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<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">The Google Android 14 beta program is about to expire as July is the final month of development before an anticipated August stable release. </p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">After innumerable errors were fixed, what began with the first developer preview five months ago has developed into a fairly polished build. </p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">Now that Android 14 Beta 4 is here, it has a long list of problem fixes.</p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center"><img alt="Android 14 Beta 4 arrives as stable release nears" src="http://gospeedcheck.com/filemanager/data-images/imgs/20230808/android-14-beta-4-is-released-as-stable-release-nears-1.jpg" style="height:400px; width:640px"></p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center"><em>Android 14 Beta 4 arrives as stable release nears</em></p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">We expected to get this update on Wednesday, July 5, but the holiday caused a slight delay.</p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">Google restricted the release of the latest build to Pixel 4a 5G devices that meet the requirements. </p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">The new version initially appeared as a generic system image (GSI) on Google's DSU Loader utility.</p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">However, it has recently been accessible for phones and tablets, as Mishaal Rahman pointed out on Twitter.</p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">Users report a download size of approximately 200MB, depending on the device, for the July security patches and the recent update, which has the build number UPB4.230623.005. </p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">That all adds up, as Google's release notes contain a lengthy list of issue patches.</p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center"><img alt="Developer-reported issues" src="http://gospeedcheck.com/filemanager/data-images/imgs/20230808/android-14-beta-4-is-released-as-stable-release-nears-2.jpg" style="height:996px; width:640px"></p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center"><em>Developer-reported issues</em></p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">Notably, this is the first beta build for Google's new Pixel Fold and Pixel Tablet devices that have been made accessible to the general public. </p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">Users merely need to sign up for the beta program to begin receiving prerelease upgrades, just like any other Pixel.</p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">If previous release cycles are any indication, this is likely the second to last beta build of Android 14. </p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">In the first week of June, Google released Beta 3, then a week later, Beta 3.1, which included a short bug fix, raised the security patch level to June 2023.</p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">Android 13 Beta 4 from the previous year likewise went live in early July, followed by Beta 4.1 in late July, and the stable version in August. </p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">We seem to be moving in the same direction right now.</p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">Users have reported that the update has begun to roll out.</p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">Yet, recent releases have shown us that it may take a week or more to reach everyone depending on your device and carrier. </p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify">Use Android Flash Tool to sideload the OTA or flash the factory images in roughly 15 minutes if you want things to go more quickly.</p>

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