Google plans to reorganize Settings view in Android 15

Google might tweak the Android 15 Settings page with the Stable Android 15 rollout. The third Beta of Android 15 was released yesterday, but it doesn’t bring any visible change to the Settings UI.

AndroidAuthority discovered that a future release of Android 15 will change the look of the Settings page. The upcoming top-level settings view will place similar menu items next to each other in visually distinct sections.

Notably, Google could remove “Google” and “Digital Wellbeing & parental controls” from the top-level Settings layout. Both are least used Settings, which might be placed underneath the “Passwords, passkeys & accounts.”

Android 15 top-level settings view (upcoming):

• Network & internet
• Connected devices
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• Apps
• Notifications
• Sound & vibration
• Hub mode (Pixel Tablet only)
• Display
• Wallpaper & style
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• Storage
• Battery
• System
• About phone
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• Security & privacy
• Location
• Passwords, passkeys & accounts
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• Safety & emergency
• Accessibility
• Tips & support

The dashes indicate where each section begins and ends.

Although the top-level settings page revamp isn’t live yet in Android 15 Beta 3, the update has made a couple of other minor changes to the Settings app.

Android 15 Beta 3 also has some changes in Settings functionality. The “Device & app notifications” entry under Settings > Notifications has been renamed to “Notification read, reply & control.”

“Screen turn-on control” replaces “Turn screen on” under Settings > Apps > Special app access. Besides, the description for the “Allow camera software extensions” toggle under Settings > Security & privacy > More security & privacy has been modified as follows:

• Android 15 Beta 2.2: “Enables the default software implementation of advanced camera features, such as Eyes Free videography.”
• Android 15 Beta 3: “Enables the default software implementation of advanced camera features, such as HDR, Night, or other camera extensions.”