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Android 14

Version of the Android operating system
ScreenshotFile:Android 14 Screenshot.pngAndroid 14 home screen with Pixel Launcher
Developer	Google LLC
OS family	Android
Latest release	Android 14 Beta 5.2 / August 25 2023
Latest preview	14 Beta 5.2 (Platform Stability) / August 25, 2023; 16 months ago (2023-08-25)
Kernel type	Monolithic kernel (Linux kernel)
Preceded by	Android 13
Official website	https://developer.android.com/about/versions/14/
Support status
Beta Version 5.2

Android 14 is an upcoming major release of the Android mobile operating system that was announced to the Developer Preview on February 8, 2023, then in the Developer Preview 2, which was released to developers on March 8, 2023. The first beta version of Android 14 was released to beta testers on April 12, 2023. Beta 2 was released on May 10, 2023. Android 14 Beta 3 reached platform stability on June 7, 2023. Beta 4 was released on July 11, 2023. Beta 4.1 was released on July 26, 2023. Beta 5 was released on August 10, 2023. Beta 5.1 was released on August 18, 2023. Beta 5.2 was released on August 25, 2023. It is currently in Beta and should be available to the public by September or October of 2023.

History

Android 14 (internally codenamed Upside Down Cake), was announced on February 8, 2023. A developer preview was released immediately, as well as a roadmap with the dates of updates. This contained another developer preview, which was published on March 8, as well as four monthly beta versions. The first beta was released on April 12, which received a hotfix to Beta 1.1 on April 26. The second beta was released on May 10, which was also received a hotfix to Beta 2.1 on May 25. The third beta version was released on June 7, now reaching platform stability, which was later received a hotfix to Beta 3.1 on June 14. The fourth beta version was released on July 11.

The beta versions are available for Pixel devices that are guaranteed Android version updates, the Pixel 4a (5G) or newer devices. Pixel 7a can also beta test Android 14 since Beta 3. The Pixel Tablet and Pixel Fold have been able to beta test Android 14 since Beta 4.

Features

In Beta version of Android 14 you can customize the lock screen even more. From changing the clock from the Lock screen to a new easter egg found in settings.

User experience

Building on the new option added in Android 13 to set languages individually for apps, this feature has been expanded and is easier to implement for developers. Furthermore, the new "Grammatical Inflection API" has been added to allow different salutations in languages when a message refers to the user in a gender-specific language.

Android 14 will provide the ability to increase the font size up to 200% compared to 130% in previous versions, and it is now possible to specify the temperature unit (Fahrenheit or Celsius) which should be used in applications.

The design language Material You, introduced in Android 12 and supplemented in Android 13, gets revised default colors in Android 14.

A predictive back gesture animation shows the destination of the back gesture and indicates when the back gesture will close or return to another app.

For devices with a larger screen, such as tablets, the taskbar is expanded in Android 14 and now shows the names of the pinned apps.

Battery life

Other innovations improve battery life by making internal processes more efficient for users. In addition, there is now the option to choose directly between energy-saving mode and extreme energy-saving mode.

The screen time since the last full charge is now displayed in the battery settings. The battery consumption is shown separately from system and app applications. This feature was replaced with the launch of Android 12 by showing battery usage over the past 24 hours.

Privacy and security

In order to improve privacy, the user is given the opportunity to decide for themselves which images an app may access.

Google is blocking the installation of apps that target versions of Android below Marshmallow (6.0). On Android 14, users will no longer be able to install or download apps that target SDK version 22 or lower. The change is intended to curb the spread of malware, which intentionally targets older versions of Android to bypass security restrictions introduced on newer versions. An ADB install flag is included to bypass the restriction.

There is also a small change for guest mode or multiuser mode, where the "Allow guest to use phone" option has been moved to the top level menu. Previously, this option was behind the guest account itself.

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External Links

• Android 14 on Android Developers – Official website for developer information

• Internet

• 2023 software
• Android (operating system)