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While Google may have officially released Android 14 in early October, there’s a good chance you’re still waiting for the update to arrive on your device. In recent years, the company has done everything it can to close the gap between the arrival of the latest version of Android on its own Pixel phones and those of third parties, but that gap still exists in 2023. At the time of writing, Many phone manufacturers are still beta testing their Android 14 skins.
Engadget reached out to almost every major phone maker in the US market to find out how close they are to releasing a stable version of Android 14. If you’re not sure if your phone will receive the new OS, this article will answer that as well. ask. .
ASUS
ASUS began public testing of Android 14 in the US on October 10th. At the moment, the beta is only available on the company’s current flagship, the Zenfone 10. “The Zenfone 10 Android 14 closed community beta is the first to be released and as such, the Zenfone 10 is the first device which should have a stable version.” an ASUS spokesperson told Engadget.
ASUS declined to say when Zenfone 10 users could expect a stable version of Android 14 to arrive on their devices, with the company noting that the timing of the release “highly depends on the stability and beta testing results with our registered community. members.”
Beyond the Zenfone 10, only a handful of other ASUS phones will receive Android 14 due to the company’s current policy of supporting its recent devices with two platform updates. With this in mind, the oldest phones that ASUS will update with Android 14 are the Zenfone 9 and ROG Phone 6.
As the primary steward of Android, Google was one of the first phone makers to release a stable version of Android 14. Much of the Pixel lineup, dating back to 2020’s Pixel 4a 5G, has had access to Android 14 since the 4th. October. Starting with the Pixel 8 series, Google has promised to support future devices for seven years. The first Android 14 Pixel feature drop will arrive sometime in December. In the meantime, you can sign up for Android Beta Program for Pixel to see the first two quarterly platform beta (QPR) versions of Android 14. These include features that will arrive in later feature releases.
Huawei
Unless there is a dramatic change in relations between the United States and China, Huawei devices in the United States, Canada, and Europe will not receive access to Android 14, at least not in the form accessible on devices from other manufacturers. In 2019, the Commerce Department placed the telecommunications giant on its Entity List, a move that led Google to cut official ties with Huawei. HarmonyOS, the company’s version of Android, is not directly based on the code base that Google makes available to its commercial partners. Additionally, the latest Huawei devices, including the Mate 60 Pro, are not available outside of China.
Motorola
Motorola will start rolling out Android 14 to its phones in early 2024. Edge, Edge+, and Edge 30 Fusion 2022 are the older devices the company plans to update this time. The company’s 2023 lineup, which includes the Razr, Razr+, Moto G Power, G Stylus, and G 5G, is also set to receive Android 14. “To find out the status of the Android operating system on a specific device, users can visit our software support page”said a Motorola spokesperson.
Nothing
Carl Pei’s Nothing recently began rolling out the second open beta of Nothing OS 2.5, which is based on Android 14 with some features designed to expand the capabilities of the company’s signature Glyph interface. “Nothing continues the Beta testing process on Phone (2), providing early access to our latest improvements, including new features for the Glyph interface and improvements resulting from Open Beta 1,” a Nothing spokesperson told Engadget.
Pei detailed Nothing OS 2.5 in a recent community update. Nothing uploaded to YouTube. Among other improvements, Open Beta 2 adds a new glyph animation when the Phone 2’s NFC hardware is in use. The update also adds new optional shortcuts that users can access from the Phone 2’s power button and modifies the operating system’s three-finger swipe gesture to make it more reliable. You can find the full list of changes at nothing website.
To date, Nothing has committed to supporting its phones with three years of operating system updates and four years of security updates. Having only entered the smartphone market in July 2022 with the Phone 1 and launched another phone since then, Nothing users can rest assured that their device will get Nothing OS 2.5.
OnePlus
OxygenOS 14, OnePlus’ upcoming Android 14 skin, currently has no release date. The company declined to say when users could expect the update to arrive, telling Engadget that it “did not have any additional information to share at this time.”
The good news, however, is that OnePlus is testing a beta version of OxygenOS 14 with users outside the company. On November 8, Beta 4 announced OxygenOS 14 release, at the same time the software is available to people in the US and India.
If you bought your OnePlus phone at any point in the last three years, chances are you’re getting Android 14. With its two most recent products, the OnePlus 11 and OnePlus Open, OnePlus committed to providing four years of Android updates and five years of patches of security. With previous phones, including last year’s OnePlus 10 Pro, the company said it would support those products with three years of platform updates.
With this in mind, the OnePlus 8T, which launched in late 2020, is probably the oldest OnePlus phone scheduled to receive OxygenOS 14. Additionally, as with most other manufacturers, those with older devices will likely end up waiting more before you see the latest version of Android coming to your phone.
Samsung
Samsung began rolling out a stable version of its Android 14 skin, One UI 6, in the ai-camera-samsung-galaxy%2F” class=”rapid-with-clickid”>end of last month. With the company offering four generations of OS updates on many of its recent devices, older phones like the Galaxy S21 and Galaxy A32 won’t be left out of the company’s Android 14 rollout. That said, expect more if you own one of those older phones.
sony
Sony started rolling out Android 14 to its flagship Xperia 1 V phone on November 6. If your 1V hasn’t yet prompted you to install the update, you can manually check if it’s available for download by opening your phone’s Settings menu and tapping “System Update,” found under the “System” heading.
“The Android 14 update will roll out to other Xperia models,” a Sony spokesperson told Engadget. “However, we cannot share the exact time of that launch.”
Xiaomi
Outside of Google, Xiaomi was one of the first OEMs to release a stable version of Android 14 for its users. As of this article, MIUI 14, which is based on the latest version of Google’s operating system, is available on Xiaomi 13 Pro, 13 and 12T.
Unfortunately, those with older Xiaomi phones may end up waiting a bit before MIUI 14 arrives on their phone. “The exact timeline for Xiaomi to update its older devices to Android 14 is currently not available,” a Xiaomi spokesperson said. “Stay tuned for more updates on this matter.”
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/when-will-your-phone-get-android-14-152432975.html?src=rss
