Android 14 – what’s new? Release date and list of devices that will receive the update

Android is a very popular mobile operating system that is highly customizable thanks to its open source code. It is mainly designed for mobile devices such as:

• mobile phones,
• smart phones,
• tablets,
• or some laptops.

Android manages the basic hardware resources and provides the user with a graphical interface through which the features and functions of a particular device can be used in an intuitive and simple way.

Google, the Android development company, announced a while ago that it was working on the 14th version of Android. It’s still under development, but we already know some of the new features and improvements that are included in the system. She also appeared Initial list of phones that will receive the update.

According to reliable leaks, the latest Android operating system is slated to have the codename Upside down cakeIt’s an upside down cake. This is due to the fact that Google follows an alphabetical trend in naming its operating system. Android 13 Tiramisu is named starting with the letter ‘T’, so the letter ‘U’ is clearly next in line.

The new options will include:

• Unified and customizable sharing list. Until now, every app had its own version of the interface that appears when we want to share with someone what we’ve just seen. The new system is to make a similar menu appear everywhere, which can be modified to your liking.
• Built-in option to use your smartphone as a webcam. Until now, this was only possible through third party apps. Technology journalist Mishaal Rahman announced the news on his Twitter page. However, it is not known if it is a matter of a wired connection or Wi-Fi.

• Health Connection, which is Google’s answer to Apple Health. In the latest version of Android, we finally have a single app that collects all the information about our activity and health. Third-party programs will be able to exchange information directly with it, instead of communicating with each other, which creates chaos. The solution is already available as a trial download on some smartphones.
• Android 14 will support satellite communications. According to Hiroshi Lockheimer, Google’s senior vice president of Android, Google is working on a solution that allows for emergency satellite communication. This is, of course, in response to the move made by Apple, which made a similar feature available with the launch of the iPhone 14.

• Greater security Android 14 aims to prevent the imposition of unnecessary consents on the user to access data collected on the phone. This means that if a particular app shows suspicious requests, it will be blocked. Developers will have to provide the required approvals already in the verification phase.
• New features in Google Apps. – It was mentioned that the new options will be equipped with notepad tools eg. Another useful new feature in the works is support for noise reduction functionality on more Android devices when using Google Meet.

• feature enhancement photo picker. It allows the user to decide whether the app should have access to all of our photos or only to the selected files.
• The process has been improved Application programming interfaceswhich are used, among other things, to log into individual Services. The user will now be able to log in to the various services without entering a password if they have saved it in their Google account.
• Changes related to running background processes. Thanks to the modifications, the use of the application has become smoother and more efficient, which affects, among other things, the battery life and the quality of the smartphone experience.