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Android 15 copies One UI design for volume control but adds more functionality

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Last updated: May 16th, 2024 at 08:02 UTC+02:00

Google released the second beta version of Android 15 a few hours ago. It introduces several new features and UI improvements, one of which appears to be inspired by One UI 6's volume control menu. However, on top of what Samsung offers in One UI, Android 15 adds features related to media playback.

The volume control menu in Android 15 can switch media output

As revealed in 9To5Google's report, Google has improved the volume control UI with Android 15. Its design is similar to One UI 6.0, which shows an overflow menu when you expand the volume control slider. From the expanded overflow menu, it lets you change the volume of alarms, call alerts, call volume, media playback, and notifications.

It also includes a separate volume control slider for media playing on a Google Cast device (like Google Home or Google TV). One feature not available in One UI but present in Android 15 is the ability to change the media playback from one Google Cast device to another. Moreover, this whole overflow menu has Material You colors.

You can see the UI design of One UI 6.0 in our in-depth video below.

This overflow menu also features a button to activate or deactivate Live Caption. This feature already exists in the overflow menu for volume control on One UI 6.0. This new design appeared last month but wasn't final, and it has now appeared in Android 15 Beta 2. The Google Cast media output switcher could appear in One UI 7.0, which could debut on Galaxy phones and tablets later this year.

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