Android 14 Operating System

On August 15, 2022, Google released the 13th generation of Android OS – Android 13. Firstly, the search giant rolled out this major update for Pixel devices and then started releasing this major version for other Android devices including Samsung, Xiaomi, OnePlus, Realme, and Oppo later this year. As of now, several Android devices received the Android 13 update, however, we have started hearing information about the next Android OS i.e. Android 14.

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Android 12 was released in 2021, Android 13 in 2022, and just following the tradition, Android 14 will be a major Android update of the year 2023. Like previous Android OS, we can expect that Google will start Developer Preview and Beta update in the first half of 2023 and a stable update will push in the second half.

Android 14 Latest Information:

[January 11, 2023]: System Share Sheet

A piece of new information reveals that Android 14 will bring an intuitive system share sheet that will be combined with Google Play Services. Android share sheet is primarily designed for sending content outside your app or directly to your contacts. Check the full details here

[November 17, 2022]: Predictive Back Gestures

Google Android 14 will bring the “Predictive back gesture” to all Android smartphones. This feature will give you a preview of the previous screen before performing the back gesture. Check the full details here

[October 1, 2022]: AV1 Codec

Google could make it mandatory for smartphone manufacturers to support the AV1 video codec if they want to run Android 14. This information has been spotted by Esper’s Mishaal Rahman inside the comments left in recent commits to the Android Open Source Project (AOSP).

[September 2, 2022]: Satellite Connectivity 

• The senior VP of Google Platforms & Ecosystem, Hiroshi Lockeimer revealed that the company has started working on connecting phones to satellites. It is expected that Google may introduce a satellite connectivity function through the major version update of Android 14 next year. Check more details here

[August 30, 2022]: First Beta Update 

• Some reports suggest that Google may start the Android 14 beta release in April 2023 and its Developers Preview may begin in February as the company has shortened the Android 13 QPR Beta. Check more details here

[April 23, 2022]: Codename 

• The information suggests that the codename of the Android 14 operating system is “Upside Down Cake”.  In an alphabetical manner, Google gives a dessert name to every new Android version. Check more details here

Android 14 [Expected]: Overall Summary