The Android growth crew has introduced the second beta of Android 15, which is now accessible on extra units moreover simply Pixels, together with these from Honor, iQOO, Lenovo, Nothing, OnePlus, OPPO, Realme, Sharp, Tecno, vivo, and Xiaomi.
Android 15 may also assist 16 KB web page sizes (along with the usual 4 KB), which can require builders who use NDK libraries to rebuild their app to work on the bigger web page sizes. In line with the Android crew, 16 KB pages provide efficiency enhancements reminiscent of decrease app launch instances when the system is below reminiscence strain, diminished energy draw throughout launches, sooner digital camera launch, and improved system boot time.
“As gadget producers proceed to construct units with bigger quantities of bodily reminiscence (RAM), many of those units will undertake 16 KB (and finally higher) web page sizes to optimize the gadget’s efficiency. Including assist for 16 KB web page dimension units permits your app to run on these units and helps your app profit from the related efficiency enhancements. We plan to make 16 KB web page compatibility required for app uploads to Play Retailer subsequent yr,” David Burke, VP of engineering for Android, wrote in a weblog submit.
This beta additionally provides a brand new requirement for apps operating within the background to have the ability to begin foreground companies. Foreground companies utilizing the “SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW” permission exemption must have a visual overlay when concentrating on Android 15.
One other change in Android 15 is the introduction of ANGLE (Nearly Native Graphics Layer Engine) as an extra layer to run the graphics rendering API OpenGL ES on prime of Vulkan, which is an interface for Android GPUs.
In line with Burke, shifting the ANGLE will assist standardize the Android implementation of OpenGL, main to higher compatibility and efficiency. By 2026, OpenGL ES will solely be accessible by means of ANGLE.
Different new options within the Android 15 beta embrace new performance in Android’s Canvas graphics system, improved AV1 software program decoding, new permission checks on content material URIs, and extra.
Learn the weblog submit on Android 15 Beta 2 for extra data.
