Android 14 Beta 5
With the official release of Android 14 only weeks away, today we're bringing you Beta 5, the last scheduled update in our Android 14 beta program. It's the last chance to make sure your apps are ready and provide feedback before non-beta users start getting Android 14. To enable you to test your applications on devices spanning multiple form factors, Beta 5 is available for Pixel Tablet and Pixel Fold, in addition to the rest of the supported Pixel family and the Android emulator.
Beta 5 is our third Platform Stable Android 14 release, which means that the developer APIs and all app-facing behaviors are final for you to review and integrate into your apps, and you can publish apps on Google Play targeting Android 14's SDK version 34. It includes the latest fixes and optimizations, giving you everything you need to complete your testing.
Imagine free beta testing billion dollar corporations lmao, cant wait to get the latest android storage restrictions ?
...you don't understand what opt-in is?
...whch is the entire point of my comment? Imagine doing it voluntarily for free ?
Imagine someone liking software. Nope, couldn't be me, nosireee.
Beta software when even official releases have bugs? Nope, couldn't be me, nosireee
If I like steak I want to eat a good one, try again
ok
If official software has bugs and they use reports to fix, what’s the difference with using stable beta software as a user?
It’s just early access, with slightly less polish.
If you read the article (or even the text in the post), it's mostly about letting app developers test that the update doesn't break their apps, and giving them time to fix things before the full release. Sure, some people will want to try out the new features ahead of time (and potentially report bugs to Google), but that's only part of why they release betas.
Nobody's forcing anyone to opt-in to the beta. If you want new features before the company is ready to release it on a stable channel, you pay for it in a buggier experience. That's literally what a beta means.