Android 15
Samsung One UI 7.0: Is Your Galaxy Ready for the Android 15 OS?
Google has recently rolled out the first developer preview for its Pixel devices, but as a developer preview, it will be limited to its devices, while its official release is expected to take place in July or August. However, the update is the initial development of Android, so all the new changes will be available for the Galaxy devices in the form of the next Android update based on One UI 7.
For your information, in the initial Android 15 developer preview, several new features were spotted. The update has dedicatedly focused on the enhancement of device privacy and security innovations, such as Health Connect, which is now extended to level 10 and makes the environment more protected. There is also a new file integrity management API available that ensures that the files can be more protected and that they cannot be tampered with or corrupted. Users will also have access to partial screen features.
Along with this, the update also brings some performance enhancements and some new features for Android devices, which will improve the overall performance. According to the information, the Android 15 Preview brings some new GPU and CPU management and also brings a more enhanced way to manage the thermal thread room thresholds.
To support the creators, the company has also introduced some new features to control camera flashes. If you want to get more details about the Android 15 DP, then you can also check the official site through this link.
Samsung devices will get Android 15 with the One UI 7.0
Samsung has already rolled out the One UI 6.0 update to almost all Galaxy devices, but now with the development, it will start rolling out the One UI 6.1 update for the eligible devices, and once done, it will move to the One UI 7 update, which will be available to Samsung devices.
As far as the availability is concerned, based on the past timeline of a major update, it is expected that Samsung will introduce a beta program for Galaxy devices, and as usual, it will start giving the One UI 7.0 beta update with the latest Galaxy S series, the Galaxy S24 series. After giving some beta updates, the company will start rolling out the stable update right after the availability of the Android 15 stable update.
Even though Samsung hasn’t said exactly when the next One UI update will come, we can guess it’ll be available for the Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, and Galaxy S24 Ultra sometime between the middle and end of 2024.
The One UI 7.0 will be designed by Samsung, so the company may provide some new features exclusive to Galaxy devices. Like in the earlier One UI 6.1 update, the company has introduced some AI feature updates, so it is expected that we could get some additional AI feature with the Android 15-based One UI 7 update.
Google is actively preparing for its upcoming version, as demonstrated by the availability of Android 15 Beta 1.2 for download just a few days after the release of Beta 1.1. We anticipate that the stable version of Android 15 will allow you to force apps to go dark, even if they don’t support the feature.
The metrics for 2022 suggest that 81.9% of readers use dark mode on their phones. Google offers support for a system-wide dark mode toggle in Android 14. Despite all of this, some of the applications still don’t have a dark theme, such as the ones from Fitbit or Amazon Shopping, but now the Android 15 update will overcome this lack and let you force these apps to go dark, even if they don’t have a built-in dark theme.
Back in January, Google hid a new’make all apps dark’ toggle under Settings >> Accessibility >> Color and Motion in the Android 14 QPR2 Beta 2. This toggle was not visible by default in Android 14 QPR2 Beta 2, and it was not even visible in Android 15 Beta 1.2.
According to reports, testing revealed that’make all apps dark’ outperforms ‘override force-dark’ in more applications, implying that the current developer opt-out is no longer functional and that the fundamental force-dark algorithm has changed. Android is introducing ‘make all apps dark’, a new accessibility setting that enhances the existing ‘override force-dark’ option and distinguishes itself from color inversion, which causes image distortion.
Currently, Android 15 Beta 1.2 lacks the’make all apps dark’ feature, but Google I/O 2024 next month could see the introduction of this feature in Android 15 Beta 2.
Google has started developing its next big iteration, Android 15. To prepare it for the Android device, the company has already started rolling out the beta updates. Earlier this month, the company rolled out the beta 1 update, which introduced a plethora of new features. However, being a beta update, it comes with a lot of bugs, so to fix them, it introduced the next beta 1.1 update, which fixed a crucial NFC bug. Now that it has brought a new update in the form of the beta 1.2 update, it is also coming with a lot of new bug fixes.
What’s new with the Android 15 beta 1.2 update?
Google has officially announced that the company will roll out the new Android 15 beta 2.1 update, which will provide several new fixes related to the freeze display, fix a system performance issue, resolve a system setting crash when trying to add a fingerprint, and many more. Check out the official changelog below.
Android 15 beta 1.2 update changelog
This minor update to Android 15 Beta 1 includes the following fixes:
- I fixed an issue that sometimes caused apps to freeze and display an “Application Not Responding” message. (Issue #328865524)
- Fixed a system performance issue that caused excessive battery drain in some cases. (Issue #335718464, Issue #335188185)
- Fixed an issue that caused the system Settings app to crash when trying to add a fingerprint. (Issue #334035378, Issue #335481930)
- Fixed an issue that prevented the system back gesture from working in some cases. (Issue #331303569, Issue #334738577)
- Fixed an issue that could cause the screen to flicker repeatedly. (Issue #325555461)
The latest beta update is now live for all the eligible Pixel devices; more specifically, it has started rolling out to the Pixel 6 or nearby devices. The latest update is coming with the firmware version number AP31.240322.027. The latest update is coming with the same April 2024 security patch that has already arrived with previous updates. To check for the new version, you just need to go to the system settings, select software update, touch the system update, and tap the check for updates button. You may have to tap the button more than once to trigger the download, but if all this fails, then you can also manually install the update via official factory image files.
Google has rolled out a new beta update for the Pixel devices. This is a new step towards the development of Android 15, more specifically, the Beta 1.1 update, which is now live. It is a minor update that doesn’t bring any new features but fixes some bugs.
In the first beta update of Android 15, several new features will be part of the stable version; however, being a beta update, it doesn’t serve everything in exact form, like the NFC function, which is not working after the first beta update. Due to this issue, users are not able to make contactless payments.
Thankfully, Google has now released Android 15 Beta 1.1, which has brought several fixes, including the NFC issue. Along with this, the update will also fix some issues related to developer settings and clipping issues.
In these fixes, the NFC issue fix is the crucial development that is coming with the Android 15 Beta 1.1. If you are using a Pixel device and have already used the beta update, then you should install the latest update. The update is already live for eligible pixel devices; you can check it in the system settings if you haven’t registered your device to the beta program yet. It can still be joined to the beta program. If you want to get details about the update, check the below official changelog.
Android 15 beta 1.1 official changelog
- Fixed various issues with NFC that interfered with wallet apps and other NFC-dependent system operations. (Issue #333929007, Issue #333957918, Issue #334578498, Issue #334270672, Issue #334171753, Issue #336064427, Issue #333935278)
- I fixed an issue that sometimes caused the Developer Options settings screen to crash. (Issue #333941833)
- Fixed an issue that prevented some devices from updating properly to Beta 1. (Issue #333932298, Issue #333981062)
Fixed a text clipping issue when trying to print. (Issue #334925832, Issue #334430062)