Almost every year, Google releases a new version of the Android operating system. For users, each upgrade brings some changes and improves the overall experience.
Over the years, Google has made significant efforts in privacy and security, developer productivity, user customization, and support for tablets/large screens.
With subsequent updates and optimizations, the changes to the Android system have become more substantial, and the pace of updates has gradually accelerated.
For example, Android 15 Beta1 has now been officially released, and compared to the previously leaked features, the extent of changes this time is even greater.
For example, Google has introduced some impressive new features in Android 15 Beta1, which indeed hold great appeal for adventurous users.
One standout addition is the revamped Window Insets API, which provides users with more flexible and personalized interface customization options, allowing them to adjust window layouts and styles according to their preferences.
For developers, the use of ProfilingManager enables performance profiling for application management, providing developers with deeper insights into app performance, thereby facilitating targeted optimization and improvement efforts.
Furthermore, improvements have been made in the area of character-level text alignment options, enhancing precision and flexibility for users when typesetting and editing text, thus boosting efficiency and accuracy in text processing.
Many optimizations have been made to enhance developers' productivity, including upgrades to the API interfaces and development environments in the new version. These enhancements enable developers to work more efficiently, reducing obstacles and difficulties during the development process.
Simultaneously, the system's support for tablets and large screens has been strengthened, providing users with a more comfortable and convenient operating experience.
These improvements not only boost developers' efficiency but also offer users a richer and more diverse selection of applications, paving the way for future development.
Additionally, this update addresses many issues and introduces some new ones, which users need to be aware of.
When the application window transitions to Picture-in-Picture (PiP) mode, if the device rotates before the PiP transition completes, the PiP window disappears.
Additionally, when setting up the device, the system displays a "Google Play services keep stopping" message, and there's an error when adding an account during the device setup.
Although it's still in beta, many users already have access to the upgrade, so careful consideration is necessary before proceeding with the upgrade.
After all, the official release of Android 15 is still far off, and users will need to exercise patience in the meantime.
Additionally, with the arrival of Android 15, there are various voices echoing in the smartphone market. Some users express a desire for stronger perceptibility.
In recent years, the underlying Android system in the Chinese smartphone market has seen little significant change. Instead, domestic smartphone manufacturers have made secondary efforts.
Customizations such as file management, super compression, and large folders are all examples of the secondary customization efforts made by domestic smartphone manufacturers, which are not supported by the native version.
Therefore, every time there is a major upgrade in the underlying Android system, it often leads to complaints from many users. Unfortunately, this is just how things are.
Due to intense competition in the domestic smartphone market, major brands have implemented secondary optimizations at the system level and have made significant efforts in deep customization.
Without such measures, they risk being surpassed by competitors, making it difficult for the brand itself to rise in the smartphone market.
Furthermore, with Huawei's HarmonyOS gradually gaining traction, its ecosystem has become increasingly powerful, adding further pressure.
It's worth noting that many netizens have yet to upgrade to Android 14, indicating that the rate of adoption and iteration speed are not necessarily proportional.
The last thing to mention is that we believe with subsequent updates and optimizations, Android 15 will definitely provide users with an even better experience.
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