Posted by Dave Burke, VP of Engineering
With in the present day’s Android 14 Beta 3 launch, we’re persevering with into the following part of the Android growth cycle. It builds upon our core themes of privateness, safety, efficiency, developer productiveness, and person customization whereas persevering with to enhance the large-screen machine expertise on tablets, foldables, and extra.
Beta 3 takes Android 14 to Platform Stability, which implies that the developer APIs and all app-facing behaviors at the moment are last so that you can evaluation and combine into your apps. Thanks for your entire continued suggestions in getting us to this milestone.
There’s so much to discover in Android 14 and check in your apps. At this time with Beta 3, we’re highlighting new accessibility options similar to non-linear font scaling, privateness upgrades together with partial pictures/movies entry, new animation assist in gesture navigation, and options that additional align with the OpenJDK 17 LTS launch.
Platform Stability
With Platform Stability in Beta 3, you’ll be able to confidently develop and launch any needed compatibility updates. Please begin your last compatibility testing now and put together to publish any needed updates so you will get beneficial suggestions in the course of the the rest of the beta releases. This can assist guarantee a clean app expertise forward of the ultimate launch of Android 14 later this yr.
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When you develop an SDK, library, device, or recreation engine, it is much more vital to be testing now so you’ll be able to launch your appropriate updates as quickly as attainable to stop your downstream app and recreation builders from being blocked with compatibility points. Additionally, if you’ve launched a appropriate replace, please be sure that to let your builders know.
App Compatibility
Every launch of Android accommodates adjustments to the platform that enhance privateness, safety, and the general person expertise. These adjustments can have an effect on your apps. Testing your app entails putting in your manufacturing app onto a tool operating Android 14 Beta 3; you need to use Google Play or different means. Work by way of all of the app’s flows and search for purposeful or UI points. Assessment the conduct adjustments to focus your testing. Modifications that will affect your app embrace:
Grant partial entry to pictures and movies.
Information security data is extra seen.
Please evaluation the conduct adjustments part to see the entire adjustments that will affect the compatibility of your app or recreation. When you discover any points with libraries and SDKs in your app, strive updating to the newest library or SDK model, reaching out to the developer for assist if needed.
When you’ve revealed the appropriate model of your present app, you can begin the course of to replace your app’s targetSdkVersion. Assessment the conduct adjustments for apps focusing on Android 14 and think about using the compatibility framework that can assist you detect points shortly. Listed below are among the adjustments to check for (these apply solely to apps with targetSdkVersion set to API 34 or larger):
Foreground service sorts are required.
Get began with Android 14
At this time’s Beta 3 launch has every thing you could strive the Android 14 options, check your apps, and provides us suggestions. For testing your app with tablets and foldables, you’ll be able to check with gadgets from our companions, however the best solution to get began is utilizing the 64-bit Android Emulator system photos for the Pixel Pill or Pixel Fold configurations discovered within the newest preview of the Android Studio SDK Supervisor. It’s also possible to enroll any supported Pixel machine right here, together with the brand new Pixel 7a, to get this and future Android 14 Beta and have drop Beta updates over-the-air.
For the perfect growth expertise with Android 14, we advocate that you simply use the newest launch of Android Studio Hedgehog. When you’re arrange, listed below are among the issues it’s best to do:
- Strive the brand new options and APIs. Report points in our tracker on the suggestions web page.
- Take a look at your present app for compatibility – be taught whether or not your app is affected by default conduct adjustments in Android 14. Set up your app onto a tool or emulator operating Android 14 and extensively check it.
- Take a look at your app with opt-in adjustments – Android 14 has opt-in conduct adjustments that solely have an effect on your app when it’s focusing on the brand new platform. It’s vital to know and assess these adjustments early. To make it simpler to check, you’ll be able to toggle the adjustments on and off individually.
We’ll replace the beta system photos recurrently all through the Android 14 launch cycle.
In case you are already enrolled within the Android 14 Beta program and your machine is supported, Beta 3 will probably be made accessible to you as an Over The Air replace with out taking any extra motion.
For full data on tips on how to get the Beta, go to the Android 14 developer web site.
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