Google is likely to release Android 14 on October 4, the same day when it officially unveiled its Pixel 8 lineup of devices. Android 14 was supposed to launch last month, but that did not happen and several rumours and leaks pointed at an October 4 unveil, coinciding with the launch of Pixel 8 Pro and Pixel 8. According to Canadian mobile network carrier Telus, it will be released on October 4, as spotted by Droid Life.
Android U (Android UpSideDownCake) has an "approx date" of October 4, as per a forum post on Telus’ website. The support page now been archived, but it said that the Android 14 update will be rolling out for last year's Google Pixel 7 Pro, Pixel 7, Pixel 7a, Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, Pixel 6a, Pixel 5, Pixel 4a (5G) as well as the Pixel 4a. While there is no official confirmation from the tech giant but the information makes sense.
As always, Google Pixel devices are the first in the lot to get the latest iteration of Android OS every year. Android 14 is likely to be rolled out for eligible Samsung models with the stable version of its proprietary One UI 6.0 on the same day or week as Google, says a report by Sam Mobile.
According to famed leakster Ice Universe, Samsung's rollout of Android 14-based One UI 6.0 will be pushed back to the end of October. The company has already released five One UI 6.0 beta updates to its flagship Galaxy S23 series, which is likely to be the first in line to get the update.
Meanwhile, Google unveiled a brand new look and logo for Android last month and Android will be spelt with a capital A now, instead of an all-lowercase format. The Android brand has undergone several updates to modernise its look and feel and evolve with the needs of our community in the past decade. In 2019 Android logo was changed in order to be more accessible and easier to read and now, it adds more weight to the logo and makes it look prominent next to the Google logo.