While the majority of mobile devices haven’t been able to get their hands on Android 15 yet, If like me you own a Google Pixel It’s been almost three weeks since you benefited from the last major update, which is full of new features such as blocking anti-theft protection, private space and application archiving.
During this time, I transformed the private space into the perfect tool to separate my personal and professional life and which settings are essential to change as soon as I update. But I also saw this There are things to improve with Android 16. And if it’s before, it’s better.
Anti-theft protection features should be enabled by default
For me, this is the most important change because it’s also the big security feature of Android 15… but you’re going to have to take the trouble to go for it.Google Services‘ > ‘All services‘ > ‘Anti-theft protection‘ (it’s in the Personal and Device Security block) and enable the buttons ‘Anti-theft lock’, ‘Offline device lock’, enter ‘Remote lock’ and ‘Find and delete device data’ to make it operational.
And that’s a problem. Yes, it’s good that Google allows users to turn it on and off when they see fit, but you have to search and that means those who aren’t up to date with the news and won’t search in settings cannot benefit from this. protection (and they are probably the ones who need it the most). The best would be if it is enabled as standard and you can disable it.
I hope Google changes its mind and for Android 16 everything seems enabled. In addition, it is not a problem if the anti-theft protection is activated accidentally, since you only need to enter the PIN code or password so as not to delete your mobile phone by mistake.
Automatic archiving of applications that we do not use
As an iOS user personally, I have enjoyed this feature on my iPhone for a long time and find it really wonderful: firstly because with archived applications, I save space and secondly, because it is the phone itself which is responsible for doing it for me when it considers that I am not using an application enough. It is more comfortable and more practical to optimize mobile resources.
With Android 15 this function is now available, but you will have to take the trouble to go to the mobile settings, search for the applications and go to them one by one, view their file and press “Archive” to do it. This implies that unless you have no space and start cleaning, few people will perform this good maintenance practice just for the fun of it. If the system itself did it on its own, it would be even better.. Google, take note and implement it for Android 16.
Private space is good, but it should be simplified
For me, the private space was the big discovery, not so much for adding an extra layer of protection to certain applications as for the advantages of being able to use a different Google account and specific applications in a separate setting from the rest. The problem is that configure it well has its own, which discourages its use.
Because private space has its particularities: It’s not like having a hidden or locked folder, but rather like having an independent profile within the device, being able to choose another Google account if you want (or use the main one) and reinstall the apps you will use . No, it is not possible to move them and that’s it. Additionally, if you change devices, the private space is deleted. Mind you, the feature is wonderful, but maybe they should offer a simpler version for Android 16 beginners and keep it as advanced.
The confusion of Bluetooth that is never completely deactivated
Above I talked about one of the great advantages of iOS in terms of archiving applications, but at Apple there is one of lime and another of sand: concerning Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, if you uncheck them in the Control Center, they end up enabling themselves sooner rather than later (in fact, you have to go to Settings to turn them off completely). Android 15 seems to have taken inspiration from iOS 18 with connectivity and for me it is a mistake.
Because with Android 15 when you turn off Bluetooth, it turns back on the next day. Yes, it’s a nice change for those who forget to manually enable it again, but it’s frustrating for those of us who prefer to disable it by default and we’ll enable it when we need it. In any case, this goes against something intuitive: if I disable something manually, I want it disabled until further notice. In this sense, there should be an option that pays attention to users with how we want Bluetooth for Android 16.
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