Android 15 beta 2 launches with exciting new features beyond Gemini AI

Google delivered its big I/O 2024 keynote on Tuesday, with everyone focusing on Gemini AI. However, a shocking surprise was the lack of Android 15 demos during the show.

The company did reveal three big AI features coming to Android 15: Circle to Search improvements to handle things like school homework, Gemini assistant's context-aware functionality, and upgrades to the on-device capabilities of Gemini Nano. But that was it.

Android is no longer the main attraction of I/O, as Google's attention has shifted to artificial intelligence. However, Android is still one of the main ways to access Gemini AI. That's why Google is rethinking Android by placing AI at its core.

Google did say that Android 15 beta 2 would launch on Wednesday, and it turns out that Google had some big Android 15 announcements to coincide with the release.

Android 15 beta 2 is now available to Pixel devices and a slew of other Android phones and tablets. In addition, Google announced a few exciting new features for its latest mobile operating system.

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