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Google I / O , the annual everything - Google - software fest , has kicked off . As usual , Android takes center stage . From enhance concealment and Google Wallet upgrades to theft detection and app safety medical checkup , there ’s a lot to look forward to here .
From Android 15 feature to more ecumenical Android updates , here ’s a breakdown of all the major Android declaration from I / O 2024 .
Making life easier with Google Wallet
Do you have a pass that is heavy on text , a library plug-in , an policy slip , or a gym membership board ? If you live in the U.S. , simply scan it within the Google Wallet app , and it will create a digital interpretation for wanton access in the future while locking it behind a passcode or biometric firewall . Neat ! This feature is n’t tied specifically to Android 15 , so you wo n’t have to wait on that major update to use this one .
Double-checking permissions
Shady apps have been abusing their on - twist permissions and privilege for years to make for all kinds of havoc . To address the issue , the Restricted configurations organisation will now ask drug user for an additional level of favourable reception before they concede permissions to apps put in from the net or any other source apart from the Google Play Store .
Anti-theft safeguards
As the name suggests , this one uses AI to identify any sudden movement , such as someone go by or bucket along ahead on a bike with your snatched earpiece . In such scenario , the telephone set will be automatically locked so that the thief or any other bad histrion can never get access to your personal selective information .
If a gimmick is stolen and the stealer resets the telephone set , it can not be set up without the original possessor ’s Google business relationship credentials , go out it as nothing but a brick . And to see to it that decisive safety features like Find My are only disabled by the logical owner , Android will put these controls behind a word whorl .
For steal gadget with thievery protection enable , Google will block sensitive processes like changing PIN , write up credentials , and access Passkey from a young location . These guardrails will be unblock as part of Android 15 ’s public liberation later this year .
If your phone has been steal and you ca n’t call back your Google bill certification for a distant lock or full factory reset , there is now a fresh option that uses the phone act and security measures query to let users do the same . This removed lock quickness will be enable for devices black market Android 10 or a new version subsequently this class .
Fraud prevention
Once again , Google will rely on AI to come up apps that could be engaging in suspicious deportment , such asfraud or phishing , by see their activity and twist permission in real time . If an app is detected as fraudulent following an automated check and human review , a warning will be send to user , but no datum erasure will happen .
In addition to Google ’s Pixel phones , equipment from OnePlus , Nothing , Oppo , Lenovo , and Honor , among others , will be enabling live threat detection later this year .
Private Space
Think of this one as an invisible hurdle for apps that you do n’t want to appear in the app library or draftsman for security reason . Locked behind a stratum of password or biometric certification , Private Space seem as a disjoined folder at the bottom of the App Library . Only after authentication will it permit you see the sensible apps , like those used for banking and secure communicating , among others . Unlike some of the features here , you will need to hold off for an Android 15 update before you could use Private Space on your phone .
Keeping one-time passwords safe
Interceptions are a common method of stealing sensitive one - time countersign ( OTPs ) , but there are a few other way that a uncollectible actor can steal them . Google is closing the door on at least one of them . Android will no longer show OTPs in notification banners , hold on prying middle from gaining access to them .
On a similar musical note , if you are screen sharing , notifications that take OTPs or those from a private app will be hidden . It ’s somewhat like theprotected screen - sharing system in Android 15 . And if you are sharing your machine ’s screen door and need to enter log - in certification or sensitive data point like banking information , the screen will once again be hide out for that length .
Call and network safety
As mentioned above , net interception is a real threat vector . With that in intellect , Google is premise a new system called Cellular Cypher Transparency that will check a meshing ’s encryption condition . If it ’s not encrypted , which potentially leaves call and messaging duct expose , Google will warn drug user in rise .
For at - risk individuals , such as activists and journalist , Google will alert them if a surveillance tool or spyware is recording their location coordinates using the unequalled hardware identification number .
What else is new in Android 15?
On the promissory note of Android news , Google has today release the second beta update of Android 15 for compatible Pixel smartphones . More significantly , the company is finally opening Android 15 beta testing to a wide range of mountains of smartphones from other brands including OnePlus , Oppo , Xiaomi , Honor , and Nothing , among others .
For big - screen gadget , Android 15 add native musical accompaniment for pinning the taskbar at the bottom of the blind . user can also now economize their app brace to directly launch them in a split - blind view , which is quite commodious .
On devices like foldables and tablets , Google is also give a push to dynamic paneling for resizing an app ’s UI and accordingly showing more or less details . In Android 15 , when an app like Google Calendar opens with a pane view , users can actually correct its size , just like you would adjust the size of multiple window on a desktop projection screen .
Health Connect , which now serves as a centralized dashboard for all seaworthiness and health datum , is get reinforcement for new data point types , including training plans and skin temperature . Digital Trends is in attending atGoogle I / O 2024 , and we will be covering all the major declaration from the event , so stay on tune .
