With beta 4.2 two weeks ago, Google has finished testing Android 15 and is already moving on to QPR1. However, a new report today says Android 15 won't be available on Pixel devices until October.
according to Android AuthorityThe Android 15 Pixel update won't be available until October, “possibly even in the middle of the month.” The publication is confident it won't arrive next month, saying Android 15 has been “paused to improve its stability.”
If that’s the case, the Pixel 9 series (and all other phones) should see Android 14 with the September 2024 security patch next month.
Android 15 beta 4 was introduced in July as the “final scheduled update” — the phrase allowed for patches — leading some to speculate it could be available as early as August. Then expectation changed in September, particularly when Google released beta 4.2 and instructions to wait for the “final public stable release of Android 15 (AP3A) coming soon.”
Meanwhile, Google is already testing Android 15 QPR1 ahead of its release in December.
As per beta 4.2, which has been released for the Pixel 9 and 9 Pro XL, Android 15 is pretty stable on our end. The delay is surprising.
This comes as the Pixel 9 series is shipping with Android 14, with Google backporting some of the features introduced during the 15 beta. Android 15 itself isn't the biggest update, but it does bring some big changes such as Private Spaces, the new Material You volume panel, and changes to the widget picker.
Meanwhile, Come It also reports that Android 15 will join the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) next week. While this milestone usually coincides with the Pixel release, the big exception was the 15-day gap between Android 12's source code release and the Pixel update. This year's gap seems to be much longer already.
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