Google launched the Android 14 Beta 4 on Tuesday as the corporate prepares for the ultimate launch of the working system replace. The brand new model principally consists of bug fixes but in addition introduces a nifty function to make unlocking simpler.
The Beta 4 has a brand new “auto-confirm unlock” function in settings, which unlocks the telephone robotically when you dial within the appropriate PIN of six digits or extra. Beforehand, you needed to faucet enter to verify after keying within the PIN code. Within the settings menu, Google warns that auto-unlocking is a “barely much less safe” methodology than having to verify the motion.
In earlier beta variations, the Ring quantity and Notification quantity sliders have been tied to one another, so that you couldn’t increase the ring quantity with out elevating it for notifications. As Android researcher Mishaal Rahman famous, within the newest replace, these two controls at the moment are absolutely separate.
Different enhancements within the Android 14 Beta 4 embrace new default profile footage, assist for the beta model on tablets and foldable, a greater widget picker for tablets, and extra outstanding placement of the slipt display screen possibility within the lengthy press menu. The brand new replace is instantly obtainable to obtain for Google telephones together with Pixel 4a and newer.
Google launched the primary developer beta for Android 14 in March and the primary public beta in April. In accordance with the timetable launched by the corporate earlier this 12 months, the brand new working system would attain stability in July with the ultimate model popping out after that. It’s seemingly that the search large will launch the secure model of Android 14 subsequent August.
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Android 14 replace consists of an improve to the again gesture, per app language settings, a screenshot detection API, and a brand new photograph picker for letting customers give an app entry to solely choose images.