Android 14 takes concept from One UI, however makes it higher

Google has launched the second developer preview of Android 14 and customers are discovering quite a lot of new options. A type of just lately found options seems to be an “auto-confirm unlock” possibility that ought to make lock display PIN customers pleased.

In the event you use a PIN to unlock your handset on Android 13, you normally must enter your PIN after which hit “OK” earlier than the gadget will unlock. Based on XDA Developers, Android 14 introduces a pleasant quality-of-life characteristic that may prevent a step. If auto-confirm unlock is toggled on, it’s going to unlock your gadget as quickly as you enter the proper PIN, eliminating the necessity to faucet the OK button.

It could be a small change, however it’s a welcomed one. And if you happen to’d choose to faucet the OK button, you possibly can toggle the characteristic off once more.

This characteristic works equally to the present lock display characteristic present in Samsung’s One UI. However there may be one essential distinction that favors Google’s method to the idea.

On One UI, the auto-confirm characteristic could be enabled on four-digit PINs, whereas Android 14 would require at the least six digits earlier than it may be enabled. Whereas this distinction could not look like a lot, it ought to make your gadget safer. With these additional digits, there are a better variety of potential combos, which ought to make it tougher for somebody to brute pressure their approach into your telephone.

Since Samsung already has its personal system constructed out, it probably received’t take a lot work for the corporate to make the identical requirement. The change may even include the discharge of Samsung’s One UI 6 replace, which ought to roll out later this 12 months.