TL;DR
- The stable version of Android 15 is now available on Pixel devices.
- Users are reporting that they’re missing some of the Pixel Drop features they thought were part of the rollout.
- The feature rollout appears to be happening in stages.
The latest version of Android was released yesterday, promising a variety of new features for Android smartphones. However, some Pixel owners claim that after updating to Android 15, they are missing some of the touted new features.
On October 15, Pixel owners expected to get both Android 15 and October’s Pixel Drop at the same time. This update gives you access to new features such as anti-theft features, audio magic eraser, underwater photography mode, and astrophotography mode. However, the update reportedly only delivered some of the promised features.
One of our own writers noticed that the Pixel 8 Pro didn’t have the new weather app or the ability to toggle astrophotography, but it did have most other features. My own Pixel 6 Pro, on the other hand, seems to have most of the features I need, but lacks a night mode for Instagram.
If you find yourself missing all the tools Google announced yesterday, don’t worry too much. The company says the rollout of new features “will continue over the next week in phases depending on carrier and device.”
Google could have made the message a little clearer, as many users seem confused at the moment. It might have been better to release Android 15 and October Pixel Drop as separate updates. But what’s done is done.
