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Google just dropped the second beta for Android 15, and people are cracking into it. If you have an eligible Pixel device, then you should be able to download it at your own risk. Amongst the updates coming to Android 15, we just found out about a feature called Private space. This could help keep your data from prying eyes.
Google I/O is going on right now, and the company announced a boatload of AI news. One of the more notable bits of news was the new Project Astra. This gives Gemini a set of eyes and ears. You’ll be able to use the viewfinder in the Gemini app to identify items in the real world in real-time. You’ll also get real-time vocal feedback. Google is going to release this to the Gemini app later this year.
Android 15 will introduce Private space
Most of the time, we have things on our phones that we don’t want people to see. This could be banking information, business documents, health information, or content of a less wholesome manner. As such, you want to make sure that this information is safe from curious eyes.
Well, Google is introducing a feature in Android 15 that will make it much easier to keep all of your private data safe. In all honesty, this is one of those features that third-party OEMs introduced first, and Google finally came around to adding it. Certain Android skins such as Tecno’s HI OS and Infinix’s XOS have a feature called The Vault. Basically, it hides designated apps away from your home screen. It can only be accessed by using a PIN or a password.
The Android 15 Private space feature will work similarly. However, it will push things a bit further. You will be able to make a separate account on your phone that will house these apps. The account will be kept separate from the rest of the operating system, which makes it ideal for keeping your data safe if your phone gets hacked. This account won’t only lock apps, but it will also lock media. In order to access these apps and media, you will have to use a sign-in method like a pen, password, pattern, or fingerprint.
Hopefully, this is the kind of feature that will eventually become standard for Android, no matter what Android skin you are using.