A few days ago, Google released the first version of what will be the next big Android update, number 14, since the search giant stopped naming Android versions after desserts. At the moment it is a previous version, so it is still very green but we can already test some of the functions that will arrive when it is launched on the market.
If we have a smartphone pixel As of model 4, we will not have any problem installing it, although we must bear in mind that we must restore the phone to the factory state to return to the version of Android 13 available at the moment, so all the content stored inside it will be deleted and we must make a backup copy beforehand to restore it.
However, having a Google phone is not the only way to be able to install this previous version of Android 14. If we want to try first-hand the news of Android 14, we can install it on our Windows PC 10 or Windows 11 using Android Studio, we cannot using any Android emulator for Windows.
Android Studio is the Google application that developers use to create applications as well as test their operation without having to install them on an Android smartphone or tablet.
Install Android 14 on Windows
The first thing to do is download the latest version of Android Studio currently available. It must be the latest version since it is the one that includes support for Android 14. If we install a previous version, we will not have the opportunity to test the news. To download the preview version of Android Studio, we must visit the following link.
Next, we open the application and go to the menu Toolswhere we must select the option SDK Manager. Next, we select the latest version of Android Emulator to check if we have the latest version installed and, if not, that it updates automatically.
Then we go back to the menu Tools and we select AVD Manager. Click on create device and follow the steps to create a new Android Virtual Device (AVD). We must make sure to select a compatible Pixel device and a 64-bit image of Android 14.
If we do not have any Android 14 image installed that matches that of the device, click on the button Download that is displayed next to the version name so that Android Studio will download it.
Once we have created the Pixel device with Android 14, we must return to the AVD Manager option located in the Tools menu, and, to the right of the name of the device that we have created, click on the Play button (green triangle oriented towards the right) for start the system.
Initially it may seem like a somewhat complicated process if we have never interacted with Android Studio, however, if we carry out the steps as we have shown you above, we will be able to enjoy Android 14 on Windows and test the news that will come with the final version. . We must take into account that it is a previous version, before the beta, so the performance will not be the best and the applications will suffer from unexpected crashes.
