Android 15 update tracker: When will your phone get it?

After several beta releases, Android 15 was officially announced on October 14, 2024, and it was made available right away for Pixel devices. While that’s all great for Pixel owners, you might be wondering when your phone will get the Android 15 update. This article will serve as a continuous update hub for Android 15 releases for all major device makers. We highly recommend you bookmark this article and return to it occasionally to check if there have been any updates for your phone!

What’s new in Android 15?

Android 14 was, at best, an iterative update. Yes, it added a bunch of improvements across privacy, security, accessibility, and other areas to do with the inner workings of Android. However, user-facing features were few and far between. Some notable ones that come to mind include the ability to create custom wallpapers, the Health Connect integration, and lock screen customization options.

Thankfully, Android 15 features several improvements including a new Privacy Space feature for hiding private apps and other information, a new Theft Detection Lock that uses AI to keep your data safe if your phone is stolen, and plenty more. For tablet and foldable owners, you can expect new features that let you easily pin and unpin your taskbar on the screen as well as a few other improvements.

That’s far from all.  For one, Android 15 will offer OS-level support for app archiving and unarchiving. This means infrequently used apps can be archived and unarchived from settings, allowing users to free up space without losing their data. You can also expect some other accessibility, privacy, and security features, such as support for Braille displays in Android TalkBack and OS-level API for end-to-end encryption for contact keys.

Android 15 also brings new data types to Health Connect and partial screen sharing so users can record just an app window rather than the entire device screen. To get a lowdown on everything new in Android 15, make sure you read our Android 15 features hub.

When will your phone get Android 15?

Naturally, Google’s devices were the first to receive the Android 15. For now that’s the only devices that officially have support. That said, here is a brief list of brands committed to the beta program. You expect at least some of these brands to be among the first to move to Android 15 in theory, though Samsung and OnePlus are probably the two brands listed below that are most likely to happen first.

Below you will find more details about some of the companies’ current beta programs. We’ll be sure to update you with information on any planned stable Android 15 releases for these brands as we learn more.

Google

You can install Android 15 beta on the Pixel 6, Pixel 7, or Pixel 8 series devices, as well as the Pixel Fold and Pixel Tablet. That said, the stable build is now available and is the recommended path.

HONOR

The Magic 6 Pro and the Magic V2 are the centerpieces of the company’s Android 15 beta developer program. In a press release, the company said it would “continue to support developers with the next update to Android 15 beta later this summer.”

IQOO and vivo

The vivo X100 and IQOO 12 joined the Android 15 beta rollout on May 15, albeit with limited availability.

The company noted in a release that the beta is offered to X100 owners in regions “including India, Taiwan, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, and Kazakhstan.” IQOO 12 owners in Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, and India will also receive beta builds.

Nothing

The Nothing Phone 2a received the first Android 15 beta on May 14. Near the end of May, Nothing opened up the beta to the Phone 2.

OnePlus

On May 14, OnePlus rolled out the first Android 15 beta to the unlocked OnePlus 12 and OnePlus Open.

TECNO

TECNO didn’t confirm a release timeline but did confirm that the Camon 30 Pro 5G will be part of the Android 15 beta program.

How to try Android 15 on other devices

If you don’t have any of the devices above, you can use the 64-bit system images with the Android Emulator in Android Studio. You can configure the Android Emulator to explore all the new Android 15 features, and it also allows you to emulate various screen sizes and device characteristics.

Interestingly, the likes of ASUS, Samsung, and Sony have yet to announce any beta program details. Nevertheless, we’ll update this article as and when Android 15 is available on devices from other Android brands.