Google has announce the release of Android 14 Beta 4 and the stable version of the operating system may arrive in August. This new update comes after months of development and bug squashing, resulting in a more polished build.
The release was slightly delay due to the holiday, but is now available for eligible Pixel devices, starting with the Google Pixel 4a (5G).
Android 14 Beta 4, identified by the build number UPB4.230623.005, includes the July security patches and weighs in at approximately 200MB, depending on the device.
The release notes reveal an extensive list of bug fixes that address various system issues and improve overall performance.
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Update of Android 14 Beta 4
Among the developer-report issues resolve are problems with notifications and Quick Settings tiles not functioning until a device was restart, VoIP apps ceasing to record audio when the screen was lock or the app was in the background, and glitches with the display of the currently playing song when transitioning from always-on-display mode to the lock screen.
Some other fixes include issues with charging, crashes of the Android System Intelligence service, errors related to the CredentialManager registry, null pointer exceptions in the HealthConnect API, boot loops, unresponsive elements in the system UI during mode switches, and unresponsiveness of the Picture-in-Picture (PiP) window when using certain apps in PiP mode and locking the screen.
Also, the update addresses problems with the lock screen wallpaper, poor UI animations in the launcher, an incorrect intent picker dialog during work profile setup, incorrect display of rounded borders on notifications, unresponsiveness when eSIM was disable, crashes cause by ConnectivityService, issues with the system volume slider, problems with TalkBack accessibility, fingerprint enrollment failures during device rotation, incorrect ranking of Bluetooth devices in the system audio output switcher, and various other stability and performance improvements.
For more details about Android 14 Beta 4 check out the full changelogs here.
The beta release is now available for the Google Pixel Fold and Google Pixel Tablet devices as well, with users able to enroll in the beta program to receive prerelease updates.
As per the previous release patterns, this is likely the second-to-last beta build before the stable release.
As the update has begun rolling out, it may take some time to reach all users, depending on their device and carrier.
