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Android 15 Beta 3: platform stability

18 June 2024. The third beta reached platform stability, so apps targeting Android 15 could ship on Google Play. It added one-step passkey sign-in and deprecated WebSQL in WebView.

Beta 3 came out on 18 June 2024 and reached platform stability: the developer APIs and all app-facing behaviours were final, and apps targeting Android 15 could be published on Google Play. Google said there were only a few new things in it.

Release date18 June 2024; 3.1 on 1 July 2024
BuildAP31.240517.022; 3.1 AP31.240517.031
Security patchJune 2024
DevicesPixel 6 to Pixel 8a, Pixel Fold, Pixel Tablet
How to get itOver the air through Android Beta, or by flashing; Emulator images
Platform stabilityYes: final APIs and behaviours
  • Passkeys in one step. In apps targeting Android 15, users sign in with a passkey through a single face, fingerprint or screen lock prompt. Credential providers hand the authentication to the system UI through androidx.credentials.
  • Autofill fallback. An app can tie a Credential Manager request to a username or password field. If the user dismisses the passkey prompt, the suggestions still appear in the keyboard or a dropdown.
  • WebSQL deprecated. WebSettings.setDatabaseEnabled() and getDatabaseEnabled() are deprecated in WebView, and Google said they would become no-ops on every Android version within 12 months. IndexedDB is the replacement.

Beta 3.1 fixed the lock screen asking to unlock when the user touched items that did not need it, and face unlock failures.

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  • Android
  • Platform APIs
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