Android 15 features — here’s everything new coming to your Android phone

With so much focus on iOS 18, it is easy to forget that Android has been working on releasing its next update, Android 15. That isn’t surprising as Apple’s next OS update has been listed as the biggest the company has ever released. Android 15 meanwhile, appears a lot less impressive, at least initially.

Android 15 may not have any massive new features to blow the competition out of the water, but that’s because it doesn’t need to. The reality is that many of the features from Apple have already appeared on Android devices. As such, this latest update focuses on quality-of-life improvements for nearly every Android phone.

We have compiled a list of all the confirmed features, either by Google or their inclusion in the three recent Beta releases. So far big changes are coming to how we use our Android phones, so let’s take a look:

ANDROID 15: DISPLAY

Android 15 is seeing some major changes to your phone’s display with new color contrast settings allowing users to adjust the contrast of the on-screen text, buttons and even icons to help them stand out more on the screen. Android 15 also includes a new feature called HDR Headroom Control, which essentially allows the phone to contain the brightness of HDR content when presented with lower brightness SDR content. Another visual change will make the look of apps more appealing by forcing the app to use the entire height and width of the screen, rather than the current system which sees many apps compress the output. Developers will also have the option to add personalized previews for their app widgets. Finally, it will be possible with Andoird 15 to record and share select apps, rather than the entire display, making it much easier to show off only what you want to.

ANDROID 15: ACCESSIBILITY

Android has done a lot to improve accessibility in its devices, especially when combined with its AI features. However, the Android 15 update has a few new additions to help. For instance, users will now have a set toggle for keyboard vibration that can override individual app settings, meaning you’ll have to go through fewer menus in the long run.

However, if you like vibrations Android 15 includes a new Adaptive vibration setting that will use your device’s microphone, and other sensors, to determine an area’s sound level and adjust your vibration to cause the least disruption.

source:https://www.tomsguide.com/phones/android-phones/android-15-features-heres-everything-new-coming-to-your-android-phone