Google launches the Android 14: AI-generated wallpapers, passkeys, and new camera features!

Alongside the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro, Google also announced its latest mobile Operating System Android 14.

The Android 14 logo

Google launches the Android 14

The latest update will bring new features such as AI-generated wallpapers, passkeys, monthly reminders for data sharing, camera flash notifications, dynamic monochromatic themes, and more.

The majority of the changes are improvements: Android 14 offers a better camera, accessibility, home screen, lock screen, privacy and security, and battery optimization.

The camera app receives multiple improvements such as support for high-quality HDR images, better low-light photography on supported phones, and in-sensor zooming that permits the users to zoom in and out without losing the quality of the image in some third-party apps. A new document scanner feature is also added to enable users to digitize physical documents using their own cameras.

When it comes to accessibility, the Android 14 features bigger fonts that can be scaled up to 200 percent. This is particularly helpful for visually impaired users. Meanwhile, Google also added camera flash notifications which use your phone's flash to notify you. Google specially made this for those who are hard of hearing.

Users can also utilize the pinch-to-zoom to set magnification in their applications. In addition, there are also other hearing aid personalization options as well.

For the lock screen, Google also added new customization pickers, custom clocks, and lock-screen shortcuts.

Below is the list of phones that are compatible with pure Android 14 as of the moment:

Pixel 4A

Pixel 5 

Pixel 5A

Pixel 6

Pixel 6 Pro

Pixel 6A

Pixel 7

Pixel 7 Pro

Pixel 7A

Pixel 8

Pixel 8 Pro

Pixel Fold

Pixel Tablet

If your phone is on the list, you can try to take a look at the system update and press check for update to see if it's available on your device. If it is, just hit the download button and install it.

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Source: Android Developers