Nothing Phone (1) will get Android 14 Beta in coming weeks

With just one cellphone in the Nothing lineup, the agency has confirmed that the Phone (1) will be eligible for the Android 14 Beta 1 in the coming weeks.

No timeline was shared for the replace, however with the Pixel sequence already seeding the Android 14 Beta to eligible gadgets, the Nothing Phone (1) will be among the many first non-Google gadgets to get an unbiased preview section. We’re anticipating extra Android companions to substantiate beta phases for the following working system at Google I/O on May 10. In earlier years, this has corresponded with Android Beta replace info and the beginning of the public-facing take a look at section for Pixel telephones.

However, Google has provided the Android 13 Beta 1 and Android 14 Beta 1 updates on a protracted timeline. After the large Android 12 replace, tweaks and tuning have been minor in comparison with the Material You overhaul. Nothing OS 1.5 primarily based on Android 13 has been accessible for all Phone (1) items since mid-February however arrived some six months behind the Pixel sequence.

With an earlier Android 14 Beta launch for the Phone (1), we might see Nothing launch the steady Nothing OS replace in good time later this yr. With the Nothing Phone (2) anticipated to launch in the coming months, it’s unclear if the agency’s subsequent flagship will be eligible for this public preview when it will definitely goes on sale.

Google’s early Android 14 Developer Preview and subsequent Beta contains extra tweaks to Material You and Dynamic Color – which underpinned earlier OS releases. Nothing OS could be very near the software program discovered on Pixel telephones and is prone to supply minor tuning. The London-based startup has not but shared particulars on how Phone (1) house owners can join or the up to date timeline. Expect to be taught extra in the coming weeks.

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