General September 20 2023 - Android 14 QPR1 Beta 1 U1B1.230908.003 - Android 14 "Upside Down Cake" - Pixel 7 Pro [Cheetah]

[roirraW "edor" ehT]

Android 14 Beta program for the Pixel 7 Pro [Cheetah]​

Download links in the middle of the OP.

Welcome to the Android 14 Developer Preview! This first release is for developers only, to help with early development, testing, and feedback. Android 14 Developer Preview 1 is an early baseline build that's still in active development, so the Android system and apps running on it might not always work as expected.

September 20, 2023:
Android 14 QPR1 Beta 1:

Release notes | Android Developers

Release notes and known issues for the latest Android 14 builds.

developer.android.com

Factory images for Google Pixel | Android Developers

Instructions for downloading and installing preview system images for Pixel devices.

developer.android.com

OTA images for Google Pixel | Android Developers

Instructions for downloading and applying preview OTA images for Pixel devices.

developer.android.com

Android Developers

Get Android 14 QPR beta builds on an eligible device.

developer.android.com

Android Beta Program

Android Beta Program allows you to enroll your Android device for beta releases.

www.google.com

Official Google Android Flash Tool

Spoiler: Android 14 (NOT QPR) Beta 5.3:

September 6, 2023:
Android 14 (NOT QPR) Beta 5.3:

Release notes | Android Developers

Release notes and known issues for the latest Android 14 builds.

developer.android.com

Factory images for Google Pixel | Android Developers

Instructions for downloading and installing preview system images for Pixel devices.

developer.android.com

OTA images for Google Pixel | Android Developers

Instructions for downloading and appying preview OTA images for Pixel devices.

developer.android.com

Get Android 14 | Android Developers

Get Android 14 on your eligible device.

developer.android.com

Android 14 Preview | Android Developers

How the Android 14 Preview works, the timeline, and what is included.

developer.android.com

 

[Dr.Pepper]

We'll be glad if someone provide screenshots pf new features and changes

 

[roirraW "edor" ehT]

We'll be glad if someone provide screenshots pf new features and changes

No screenshots, but adding this to the OP now:

Release notes | Android Developers

Release notes and known issues for the latest Android 14 builds.

developer.android.com

 

[Dr.Pepper]

No screenshots, but adding this to the OP now:

Release notes | Android Developers

Release notes and known issues for the latest Android 14 builds.

developer.android.com

This message was for someone who will install DP)
Right now i dont have access to PC and cant install on my P7 DP)
Will patinetly waiting for SS!)

 

[xunholyx]

I'll be flashing this as soon as I get home from work

 

[Gordietm]

I just flashed it without wiping, coming from A13 February stable build. Boots up fine and just started looking around. All my apps that I've opened so far work fine.
I'm going to try and root it soon, I'll let you know how that goes.

 

[pogo-airsupport]

Rooted fine for me. Coming from A13 Feb stable build.
Device will NOT pass Device Integrity within Play Integrity at all now on USNF 2.3.1 Diplax mod, BUT works intermittantly on USNF 2.4.0. Will now have to try with GooglePay. Seems like the Play Security Update of February may have something to do with it?

 

[roirraW "edor" ehT]

Added the following (LONG!):

Android Developers Blog

News and insights on the Android platform, developer tools, and events.

android-developers.googleblog.com

 

[roirraW "edor" ehT]

Rooted fine for me. Coming from A13 Feb stable build.
Device will NOT pass Device Integrity within Play Integrity at all now on USNF 2.3.1 Diplax mod, BUT works on USNF 2.4.0. Will now have to try with GooglePay

I was just about to send you a reply asking what version of USNF you're on, but then I saw my quote of your post was different (edited) from your original post.

 

[LLStarks]

SIM manager seems extremely unstable.

And yes, T-Mobile n25 is still missing.

 

[gpvecchi]

No way to flash without wipe on a locked bootloader, right?

 

[pogo-airsupport]

No way to flash without wipe on a locked bootloader, right?

Only download and flash only for the DP builds unfortunately, so correct

 

[roirraW "edor" ehT]

No way to flash without wipe on a locked bootloader, right?

And you probably don't want to unless you can unlock your bootloader when you choose, because with a locked bootloader, you would be stuck in this Android 14 Developer Preview and then Beta until it goes Final somewhere between August and October 2023.

 

[Namelesswonder]

I'm seeing a full compliment of 32-bit libraries inside the system image and inside the APEXs, so Google is still shipping with multilib for the time being.

I haven't tested the preview with my forks of Magisk that provide 32-bit support to see if they work, but in theory it should work fine.

Now I'm questioning why Google is still doing multilib and if their plans are at some point in the preview process to make all libraries 64-bit only, or if the Pixel 7 is just going to have this half-way transition to 64-bit only for the rest of it's Android releases.

 

[LLStarks]

Should update that warning to a

And you probably don't want to unless you can unlock your bootloader when you choose, because with a locked bootloader, you would be stuck in this Android 14 Developer Preview and then Beta until it goes Final somewhere between August and October 2023.

Should update that first post warning to a big red DO NOT FLASH for locked bootloaders. We should refuse to support anyone that does and then complains.

Not putting up with a repeat of 13 DP1.

 

[pogo-airsupport]

First hour of playing with the update, everything seems pretty smooth. Scrolling especially.
Device is still warm, but that's expected with the optimization and updating going on behind the scenes.
GooglePay is going to be a write off for the time being, until root and modules are a bit more optimized. The update does seem to break it more consistently, so reproducing the error will at least be easier.
All apps still seem to work.
I went from a g5300n radio to the bundled g5300g radio. I had been using the QPR2.1 radio with the stable builds for better reception. Took about 1-2 minutes for g5300g to lock on to 5G, but since then has had stable signal.

Notable bugs:
1. Central clock widget time is NOT centered.
2. Device battery widget will not show % or name when shrunk under a certain size
3. LSPOSED menu is BROKEN

 

[roirraW "edor" ehT]

The https://developer.android.com/about/versions/14/overview has already changed with some minor corrections.

It did say:

What's included in the Android 14 Preview?​

...

SDK & NDK tools​

...

• SDK, NDK, and tools for Android 14

...

For more inforamtion, see Get Android 14.

Now it says:

What's included in the Android 14 Preview?​

...

SDK & tools​

...

• SDK and tools for Android 14

...

For more information, see Get Android 14.

 

[roirraW "edor" ehT]

Should update that warning to a


Should update that first post warning to a big red DO NOT FLASH for locked bootloaders. We should refuse to support anyone that does and then complains.

Not putting up with a repeat of 13 DP1.

I'll consider it, thank you. There's really nothing we can do to support anyone who does and can't unlock their bootloader, anyway.

I might go for several flashy, annoying danger GIFs instead.

 

[roirraW "edor" ehT]

Should update that warning to a


Should update that first post warning to a big red DO NOT FLASH for locked bootloaders. We should refuse to support anyone that does and then complains.

Not putting up with a repeat of 13 DP1.

Okay, I've modified the warnings. If that's not enough heads up, then I give up.

 

[Lughnasadh]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1623382609056129025