Google has released a beta version of Android 15. The released beta includes features such as ‘a feature to align line breaks in Japanese text for easier reading,’ ‘a feature to expand the app display area’ and ‘a feature to partially uninstall apps to free up space.’
Android 15 | Android developers
https://developer.android.com/about/versions/15
Android Developer Blog: First Beta of Android 15
https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2024/04/the-first-beta-of-android-15.html
◆ Adjusting the line break position of Japanese text
Android app developers can use the constant ‘ JUSTIFICATION_MODE_INTER_WORD ‘ to adjust the position of line breaks in the text. However, while JUSTIFICATION_MODE_INTER_WORD works well for languages that separate words with spaces, such as English, there was a problem with languages that do not use spaces to separate words, such as Japanese and Chinese, where ‘unnatural blank spaces appear on the right side of the screen. ‘
Android 15 adds a new constant called ‘
JUSTIFICATION_MODE_INTER_CHARACTER ‘, which enables natural line breaks in Japanese and Chinese.
◆ Expanded application display area
Previously, in Android, you could expand the display area of your app
to the edge of the screen using ‘Window.setDecorFitsSystemWindows(false)’ and ‘enableEdgeToEdge()’. In Android 15, you can now display your app to the edge of the screen without any settings.
◆ Supports partial uninstallation of applications
In 2023,
an auto-archive feature has been added to Google Play that partially uninstalls infrequently used apps while retaining personal data. Android 15 will support automatic archiving at the OS level.
Other changes in Android 15 beta include ‘improved reliability of NFC payments,’ ‘improved support for Braille displays’ and ‘improved public key management.’
The Android 15 beta is now available for the Pixel series from the Pixel 5a onwards, and you can join the beta program at the link below.
Android beta program
https://www.google.com/android/beta
The Android 15 beta is scheduled to be updated every month from now on, and is expected to reach the stable version with beta 3, which is expected to be released in June 2024.