Google has released the first Android 15 Developer preview update. It’s only the start of a new Android OS, and we are in for months of testing before the build reaches a stable build. Thanks to the company’s detailed schedule, we have an idea when the stable update might start rolling out.
According to Google, there will be another Developer preview release next month, which is an incremental update with additional features, APIs, and behavior changes. The latest release is an early baseline build, which focuses on developer feedback with new features, APIs, and behavior changes.
From the timeframe, the Android 15 beta update will start rolling out in April, a few weeks before the I/O 2024 event in May. Google usually uses the event to announce all features coming to users with their upcoming OS update.
As usual, we expect Android 15 to reach platform stability in Beta 3. Afterward, there will be several months before the final release to allow developers to do their final testing. We will probably see more beta releases after that, considering that Android 14 had Beta 5 released.
Below is the Android 15 release schedule
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- Beta 1 (April): Initial beta-quality release, over-the-air update to early adopters who enroll in Android Beta.
- Beta 2 (May): Incremental Beta-quality release.
- Beta 3 (June): First Platform Stability milestone including final APIs and behaviors. Play publishing also opens.
- Beta 4 “and other final beta releases” (July, August): Near-final builds for final testing.
- Final release: Android 15 release to AOSP and ecosystem.
