Meet Android 15’s coolest new feature: Private Space. Think of it as your own hidden corner of your phone, where everything you do stays completely private!🫢. Whether you’re working with sensitive documents, browsing without leaving a trace, or just wanting to keep certain apps and info separate, Private Space has got you covered. It’s easy to switch between your main phone and your Private Space, giving you peace of mind that your secrets are safe and sound. Enjoy ultimate privacy and security with Android 15’s Private Space, and take control of your digital life like never before.
Private space uses a separate user profile, and when it’s locked, the profile is paused, so the apps in it are no longer active. You can choose to use the device lock or a separate lock factor for Private space, and its apps show up in a separate container in the launcher. They’re also hidden from the recent view, notifications, settings, and from other apps when the Private space is locked.
User generated and downloaded media and files and accounts are separated between the Private space and the main space. You can use the system share sheet and the photo picker to give apps access to content across spaces, but only when the Private space is unlocked.
With Android 15, Google promises smoother transitions. Also new is the fact that apps won’t be able to run in an active, foreground state, for more than six hours, to prevent pointless battery draining. There’s a more efficient software decoder for AV1 too, that can be used when hardware decoding isn’t supported.
Apps can highlight only the most recently selected photos and videos when they’ve received partial access to media permissions, which can improve your experience with apps that frequently request access to photos and videos.
Additionally, there are changes that protect you from malicious background apps, as they are prevented from bringing other apps to the foreground, elevating their privileges, and “abusing user interaction”. This is done in order to protect from malicious apps that launch another app’s activity, then overlay themselves on top, creating the illusion of being the non-malicious app that they started.
Android 15 is now available to download on a range of devices from Android partners including Lenovo, Nothing, Oppo, Honor, Xiaomi and, of course, Google itself (i.e. the best Pixel phones).
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