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Google is starting the developer preview process for Android 14 which will be released in H2 of 2023.
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Android 14 will prevent the installation of old apps, which means any app targeting Android 6.0 or below will be blocked.
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The cutoff point is set to Android 6.0 as it is the version that introduced runtime permissions.
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The core Android OS will cull app support every year.
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However, old apps won't be removed from the device even if the user upgrades to Android 14.
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There will be a new "non-linear font scaling" feature in Android 14.
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The font-scaling feature will scale small text more than big text, with a bumped up size limit from 130% to 200%.
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Changes are also made to "streamline background work."
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Android 14 is updating to OpenJDK 17 and the company plans to backport the work to older Android versions.
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The Beta release for Android 14 will start in April and the final release will be in August or later.