Google launched the first beta for Android 14, which is available to download today. This latest operating system comes with new features that focus on privacy, performance, user customisation, and system navigation.
One of the new features that were updated in this new operating system is the gesture navigation arrow. The arrow has been updated to allow it to complement the theme or the background that is used on the smartphone. In addition to being aesthetically beautiful, the back arrow has been redesigned to assist you in understanding the predictive back gesture experience, which now provides a preview of the screen users are moving to.
New updates in the first Android 14 beta include morphing effects and enhanced language settings, which configure the language automatically to support language preferences depending on the app. Besides that, user privacy has been improved as apps will be restricted from viewing sensitive data. According to Google, this new privacy protection will prevent users from accidentally transferring money to a random account or clicking the checkout button on a shopping app by mistake.
If you are interested in checking out the first beta version of Android 14, you can head over to the Android 14 developer website to check out instructions on how to download the beta.