After two developer previews, the first public Android 15 Beta is finally here and while it doesn't bring anything major, it does add some new features over Android 15 DP2. For the unaware, Google releases two developer previews and usually four major betas before the next new Android version moves to platform stability and is finally released. Here's everything new in the Beta 1 version of Android 15.
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Android 15 Beta 1 replaces the existing Android NFC stacks with a separate module that will be part of Project Mainline. For those unaware, Project Mainline is where Google converts certain Android features into modules. These modules can be updated with updates to Google Play's system. They exist to ensure that key components of Android stay up-to-date even when devices have exhausted their update quota. Image courtesy: Shutterstock
NFC is currently broken due to an error Google made when implementing this change. So, if you are someone who frequently uses Google Wallet for NFC payments, we recommend that you do not install this update.
Android's predictive backward gestures have been a long time coming. They are currently in developer options and seem to be getting new animations in the latest Android 15 Beta.
