Google begins rolling out Android 15 Beta 4 for Pixel smartphones

August is almost here, and Google is finally set to roll out the full version of Android 15. The search giant will unveil its new Pixel flagships on August 13, and the new smartphones are expected to be among the first to support the stable Android 15 update. Ahead of the launch, the company is rolling out the fourth and possibly final beta of Android 15.

Android 15 Beta 4 is now available for users

Android 15 beta 2 added new features like Private Spaces, a more efficient AV1 video decoder, and more. Then beta 3 finalized the APIs, allowing developers to start testing new additions and deprecated features. Now in Beta 4, the only noticeable change is that Google has deprecated the PNG-based emoji font. Since Android 13, the system supports vector emoji. The old PNG font has been retained for compatibility reasons. Now, this feature is deprecated. App developers will have plenty of time to switch to the new vector format.

Android 15 apps can now hit the Google Play Store. Users who install the beta version of the OS can download the new versions. Or you can wait a few more weeks for the stable version.

Here is the complete list of supported devices:

• Pixel 6
• Pixel 6 Pro
• Pixel 6a
• Pixel 7
• Pixel7Pro
• Pixel 7a
• Pixel tablet
• Pixel Folding
• Pixel 8
• Pixel 8 Pro
• Pixel 8a

These devices are in the beta program, and thus will likely be the first to receive the stable Android 15 update. The stable build will arrive on August 13, and we expect Android OEMs to share their update plans shortly after the stable build rolls out. Samsung, for example, is already testing its Android 15-based One UI 7.0 internally. Similarly, OnePlus has released beta 2 for the OnePlus 12 and Open models, and Honor is testing the update with the Magic6 Pro and Magic V2 models.

Android 15 is mostly an incremental update to Android 14 with some quality of life improvements. It’s not revolutionary in terms of features and doesn’t change the formula or design we’ve been using since Android 12.