Though we initially anticipated it in August — after which September — Android 14 lastly arrived in October, timed completely to the altering of the leaves and the launch of some new Google {hardware}. Quick-forward practically two months, and it is easy to see that this 12 months’s OS improve was profitable, if comparatively understated. No main bugs, certain, however compared to bigger overhauls like Android 12 (or a few of Google’s personal Pixel-exclusive options) it is easy to see how some customers could have felt somewhat underwhelmed.
Fortunately, even these exterior the world of first-party {hardware} have managed to get their arms on this 12 months’s replace. Samsung was fast to launch its One UI 6 beta this 12 months, effectively earlier than a steady construct of Android 14 was even obtainable. Now, lower than eight weeks after its preliminary rollout, we’re seeing Android 14 attain sub-flagship smartphones, together with the Galaxy S23 FE. That is some mighty fast turnaround, and it is one thing we solely hope to see proceed as gadgets just like the Galaxy A54 put together for their very own replace.
Outdoors of Samsung, issues are transferring somewhat extra slowly. The OnePlus 11 began getting Android 14 in India final week, with a launch deliberate for the US sooner moderately than later, however annoyingly, there is no phrase but (so far as I can discover) about when the corporate’s new foldable will see an improve. Corporations like Asus and Nothing have both confirmed updates or have began testing behind closed doorways, however and not using a set timetable in place, it is powerful to foretell after we’ll see builds within the wild. And Motorola, as wonderful as this 12 months’s gadgets have been, proceed to wrestle on the software program entrance, successfully twiddling their collective thumbs with out a lot of a phrase on well timed Android 14 launches.
So, I am curious. With Android 14’s earliest couple of months having seen each fast launches and quiet delays, is your telephone working Google’s newest software program? Or are you continue to ready for a patch meant to your smartphone? Perhaps you do not even care — in spite of everything, an important options as of late are launched by way of Play Providers, not by way of annual upgrades. If that is so, tell us within the feedback beneath.
