Beta 4 is the last scheduled update in the Android 15 beta testing program, which means that all APIs and system behaviors are final. Important changes in this beta:
• Removed PNG-based emoji font
Android 15 removes the legacy PNG-based emoji font file (NotoColorEmojiLegacy.ttf) meaning that some Android 15 devices such as Pixel will only have the vector-based file. With Android 13, the system used the vector variant while keeping the font with PNG for compatibility.
For adaptation, developers are advised:
• Use platform text rendering. You can render text to a bitmap-backed Canvas and use that to get a raw image if necessary.
• Make sure your text library supports COLRv1 fonts. The FreeType open source library version 2.13.0 or later supports it.
• As a last resort, you can bundle the legacy emoji font (currently 10.1MB) into your APK.
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Security patch level: July 2024
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