Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 1 year ago

Discussion: Is Android going in the right direction?

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Discussion: Is Android going in the right direction?

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Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 1 year ago

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With the release of Android 14, which is slowly making its way to more devices, it seems like a good time for a community discussion on the direction of Android development.

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What do you think about this latest release?
Do you think things are going in the right direction?
Is there anything you’d like to see prioritized in future releases?
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They also removed Android Beam for no reason, except that it used Bluetooth Transfer. They should have just made it use Nearby Share instead.

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