It’s been months since MrWe heard the first preview of Android 14, because in February of this year, Google released the Developer Preview, a beta version aimed at developers so that they can start working on adapting their development to the future iteration of the operating system well in advance. Shortly after, in April, Beta 1 arrived, which, in addition to being broader in scope, also progressed by showing us some of the new features that will arrive with Android 14.

We expected a much deeper review during the opening keynote of Google I/O 2023, but as you may remember, Google dedicated this presentation to many and very interesting news about artificial intelligence, as well as the presentation of the Pixel 7a. , Pixel Tablet and Pixel Fold, which made the presence of the operating system impossible at the time. However, Google I/O 2023 is not just an introductory presentation, so Android 14 beta 2 was announced as part of the developers meetingas well as Wear OS 4.

So with the deadlines mentioned until then During the month of September, there were many groups betting on the release of the final version of Android 14. Not because of history, because Google is not particularly regular in this regard (Android 11 was released in September, Android 12 in October and Android 13 in August, to name only the last three launches), but because of the image that you can see below this paragraph and which was published by Google:

However, September was left behind a few days ago, leaving us in doubt about the date Google chose. And now, as we can read in Phone Arena, A leak from Canadian carrier Telus confirms that Android 14 will arrive tomorrow, Wednesday, October 4. The message with said confirmation has since been deleted, making it clear to us that it was posted by mistake, but given the key role carriers play in OTA deployments, we can assume that this is very first-hand information.

Android 14 launching tomorrow makes all the sense in the world The calendar thus coincides with the introduction of the more than expected Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro. In this way, Google is adopting a strategy similar to what Apple has been doing for years by releasing new versions of your iPhone and iOS. So I understand that it was a bummer for those who were expecting it back in September, but I have to admit that I think Google played their cards very well on this occasion,