Google released the Android 14 Beta 4 on Tuesday as the company prepares for the final release of the operating system update. The new version mostly includes bug fixes but also introduces a nifty feature to make unlocking easier.
The Beta 4 has a new “auto-confirm unlock” feature in settings, which unlocks the phone automatically once you dial in the correct PIN of six digits or more. Previously, you had to tap enter to confirm after keying in the PIN code. In the settings menu, Google warns that auto-unlocking is a “slightly less secure” method than having to confirm the action.
In earlier beta versions, the Ring volume and Notification volume sliders were tied to each other, so you couldn’t raise the ring volume without raising it for notifications. As Android researcher Mishaal Rahman noted, in the latest update, these two controls are now fully separate.
