The recent update of the Google Play Store to version 40.6.31 allows the simultaneous update of two applications, a function that users have undoubtedly been waiting for a long time.

The Apple App Store allows up to three simultaneous downloads, so it is not necessary to wait for one download to finish before the next one starts.

In the case of the Google Play Store, users who already have Android 14, Pixel phones or tablets will be able to download two apps at the same time.

The functionality saves time, provides efficiency and convenience. If the smart device user does not have automatic updating activated, they only have to click on the Google Play Store icon, go to Settings and search for available updates. Once there, you will have the possibility of doing the process in two apps, monitoring the process directly in the store or on the device’s home screen.

Before this update, users had to carry out the process one by one, since when clicking on several applications at once, the one with the least weight and technical requirements was executed, leaving the others pending.

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The latest iteration of Google’s operating system, Android 14, introduces more personalization features, health and safety monitoring, and accessibility, with the option to set shortcuts on the lock screen, as well as a number of inclusion features for users with disabilities.

The technology company expanded details on Wednesday about the artificial intelligence-based features of the new version of its operating system at the presentation of the new Pixel 8, this day, after offering a first contact in May, at the annual developers event.

First of all, Google has recalled that with the previous version of Android, it did something “a little unusual” by introducing large screen features initially intended for Android 14 and made available to users through Android 13 updates.

Among these new features are improvements in the multitasking function, a taskbar with a new design and improved support for foldable devices, with applications optimized for them.

With Android 14, updates are introduced focused on personalizing the user experience, with greater control over health and safety, and improvements in accessibility, as indicated in a press release.

Added to the Material You customization options – wallpaper, style and color palette theme – is the ability to configure custom shortcuts on the lock screen, such as the QR reader or the Google Home application.

Thus, new lock screen templates of different styles have been implemented that also use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to adjust the screen based on the user’s situation. For example, if the weather suddenly worsens, the weather widget will be more prominent.

The wallpapers also incorporate emojis. The user can decorate the background with the emoji of their choice and select the color palette. A cinematic wallpaper is also incorporated, based on a photograph, which generates subtle movement in the background to create a 3D image effect.

Android 14 also introduces generative AI wallpapers, which will arrive first on the Pixel 8 and will allow you to create a custom background from a description, to which the color palette will adapt.

Control over health and safety

The Health Connect application is now integrated into the operating system so that users can centralize the storage of their data and have full control over it. These, by the way, are encrypted on the phone.

Users will also have greater awareness of how their data is used by applications that request access to it. That way, when they are asked to grant permission to, for example, location data, they will also be notified when an app shares it with third parties.

Another new feature of Android 14 is related to visual and auditory inclusion. This is the case of the magnifying glass, which is now more intuitive and can be configured to choose, for example, the amount of screen you want to enlarge.

For people with hearing needs, this update to Google’s operating system comes with a ‘flash’ notification setting, allowing for visual flashes of light when there are incoming notifications.

Android 14 began arriving this Wednesday on compatible Pixel devices. In addition to Pixel 8, which comes with this version by default, the update can be downloaded on Pixel 4a, Pixel 5 and 5a, Pixel 6 and 6 Pro, Pixel 6a, Pixel 7 and 7 Pro.

At the end of the year the update will be available for compatible devices from OPPO, Samsung Galaxy, Sharp, OnePlus, vivo, Xiaomi, Nothing, Lenovo, iQOO and Tecno, according to an update from the brand on its developer blog.

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The launch of Android 14, scheduled for this Tuesday, September 5, was delayed until next October, a date that coincides with the presentation of its new smartphone, Pixel 8, as well as its new smartwatch, Pixel Watch 2.

Google has been working for months on the new version of its operating system (OS), Android 14, of which it has already presented several betas, the last of which is number five and which was presented as its third version of the stable platform.

With its launch last August, Google qualified that this update consisted of everything necessary to test the functions of Android 14, so its official deployment for devices with this operating system was expected this month.

However, analyst Mishaal Rahman recently announced that the release of the Android 14 source code has been delayed until next month, despite the fact that some original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) expected its arrival on Tuesday, September 5.

“OEMs are now being informed that the vulnerabilities detailed in the Android 14 Security Release Notes will be released on October 4, 2023, so that may be the release date,” said this expert.

In this way, Rahman suggested that Google will launch the new version of its operating system on the same day that it presents its new Pixel 8 smartphone, as well as the second generation of the Pixel Watch.

It should be noted that this would have been an unexpected change for mobile manufacturers with this OS, since the analyst recalled that a few days ago, OnePlus announced that it would update its terminals to Android 14 on September 25.

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The next version of Android will incorporate a new alert for when the user is about to run out of battery, along with other innovations that Google is working on, such as the image selector or greater efficiency in app updates from third-party stores. .

The preview version for developers of Android 14 continues to show the news that is expected to reach users of devices that use Google’s mobile operating system by the end of the year.

On this occasion, the novelty is intended to alert the user when the battery is about to run out, as reported by Android Police. Specifically, the new notice will report a “very low” battery level, when only 2% remains.

Currently, Android 13 notifies in two moments when it detects that the mobile battery is low: when there is 20 % left and when there is 10 % left. In both cases, the user can consider continuing to use the device for a while longer, unlike if a lower percentage is indicated, with which he will have less time to locate the charger and a plug.

Some novelties that have been known before are the recovery of a wave in the multimedia player, an image selector that limits the access of apps to the gallery or news for third-party stores, such as improvements in updates.

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Android 14 will block the installation of applications targeting outdated versions of the Google-developed operating system in order to stop the spread of malicious software updates.

The Google Play Store encourages app developers to keep their apps up to date and reviews these latest versions so that users can safely access their features.

To offer this experience, the app store requires that all apps it hosts meet certain target API level requirements, as it reminds you on its support page. In it, it also reminds that from this month, the updates of applications must be directed to Android 12 or later versions.

However, users can download previous versions of the applications as long as their developers distribute APK files through alternative stores, which those interested must install manually and without going through the Play Store.

The company recently modified the code of its latest version of Android, which determines that the API requirements will be stricter in Android 14 and that it will block the installation of outdated applications.

This update then removes the option to download these outdated app APKs and alternative app stores will also be unable to offer these old versions of the apps.

Initially, devices running Android 14 will only block apps targeting older versions of Android, multiple outlets reported.

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A data leak about the next Android update suggests that users will have satellite connectivity, which will represent faster than the current LTI and 5G provide.

Android 13 is just being updated and users already have information about the next version, Android 14, on which Google is already working. With this innovation, they would receive users in 2023.

But the leak of information has verifiable bases, given that it was Hiroshi Lockheimer himself, senior vice president of Android, Chrome, Chrome OS and Google Photos, who pointed out via Twitter that they were already working on Android 14 to add connectivity support satellite.

In relation to this information, it has been known that the new iPhone 14 will precisely offer a satellite connection for sending SMS, emergency calls, but not web browsing or common calls.

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