Google may announce Android 14 in May this year. According to a report by GSMArena, the tech company will crack down on older apps being installed on new devices, suggests a newly listed code.
Android 14 will not allow sideloading of apps targeting older versions of the OS, as per the report. Currently, Google does not allow newly listed apps on Google Play to target Android versions older than 12. However, they can still sideload older software.
Google play Also allows you to install old apps, which you have already installed. As GSM Arena previously reported, all that is about to change with Android 14.
Sideloading apps will require above-average technical skill, using the command shell and a new flag to allow installation. This way, users will not be able to accidentally install unsafe apps on their phones.
In another news, Google Reportedly working on its own location tag. According to Kuba Wojciechowski, a developer and reliable leaker, the tech giant is working on a smart tracker similar to Apple’s AirTag. The device is currently codenamed ‘Grogu’ – possibly inspired by the Baby Yoda character from Star Wars.
He wrote on Twitter, ‘I have recently received references that show that Google is working on support for locator tags in Fast Pair.’ According to him, the Google Nest team is working on the device. He adds that the device will come with speakers just like the Apple AirTag.
Google’s location tags are likely to be offered in different colours, but the tipster could not provide any details at the moment. However, he adds that Google is currently working with several chipset makers to bring support for the new fast pair-based technology to their products to enable OEMs to develop their own trackers without much hassle. Can go
(with agency inputs)
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