Android supporters, if your devices have less than 16GB of storage, you may not experience the Android 15 upgrade on them. Google has released certain new requirements for Android devices to install the upcoming major upgrades.
Google has raised the minimum storage requirement for devices, starting with Android 15. Budget-friendly phones and tablets with less than 16GB of storage won’t be able to run major updates. Devices should have at least 32GB of storage.
The US phone maker further states that 75% of the 32GB storage should be assigned to data partition. This part includes the operating system, apps, and files.
In case your device doesn’t have 32GB of storage, it can miss out on the GMS (Google Mobile Services) benefits. Without a GMS license, Google Play Services or the Play Store won’t operate effectively. Thus, it will affect the device’s usability.
It’s not the first time that Google has increased the storage requirement for Android upgrades. The company introduced a minimum 16GB storage with Android 13 in 2022. Now, it has once again upgraded its policy for a better user experience.
Apart from the storage requirements, the device’s chips should support Vulkan 1.3 graphics to run Android 15. On the flip side, the device must meet new requirements to pass GMS certification.
Note that phones or tablets with less than 32GB of storage can still run AOSP builds of Android 15. Moreover, those equipped with 3GB of RAM or less can use Android Go Edition to fetch an efficient experience without changing their device.
Google restricting 16GB storage devices to run Android 15 (Image Credits: AndroidAuthority)
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