The mobile phone system has changed a lot in recent years, and although the lower layer of Android has been steadily improving, the changes in user interface customisation for Chinese manufacturers are increasing. Xiaomi, the first Android 14 Beta which will form the basis for MIUI 15 at the end of the year.
Many manufacturers have brought features that the Android base has not. Both security and connectivity features have changed a lot. On the other hand, today's customised user interface also brings a new style and the update speed is very fast. Many vendors release a developer version almost every month. However, when the Android system undergoes major updates every year, Chinese manufacturers still have to keep up, so there have been various changes in the update rhythm.
You should know that the strength of each mobile phone manufacturer is different: some manufacturers have a fast update rate and some do not. The more phones you have, the more work you do and so updates are not as frequent.
The bottom line is that the update cycle for many new phones has been shortened to around three years. But now there are models that have not been updated for two years. So every update has attracted a lot of attention, with the hope that it will bring more new features to improve the user experience. So in this case, the news that Xiaomi has started testing Android 14 is also very good news for fans.
Testing Android 14
It is understood that Xiaomi 13, 13 Pro, Xiaomi Pad 6/6 Pro and other devices have started internal testing of Android 14. The official major version of Android 14 is scheduled to launch in August. Then Xiaomi will gradually start upgrading the phones to Android 14 base. Android 14 is also likely to be the basis for MIUI 15.
While it may not be as fast, in retrospect, new MIUI versions have not always brought the new Android base. Even MIUI 14 didn't bring the new version of the Android 13-at, even to this day. But the major phone versions and the ones supported by the base do.
So let's not all start hoping that MIUI 15 will be released on Android 14 for all phones. It will be replaced gradually, as we have become accustomed to. But the new main line, the first of which will be the Xiaomi 14, will surely arrive that way.
