#android14beta — Public Fediverse posts
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Android 14 Beta 5 – Czy to już Release Candidate?
https://rootblog.pl/android-14-beta-5/
#Android #Android14 #Android14Beta #Android14Beta5 #PlatformStability
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Oh yeah, new mouse cursor! Kinda cute. The I-beam is straight up and down instead of having top/bottom lines; it's fine I guess.
There are some weird behaviors I don't recall from before; sometimes the cursor changes into a pointer when hovering something clickable which goes against what most desktop OSes have been doing for decades... but feels like the web. Idk if I like it. Tooltips are nice, idk if these showed on hover in Android 13.
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I don't recall seeing these settings before, but could have missed them. Interestingly, Android calls the "Super" key the "Action" key, but then styles it as a search icon in the UI. Kinda confusing.
But this screen lets you swap the functions of Ctrl, Alt, Caps, and Super which is kinda neat. OS-level workaround for being more familiar with macOS, ChromeOS, or Windows style layouts, independent of keyboard hardware support.
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New keyboard shortcuts
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New Alt+Tab window switcher
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Thing I've noticed they've fixed:
Alt+Tab! There's a new UI at the top instead of reusing the multitasking/recents view. This probably makes sense with the more touch-friendly grid of the recents view, now.
The Super key actually works again! Instead of triggering the Assistant, it goes to the home screen (and on the home screen, opens the app drawer/search).
Context menus work better! I can right-click items on the home screen and in the dock.
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Update: Android 14 beta fixes a bunch of things in this thread! So as I suspected, they are actively working on it since Android regressed so much in this area; it looks like they focused on the touch experience above all (which makes sense!), but have a decent round of "desktop" style improvements coming soon. This could point to an accessory ecosystem of keyboards, for one...
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Android 14 Beta 4 z kolejną porcją nowości!
https://rootblog.pl/android-14-beta-4/
#Android #Android14 #Android14Beta #Android14Beta3 #Android14Beta4 #PlatformStability
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📢 Android 14 Beta 3 adds more Privacy, Security, Performance, and Customization. Click here for a brief overview on what is being improved → https://www.kunal-chowdhury.com/2023/06/android-14-beta-3.html
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Android 14 Beta 2 wypuszczona w cieniu Google I/O 2023
https://rootblog.pl/android-14-beta-2/
#Android #Android14 #Android14Beta #Android14Beta2 #UpsideDownCake
