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February 14, 2023

šŸ’˜Good morning, and welcome to Tuesdayā€™s Daily Authority. Itā€™s February 14, also known as Valentineā€™s Day, also known as the most romantic day of the year, if you buy into that. More on that shortly, but first, todayā€™s top tech news.

šŸ˜» Iā€™m currently laid up with the lurgy, so Iā€™ll be spending my evening bingeing Disney Plus shows with the cat. Who said romance was dead?

Android 14 plays nice with third-party app stores

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Following the release of Android 14ā€™s first developer preview last week, and a ton of information on its release date and features, weā€™ve got more good news for those using sideloaded apps or anyone who prefers third-party app stores.

  • Android 14 will better accommodate third-party app stores.
  • With the Play Store and Google itself coming under fire in recent years, Google announced several changes to accommodate third-party app stores.
  • According to XDA-Developers and Mishaal Rahman, there are a ton of new Android 14 features thatā€™ll make using third-party app stores easier.
  • This includes a new API that enables third-party app stores to perform ā€œgentle updates,ā€ without interrupting user experience. The API can be used to delay app updates if the app in question is in use.
  • Googleā€™s also introducing an API enabling the third-party app store to request user approval before an update is installed. According to XDA-Developers, this could be helpful in case new permissions are introduced with an app update, as users will be prompted first.
  • Finally, the new ā€œupdate ownership featureā€ lets a third-party app store be the only source of automatic updates for a specific app, though the option is restricted to the initial installation via a third-party app store.

Roundup

šŸ˜„ Itā€™s not just you: Google Photos is broken on the latest iOS update (Android Authority).

šŸ™Œ Also: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 starts getting One UI 5.1 (Android Authority).

šŸ’° Google didnā€™t think its Bard AI was ā€˜really readyā€™ for a product yet, says Alphabet chairman, days after the chatbotā€™s very public mistake tanked the companyā€™s stock (Business Insider).

šŸ‘€ Carl Pei reviews the OnePlus 11, calls it ā€˜beautifulā€™ but has ā€˜no real identityā€™ (Android Authority).

šŸŽ„ A new trailer dropped for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (YouTube).

šŸ¶ In case you missed it: Puppy Bowl 2023 is the cutest sporting event of the year (Mashable).

Tuesday thing

Did you know Valentineā€™s Day actually commemorates the beating and beheading of a saint? Imprisoned for having performed marriage ceremonies in defiance of a ban on marriage by Emperor Claudius II, Roman priest Valentinus was beaten and beheaded on February 14, 270 A.D.

  • We donā€™t actually know the exact date of his death, but it was on or around February 14.
  • There are actually several tales about the origin of Saint Valentineā€™s Day, but we may never know the truth due to poorly recorded history.
  • The grisly story also sees a fixation with the dismembered body parts of the priest, with several cathedrals in different countries claiming to house his remains.
  • Itā€™s a far cry from the hearts and flowers of our modern-day celebration.
  • With Americans set to spend nearly $26 billion this Valentineā€™s Day, according to the National Retail Federation, the holiday is seeing its second-highest year for spending since the NRF began tracking back in 2004.
  • Donā€™t have any February 14 plans? Why not check out our pick of the best romance movies on Hulu? Or if youā€™ve got a date, try one of the 15 best sexy Netflix movies.

Have a great day!

Paula Beaton, Copy Editor.

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