Google has announced the release of Android 14 Developer Preview. For now, however, it’s exclusively available for Pixel phones, including the Pixel 7 series, Pixel 6 series, Pixel 6a, Pixel 5, Pixel 5a, and Pixel 4a. The developer preview brought a number of updates and features, including better interface speed, power consumption optimizations, and security and privacy upgrades. Also added larger nonlinear scaling fonts for all apps. It also optimized the battery usage of the apps running in the background.
According to the information divided At Google’s Android developer page, Android 14 developer preview images are available on a range of Pixel devices. These include Pixel7 Series that includes the vanilla variant and Pixel 7 Pro, Pixel6 And Pixel 6 Pro, Pixel 6a, pixels 5 Series, Pixel 5a And Pixel 4a. Users can get access to Android 14 system image either by using Android Flash tool or by installing it manually. The Android 14 developer’s preview has also given one foretaste into upcoming features and improvements.
The Android 14 Developer Preview hints at larger fonts in the new update, with non-linear scaling up to 200 percent, which is currently 130 percent on Pixel devices. Developers can test this by selecting Settings > Accessibility > Display Size and Text Settings. Improved font scaling also applies to large screens and foldable devices. In another major change, most newly installed apps are now no longer granted permissions, instead being denied by default.
The new OS will also optimize battery usage by the apps running in the background. This will prevent unwanted apps from using the phone’s battery. In addition, the update allows apps to use less background power when downloading files. It will also contain updated lists of restricted non-SDK interfaces.
Tipster Mishaal Rahman has too divided his posts on developments related to Android 14. According to his tweets, Android 14 is also testing an app cloning feature that would allow users to run two copies of the same app through two accounts.
