First beta of Android 14 is now available for Pixel phones

It’s time for a delicious piece of Upside Down Cake! Google has started rolling out the first beta version of Android 14. The update is available to developers and people who have signed up for the Android Beta Program and have access to a Pixel 4a 5G or newer.

Android 14 Beta 1

Google has reported in a blog post that it has begun rolling out the first beta version of Android 14. Like last year, it will be released one month before Google I/O, the company’s annual developer conference. Google indicates that it has worked hard on the core themes of Android 14: performance, security, privacy and productivity.

After two previous developer previews – which are specifically intended for developers – Android enthusiasts can now test the first beta version of Android 14 and share their experiences. In this way they can also help discover any errors in Android 14. Below we take a closer look at a number of new functions.

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New in Android 14

• Language preferences per app have been improved: dynamic customizations become possible in the set of languages ​​shown in the list of settings per app language. In other words: multiple languages ​​can be automatically supported within apps. Your phone no longer follows the entered system language.
• New back arrow: the gesture navigation – swiping your fingers from the sides and bottom bar to go back, to the home screen or open apps – gets a more prominent ‘back arrow’. This should indicate more clearly which gesture the user can do. The arrow now has the same color as the theme or background of your smartphone.
• vimprovement in support for larger screens: foldables – foldable smartphones – and tablets will be better supported
• Privacy, limit visibility to disability-oriented accessibility services: App developers will be given the option to shield user information from accessibility services.
• Share menu will be improved: the system sharesheet – the menu that appears when you click ‘share’ on an app, photo or video, for example – will be improved. Apps can now add their own actions to this menu. `

Android 14 Timeline

So the first beta version of Android 14 has been released and beta releases are yet to appear until June. Two Platform Stability versions will appear after this and Android 14 will be officially announced to the general public after July. The upcoming Google Pixel 8 and Google Pixel 8 Pro will most likely be the first two smartphones to run on Android 14.

Download Android 14 Beta 1

To use the Android 14 Beta 1 you must enroll in the Android Beta Program. Here you can sign in with your Google account and then get a list of the devices you’re signed in to that are eligible for the update. The first Android 14 beta is available on the following Google Pixel smartphones:

• Pixel 4a 5G
• Pixel 5
• Pixel 5a
• Pixel 6
• Pixel 6 Pro
• Pixel 6a
• Pixel 7
• Pixel 7 Pro

Thanks for the tip Hans!