Google released Android6beta3 today (18/15), so it won't take much time for the final Android15 build to be available. The new release catapults the operating system update to the stability of the platform and gives developers access to the latest APIs and behaviors that all apps face for integration into the app before the final compatibility test and final public release.

The beta release is usually riddled with bugs, which is no different this time because Google has already pushed two updates for Android15 — one is that the pro Android15Beta3 mainly focuses on improving the user experience of passkeys and Credential Manager. 

For developers, this streamlines the way users sign in to their apps with a new single-step UI experience. Previously, users had to perform 2 operations to do this, but the sign-in process in the Android15beta3 release is condensed into 1. Users can sign in to the app using facial recognition, fingerprint scan, or screen lock.

If a user is presented with a selector at sign-in (for example, if they have saved an account), the developer can associate a credential manager request so that the appropriate credentials appear in the autofill fallback Ui - as shown in the image above.

Finally, in the Android15beta3 release, WebSQL will be deprecated in Android WebView. WebSQL is a web page API for storing and managing data in a database, but it has been removed in Chrome and deprecated in Android WebView. Google needs a web database to adopt other web storage API technologies instead because the current method will be "no-op" for all versions of Android in the next 12 months.

Naturally, this beta 3 release is primarily aimed at developer tools, but the final release of Android15 will be available. It doesn't take long to get to the point where you can't get to the point where you can't get to the point where you can't. Google encourages developers to try out these new APIs and features to ensure better app stability. 

Based on Google's timeline, we could see the final release sometime later this summer as early as August. Google's line of Pixel phones traditionally gets it first, and then deployments to other manufacturers will be much later. And, of course, Android15 will be pre-installed on the Pixel9 phone, which is expected this fall.