released in February, the first public beta was released in April, and the second public beta was released at the I/O conference in May.
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