Android 15

Android 15 Beta 2 fully restores Cast volume controls for speaker groups on Pixel phones

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TL; DR With the release of Android 15 Beta 2, Pixel phones will once again be able to control the volume of Google Home speaker groups while casting. Google deliberately disabled this functionality on Pixel phones in late 2021 due to a legal dispute with Sonos. In late 2023, Google announced it would bring back … Read more

Android 15 improves standby battery life on some devices by up to 3 hours

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Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL; DR Google says they have accelerated the speed at which phones enter sleep mode in Android 15 by 50%. The result is that some devices have up to 3 hours longer standby power on the latest operating system. This improvement comes to all devices that receive the Android 15 … Read more