Android 14’s AI-generated wallpapers might be its coolest new feature

Google’s launched the new Pixel 8 and 8 Pro, and alongside the new smartphones comes the public release of Android 14, which has lots of new features including a rad new AI wallpaper generator. Originally revealed at Google’s I/O developer event in May, which showcases the latest Android OS and features, the new AI wallpapers feature lets you easily generate a new background on your Pixel device using Google’s text-to-image diffusion model. Google says the generative AI wallpapers are “coming first” to the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro. But the language suggests availability will expand down the road. Generative AI wallpapers are just one of the many highly customisable new features of Android 14, alongside lock screen customisations that let you select different fonts and colours, situational widgets like a prominent weather widget when a storm is coming, and even a monochromatic theme. Android has generally been ahead of iOS in terms of visual customisation options, but it wasn’t always easy to make the system look just how you wanted.

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