The first rumors about the requirements that will characterize the next version of Android, some of which are quite obvious, are leaking online
There are still some though The smartphones are updated to Android 13, the first rumors about the next version of the “green robot” have begun to circulate online A paradox? Of course not, given its structure Android And the fragmentation that has always characterized Google’s mobile operating system.
And so, when rumors about the latter Android 14 More and more compatibility will be made in the coming months, there will still be several smartphones that need to be updated to the current Android 13, currently distributed only on the Google Pixel and a few “for proximity” (including OnePlus 10 Proas we have seen in recent days).
And so, when rumors about the latter Android 14 More and more compatibility will be made in the coming months, there will still be several smartphones that need to be updated to the current Android 13, currently distributed only on the Google Pixel and a few “for proximity” (including OnePlus 10 Proas we have seen in recent days).
We certainly won’t dramatize, but just wait for the update processes to be completed by Google’s various OEM partners.
Nevertheless, as we said at the beginning, we have already started talking Android 14. Which according to preliminary data can bring two important demands as dowry.
As explained by the well-known Mishal Rahman, the new version of “Green Robot” may impose support for video content first, introducing the obligation to support. Standard video AV1. This is not a complete innovation, really, especially if we consider the reference of this standard in the Android compatibility definition document, which Google has been working on for some time.
The upcoming Android 14 update will only support 64-bit apps
The second innovation may involve applications. Again according to the source, which was first rumored from some strings in the Android compatibility definition document, Android 14 can Only supports 64-bit apps. What does this all mean? Basically, Google’s next major release will require updated smartphone processors to be compatible with the Armv9 architecture, which is already supported by flagship chipsets like Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 or Google Tensor.
A step, the latter, is also quite obvious in this case (and in some ways “painless”), considering that 99% of apps on the Play Store already support the 64-bit standard.
In any case, there will be time and means to deepen the discussion related to this Android 14, whose formalization should coincide with the first half of 2023, also takes into account the previous strategies adopted by Big G. And we’re sure it won’t be long before the first advances in some common features of the new version of Android come in the coming months. . For the moment, the current one is Android 13, which is expected on several smartphones in the coming weeks.
