Pixel owners will have to wait longer for Android 15

New Pixel phones aren’t just a big deal for people looking for new Pixel phones. They also come with the new major version of Android, which also means new features and other goodies for owners of older Pixels. But this year you’ll have to wait a little longer. The Pixel 9 family will ship with Android 14, and Android 15 won’t be available until October at the earliest.

That’s quite a shame, because the new phones will have a less impactful launch and current owners will have to make do with the beta versions of Android 15 that have appeared in recent months. Don’t jump into that beta right away, though: to get rid of the beta and move on to the Android 15 release (or to downgrade to Android 14), you’ll need to wipe your phone’s data.

Android Authority spotted an update message for beta users, confirming that the final release of Android 15 won’t be available until October. The release is currently planned for the Pixel 6 series and newer (including the Pixel Tablet). Since fast and ‘clean’ software is one of the defining features of Google’s own Pixel phones, even a month’s delay is a clear negative for users.

Why the long pause? Google isn’t saying, but Android Authority thinks this is to increase stability for the new OS release. Considering how deeply Google is trying to integrate Gemini AI into the system, thus pushing users to make an expensive upgrade after the free trial ends, it makes sense.

That said, I wonder if Android fans would prefer a faster upgrade to version 15, or a delayed upgrade with more of the AI ​​Google has been talking about non-stop this year. No prizes for guessing which one I would choose.