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TL;DR
- Android 15 beta 4.2 is now accessible for the Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Professional XL. The Pixel 9 Professional and 9 Professional Fold will seemingly get their variations nearer to their in-store availability date.
- The Pixel 9 sequence shipped with Android 14, the primary time {that a} mainline Pixel shipped with final yr’s OS model.
- With Android 15 beta 4.2 accessible for these telephones, we anticipate the steady model of the OS to land quickly.
When Google took the wraps off the Pixel 9 sequence, one thing was amiss: the telephones shipped with Android 14 out of the field, not the anticipated Android 15. This represents the primary time ever {that a} mainline Pixel cellphone shipped with the earlier yr’s Android model.
To make issues much more complicated, early reviewers couldn’t even set up the most recent Android 15 beta as a result of it was unavailable for these telephones. At this time, although, Google is partially rectifying this by rolling out Android 15 beta 4.2 to the 2 at the moment accessible telephones within the Pixel 9 sequence: the Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Professional XL. The Pixel 9 Professional and Pixel 9 Professional Fold are omitted as a result of not but being accessible to customers.
Though it’s too early to say for sure, it’s unlikely that there’s something new on this launch of Android 15 as in comparison with the discharge many people have been utilizing for weeks now on Pixel 8 and earlier telephones. Nonetheless, contemplating the Pixel 9 sequence launched with Android 14, the provision of Android 15 beta is actually welcome.
Provided that we’re so late within the recreation for the beta rollouts of Android 15, we anticipate to see it go steady fairly quickly. It might be this month, or it might be in September, however the newest it might be is nearly actually October. Within the meantime, if you happen to completely don’t need Android 14 in your shiny new Pixel 9, you’ve gotten the choice to go beta now.