Android 15 has officially arrived For developers, at leastGoogle’s next-generation operating system is available on the Android open-source project, with support for Pixel phones expected to roll out in the coming weeks. You’ll have to wait a little longer if you have a compatible device from Samsung, Motorola, OnePlus, Nothing, or other brands, while Google describes the window for Android 15 to arrive on those phones as within the “next few months.”
Some of the features launching with the system It includes an update to the Android screen reader, TalkBack, which Google introduced at I/O earlier this year. The utility will now have an integration with Google's Gemini artificial intelligence assistant to provide audio descriptions of images you're viewing on your phone.
Google is also expanding its Circle to Search feature with a new Shazam-like capability to help you identify songs. Testing the function In recent weeks, Google will now let you tap a music button to get the name, artist, and YouTube video associated with a song, whether it's playing from a video you're watching or from speakers in a supermarket.
In addition, Google It is expanding earthquake alerts across the United States and six of its territories. The company already partners with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and its ShakeAlert system to provide alerts in California, Oregon and Washington using readings from traditional seismometers.
But now, users in states without access to the ShakeAlert system can receive earthquake notifications based on their Android device's accelerometer data. If multiple devices in an area detect shaking, Google says its Android Earthquake Alerts analyze “the collectively collected data to determine if an earthquake is occurring.” Google has already rolled out the feature in nearly 100 countries.
Other features coming to Android devices include a way for Chrome to read web pages aloud, as well as support for offline Google Maps on Wear OS 5.
