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- Google is rolling out Android 15 Developer Preview for app developers to test their apps on supported Google Pixel devices.
- Notable changes with this Android 15 build include support for satellite connectivity, allowing more apps to be displayed on cover displays on flip foldables, screen recorder detection, loudness control, HDR headroom control, and more.
Google has released a new build of Android 15 in the form of Developer Preview 2. This build brings a lot of developer-centric changes to the platform, and one of its highlight changes is the official support for satellite connectivity on Android. Other notable changes include more ways for apps to appear on smaller cover screens on flip foldables and screen recorder detection.
Satellite connectivity support
Apple brought satellite connectivity to the limelight with the feature on the iPhone 14 series, so Android has been caught lacking in this space. With this release of Android 15, Google is officially extending platform support for satellite connectivity. The platform now has UI elements needed to ensure a “consistent user experience across the satellite connectivity landscape,” which indicates that the feature may not be restricted to the US market only, and other providers would be able to offer this service in other regions, too.
