Android Builders Weblog: Android 14 Beta 4

Posted by Dave Burke, VP of Engineering

Immediately we’re bringing you Android 14 Beta 4, persevering with our work on polish and efficiency as we get nearer to the overall availability launch of Android 14. Beta 4 is out there for Pixel Pill and Pixel Fold, along with the remainder of the supported Pixel household, so you may check your purposes on gadgets spanning a number of type components and immediately expertise the work we’re doing to enhance the large-screen and foldable gadget expertise.

Beta 4 is our second Platform Steady Android 14 launch, which implies that the developer APIs and all app-facing behaviors are ultimate so that you can evaluate and combine into your apps, and you’ll publish apps on Google Play to gadgets working Android 14 on the official API stage.

It is a good time to complete compatibility testing and publish any obligatory updates to make sure a clean app expertise forward of the ultimate launch of Android 14 later this 12 months.

In case you develop an SDK, library, device, or recreation engine, it is much more vital to launch any obligatory updates now to stop your downstream app and recreation builders from being blocked with compatibility points. Additionally, once you launch a suitable replace, please make sure that to let your builders know.

Every launch of Android incorporates modifications to the platform that enhance privateness, safety, and the general consumer expertise. These modifications can have an effect on your apps. Testing your app entails putting in your manufacturing app onto a tool working Android 14 Beta 4; you should utilize Google Play or different means. Work via all of the app’s flows and search for purposeful or UI points. Overview the habits modifications to focus your testing.

Immediately’s Beta 4 launch has the whole lot you’ll want to strive Android 14 options, check your apps, and provides us suggestions. The best technique to get began is utilizing the 64-bit Android Emulator system photographs for the Pixel Pill or Pixel Fold configurations discovered within the newest preview of the Android Studio SDK Supervisor. You may as well enroll any supported Pixel gadget right here — together with the brand new Pixel 7a, Pixel Pill, and the Pixel Fold — to get this and future Android 14 Beta and have drop Beta updates over-the-air.

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 – study whether or not your app is affected by default habits modifications in Android 14. Set up your app onto a tool or emulator working Android 14 and extensively check it.

Take a look at your app with opt-in modifications – Android 14 has opt-in habits modifications 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 modifications early. To make it simpler to check, you may toggle the modifications on and off individually.

Replace your app with the Android SDK Improve Assistant – Android Studio Hedgehog now filters and identifies the particular Android 14 API modifications which are related to your app, and walks you thru the steps to improve your targetSdkVersion with the Android SDK Improve Assistant.

We’ll replace the beta system photographs commonly all through the Android 14 launch cycle.

In case you are already enrolled within the Android 14 Beta program and your gadget is supported, Beta 4 shall be made accessible to you as an Over The Air replace with out taking any extra motion.

For full data on the way to get the Beta, go to the Android 14 developer web site.