The first developer build comes with a new APEX file, which has the package name com.[google].android.healthconnect. That is, it is now a module updated via Google Play system updates.
The name of the package is in brackets for a reason, as the system version coexists next to the version from Google Play. At one point, Google will simply move the data to the system version.
Right now, however, apps are checking for the Google Play version. That is, to use the system version, you have to make changes to the apps. Google will probably just update the Health Connect support library so that developers don’t have to figure out what version of the app is installed.
Android 14 adds a new feature called “Advanced Memory Protection” in beta.
It “helps you protect your device from bugs that may put your security at risk”. Under the hood, this feature includes the Memory Tagging Extension (MTE) on Arm v8.5+ compatible devices. MTE is a mandatory hardware feature on Arm v9 processors that protects against memory safety bugs by providing detailed information about memory violations.
It’s worth noting the Tensor G2 chipset in the Google Pixel 7 uses Arm v8.2 processor cores, so it does not support MTE. It looks like the Google Pixel 8 will use the new Arm v9 processor cores.
