Android 15 Features and Android version History
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After being acquired by Google in 2005, Android, Inc. began developing the operating system in 2003. Google and the Open Handset Alliance (OHA) had at least two internal software versions prior to the beta version's release. Both the beta and the software development kit (SDK) were released on November 5, 2007, and November 12, 2007, respectively. A number of SDK public beta versions were made available. Since there were no actual hardware devices available to test the OS, these releases were made possible through software emulation. Released as free software under the Apache License, the operating system and SDK were accompanied by their source code.
In October 2008, the T-Mobile G1 (also known as the HTC Dream) was released to the public, marking the first public release of Android 1.0. There were no official code names given to Android 1.0 and 1.1 when they were released. Although they were internally tagged on a few pre-1.0 milestone builds, the code names "Astro Boy" and "Bender" were never utilized as the official code names for the 1.0 and 1.1 OS releases.
Starting with Android 1.5 Cupcake, the project manager Ryan Gibson came up with the idea of utilizing a name scheme for public versions that is themed after confectionery. Using numerical ordering for future releases, Google announced in August 2019 that they were eliminating the candy theming scheme. Android 10, launched in September 2019, was the first version to use the numerical order.
Apps submitted to Google Play must be compatible with the most current version of Android, as the search engine giant said in 2017. Apps are required to target the new major Android version by August 31 of the following year for new apps or November 1 for app upgrades. Since then, the release of the new version occurs in the second half of each year.
A first look at the upcoming Android 15 Developer Preview gave users a taste of the exciting new features and enhancements that will be available in the next version of the popular mobile OS. Although it's early, here are a some of the most talked-about features:
Privacy and Security
- Improved file integrity protection prevents unauthorized users from altering important system files on your device.
- With granular privacy sandbox restrictions, you may limit which apps can access which sorts of data by requiring you to approve their access before they can do so.
- An improvement to the camera app permissions system is the ability to restrict camera access to only running apps, which improves privacy and security.
Performance and Productivity
- By progressively reducing the number of repeated alerts from the same app, the notification cooldown function helps battle notification overload.
- Animations and haptics have been enhanced to provide a more refined user experience with smoother transitions and improved haptic feedback.
- More accurate and nuanced translations into a variety of languages are a result of an upgrade to Google Translate.
Developer Tools
- The ability to change the camera's brightness, flash, and zoom from within the app gives developers more control over the camera's functionality.
- Support for Virtual MIDI 2.0: New avenues for creativity have opened up with the ability for music creation apps to establish direct connections with software synthesizers.
- Tool improvements for app compatibility: The upgrade to Android 15 will make migrating and testing apps more easier for developers.
Additional Features
- Updated theme choices: You now have more choices to customize system elements and app icons in your theme engine.
- For individuals who would rather type in silence, there is a toggle that allows them to disable keyboard vibration.
- Improvements for accessibility: Enhanced accessibility for people with disabilities, including support for screen readers and other features.
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