Android 14 continues to be just a few months away from its anticipated launch, however particulars in regards to the subsequent model of Google’s working system for smartphones continues to floor on-line. The upcoming model of Android is predicted to characteristic small design tweaks and enhancements, as effectively has enhancements for efficiency and privateness below the hood. A month after the corporate confirmed off lock display clock customisation choices on Android 14 at Google I/O, new customized clock designs in addition to customisation choices have surfaced on-line.
New lock display clock customisation choices for Android 14 have been shared by tipster Kamila Wojciechowska (through Esper’s Mishaal Rahman). A sequence of lock display clocks are proven in a display recording exhibiting just a few choices — for color and dimension — when a particular clock face is chosen. According to Rahman, the brand new lock display customisation choices ought to be obtainable with Android 14 Beta 3, a month after they had been revealed at Google I/O.
In Android 14 Beta 2, we solely have entry to a single lock display clock design. But as Google introduced at I/O, extra clock choices will probably be coming quickly. You can see what they appear like on this video: https://t.co/irZXpd7Lof
— Mishaal Rahman (@MishaalRahman) June 2, 2023
According to particulars shared by Rahman, the Wallpaper and Style app on Android 14 will can help you change the color and depth of the lock display clock. This is as a result of the choice to set completely different wallpapers for the house display and lock display may result in a discrepancy with the system-provided color palette and the lock display wallpaper color.
Instead, the Wallpaper and Style app will let you choose a unique color for the clock and alter depth, whereas a second tab will allow you to choose between Dynamic and Small dimension choices for the clock. Selecting this selection is similar as choosing the double-line clock settings positioned below Display > Lock display within the Settings app.
Last week, Rahman revealed that Android 14 may introduce a battery well being monitoring characteristic that would assist customers see their telephone’s battery well being and maintain observe of cost cycles. The subsequent model of Android contains new software programming interfaces (APIs) that present particulars such because the well being of the telephone’s battery, the manufacturing date, when it was first used, what number of charging cycles have been accomplished, and the charging coverage.
On the most recent Android beta model, two APIs that observe battery charging standing and the variety of battery cost cycles (cost and discharge) are public, permitting third social gathering apps to entry this info, whereas particulars like charging coverage and well being state are solely accessible to privileged system apps. It is presently unclear whether or not these options will probably be accessible to customers when Android 14 is rolled out to eligible Pixel smartphones later this 12 months.
