{"id":11238,"date":"2023-01-11T20:02:18","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T19:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/2023\/01\/11\/android-14-everything-you-need-to-know\/"},"modified":"2023-01-11T22:30:33","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T21:30:33","slug":"android-14-everything-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/2023\/01\/11\/android-14-everything-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Android 14: Everything you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s now 2023, which means that Android 14 is just around the corner. It\u2019s hard to believe that we are already preparing to get Android 14 from Google, for the Pixel and other Android smartphones. In this article, we\u2019re going to round up everything you need to know about Android 14. Like when it\u2019ll be released, what it\u2019ll be called, what features might be included and more.
\nWhat will Android 14 be called?
\nThis year, Android 14 will officially be called simply, Android 14. However, Google does still stick with its dessert names internally. Even thought they ditched that starting with Android 10 back in 2019. This year, Google is onto the letter U for dessert names.
\nAndroid 10 \u2013 Quince Tart
\nAndroid 11 \u2013 Red Velvet Cake
\nAndroid 12 \u2013 Snow Cone
\nAndroid 13 \u2013 Tiramisu
\nSo what\u2019s the dessert name for U? Well, according to 9to5Google, it has been reported that Google is calling it Upside Down Cake. But you\u2019ll likely never hear that name from Google.
\nWhen will Android 14 be released?
\nGoogle has mostly stuck with a similar schedule every year, since releasing the new version of Android independent of new Pixels or Nexus devices. Here\u2019s how the schedule has gone recently:
\nAndroid 13 \u2013 August 2022
\nAndroid 12 \u2013 October 2021
\nAndroid 11 \u2013 September 2020
\nAndroid 10 \u2013 September 2019
\nWhen Google releases the first developer preview, they always say that the stable version will be launching in Q3. That is technically, July 1 to September 30. Though we typically see it the day after Labor Day. In 2021, things were delayed a bit, so it came out closer to the Pixel launch. And in 2022, it came out a week before Labor Day. So the Labor Day holiday is a good time to start thinking about this new version of Android launching.
\nWhat\u2019s the developer preview schedule?
\nIn previous years, Google has released the first developer preview in February. Typically before Mobile World Congress, which is set for the last week of February. However, Google does typically launch betas and previews on the second Wednesday of the month with the security updates being the first Monday of the month. So we can expect it around February 8, this year.
\nHow many developer previews can we expect? Likely, no more than three.
\nWhat\u2019s the beta schedule for Android 14?
\nIn the past, Google has launched the first beta for a new version of Android in May. Typically at Google I\/O, though last year that first beta came out a few weeks earlier, and then we got a new beta at I\/O.
\nGoogle typically launches the beta at Google I\/O in May because that is when Google has the chance to go over a lot of the new features coming in this new version of Android. As it has the press and really the whole world\u2019s attention.
\nNormally, Google launches one beta per month. Though last year, we got some smaller beta updates in between each beta. But all told, we should have no more than 5 betas for Android 14.<\/p>\n

What features are we going to see in Android 14?
\nIt\u2019s still pretty early, and while we really don\u2019t know what features we could see in Android 14, since Google hasn\u2019t yet launched the preview, we do have a pretty good idea. Thanks to some digging around in the source code, seeing some commits and a few other ways. So here\u2019s what we\u2019re expecting to see in Android 14.
\nSatellite Calls
\nAfter Apple launched Satellite capabilities on the iPhone 14 last year, it was pretty much a no-brainer that Google would do the same fro Apple. Though, Google\u2019s Hiroshi Lockheimer confirmed that they are working on Satellite connectivity, even before the iPhone 14 was announced.<\/p>\n

Wild to think about user experiences for phones that can connect to satellites. When we launched G1 in ’08 it was a stretch to get 3G + Wifi working. Now we’re designing for satellites. Cool! Excited to support our partners in enabling all of this in the next version of Android!
\n\u2014 Hiroshi Lockheimer (@lockheimer) September 1, 2022<\/p>\n

While Lockheimer\u2019s tweet doesn\u2019t necessarily spell out Satellite Calling, we do have some more evidence. This time from Qualcomm. It is launching Snapdragon Satellite, which will be part of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor. Though it won\u2019t be on every phone with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. So it\u2019s definitely likely that Google will add support in Android 14.
\nPredictive back navigation
\nThis feature has actually long been talked about on various versions of Android over the past few years. But it looks like it could actually be available in Android 14. Basically, the way that back button works currently is, you might be going back or you might be quitting the app. The predictive back navigation aims to fix that. What will happen is that you\u2019ll get a sneak peak of the home screen before you finish your command. This will show you if you are about to quit the app or not.
\nWhile this sounds a bit complicated, in practice it shouldn\u2019t be. As mentioned, this was originally built for Android 13, but then got pushed back for Android 14.
\nHealth Connect
\nWe\u2019re hearing that Health Connect could actually be built into Android 14. Health Connect is basically a syncing app that Google built, which can sync different health apps with each other. So you can connect MyFitnessPal, Samsung Health and Fitbit all to Health Connect and have them share data with each other. It\u2019s also very helpful if you switched watches. Say you\u2019ve been using a Galaxy Watch for a few years and switch over to a Pixel Watch, now you can bring your data from Samsung over to Fitbit easily.
\nNow, with Android 14, it\u2019s likely going to be pre-installed on your phone. It\u2019s already available in the Play Store, but not many people know about it. This would make it easier for people to know it exists, and actually use it.
\nAndroid Beam is finally dying
\nDo you remember Android Beam? That kind of cool feature where you could share pictures and files with someone else via NFC by tapping your phones against each other? Yeah, Google actually deprecated it in Android 10, back in 2019. But now, it is officially finally gone from AOSP.
\nSo what\u2019s the big deal with that? Well, Google does have Nearby Share, which does work a lot better. However, it does rely on Google Mobile Services (GMS). So not all phones can use it. For instance, Huawei\u2019s phones are unable to use it, since they can\u2019t work with Google. So this is effectively stripping out a feature from non-GMS enabled devices.
\nWill my phone get Android 14?
\nWill your phone get Android 14? That\u2019s going to depend on two things: the manufacturer of your phone, and how old it is. Most manufacturers are now promising two or more years of Android updates. So anything released in 2021 or later should get updated. Some, like Samsung and Google promise three years, so anything released in 2020 or later will get updated.
\nNow the other question is when? Well, for Google, we know Pixels will get updated right away. Likely within a couple of days of Google releasing Android 14 to AOSP. Samsung and OnePlus have been pretty quick with releasing updates for new versions of Android recently, so they will likely be about one to two months behind the final release. As for the others? Who knows at this point. We still don\u2019t even have a preview yet, let alone know when Google will release Android 14.
\nThe post Android 14: Everything you need to know appeared first on Android Headlines.
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