Google outs first Android 14 preview to test drive the new features on Pixels

By Scott Marlette Last updated Feb 9, 2023

New Android 14 features

Speaking of new Android 14 features, as usual in the Developer Preview stage, there aren’t many user-facing ones, but rather deep under-the-hood changes that bring interface speed and power-draw optimizations, as well as security and privacy upgrades. Still, there is one biggie one it comes to new Android 14 feature that you will immediately notice.

System fonts grow larger

Google calls this new Android 14 option “bigger fonts with non-linear scaling,” which is exactly what it says on the tin. Android phone owners will be able to boost the size of the system fonts twofold, rather than the 130% threshold available now.

It’s understandable given that the screens are getting ever larger, and now we have foldables north of the 7-inch diagonal with small font being hard to read. Needless to say, Google doesn’t just boost the Android 14 font size in a way worthy of the best phones for seniors ranking, but rather applies smart “non-linear” scaling to grow text with fonts already large enough less than the smaller text that gets an increase in size.

Non-linear font scaling in Android 14

“Android supports font scaling up to 200%, providing low-vision users with additional accessibility options that align with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG),” is how Google explains the drive to provide the new larger font scaling in Android 14.

Battery life and performance

Through a clever mix of background process streamlining and delivering actionable queries to apps only when they are out of a cached state, Android 14 will optimize the mobile OS system’s overall performance and present less of a power draw from unneeded processes.

In addition, apps that don’t require strict timing schedule like clocks or calendars, won’t be able to constantly probe for resources by setting exact alarms without the user’s permission explicitly granted.

Adapting to foreign language

With Android 14, several foreign language optimizations address the device accessibility department by adapting the text to reflect non-English speaking peculiarities such as personalized translations accounting for the grammatical genders that exist in other languages.

Another great locale adaptation addition to Android 14 is the ability to dynamically update the set of foreign languages in an app’s settings to display what reflects the region and even customize the keyboard based on the interface language that the app is shown in.

Security and privacy

Down on the system level, Android 14 will include several new malware-fighting features that plug known exploits by blocking app installations or only allow them if they meet certain criteria.

Dynamically loaded applications that can be changed by injecting code in the process will be marked to be read-only in Android 14 in order to close another door for the installation of malware and various exploits.

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