Android 15 Feature to Prevent s From Sharing Sensitive Details While Screen Sharing in Development 6sx3c Report

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Written by David Delima | Updated: 24 April 2024 15:08 IST

Android 15 Feature to Prevent s From Sharing Sensitive Details While Screen Sharing in Development: Report

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Android 15 is expected to arrive with several security and privacy features

Highlights

Android 15 could introduce new privacy protections for screen sharing
Sensitive fields and notifications could be obscured on Android 15
Google is yet to enable this feature on the latest Android 15 beta

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As per an Android Police Google on the latest Android 15 beta.

The publication also spotted a new API on the latest Android 15 beta release that allows apps with custom virtual views, WebView, and Jetpack Compose to access a sensitive content protection feature. The feature could reportedly allow the operating system to block specific fields that show sensitive information, such as s or email addresses.

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It's currently unclear how phones running on Android 15 will determine what parts of the screen to obscure during a screen sharing session. However, the feature could also protect s from scammers who convince s to share their screens to gain access to their s, one-time s (OTPs), or two-factor authentication codes.

The feature is reportedly disabled on Android 15 Beta 1.1, which means it cannot be tested by s who have flashed the first public beta on their Pixel phones. It could either be enabled on Android 15 Beta 2, or could be unveiled by the company at Google I/O in May before it is rolled out to beta testers, according to the report.

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