Soon, you’ll be able to use your Android device as a quick laptop alternative for your productivity tasks. In Android 14 Beta 2, a bunch of new keyboard shortcuts is added, which should allow you to perform quick commands and launch different apps in a second.
Google recently unveiled Android 14 Beta 2. Some of the several new features added to the Beta 2 include support for built-in and custom predictive back animations, secure full-screen Intent notifications, and better data safety information visibility. However, the most notable addition that will certainly excite Android fans is the list of new keyboard shortcuts native to the system.
If you connect a physical keyboard to a large screen device running Android 14, under Settings > System > Keyboard > Physical keyboard, the "keyboard shortcuts" menu will now show a MUCH more comprehensive list of available keyboard shortcuts, as shown below! pic.twitter.com/lwKmvMG5Tq
— Mishaal Rahman (@MishaalRahman) May 22, 2023
To recall, older versions of Android only offer support for a few shortcuts. Nonetheless, as Android journalist Mishaal Rahman pointed out on Twitter, there is now a comprehensive list of keyboard shortcuts in the Physical keyboard section of Settings. And compared to previous versions of Android, more system shortcuts are now available.
This is great news for people who frequently use Android devices for quick productivity work, from documents to web surfing and research. It should also further boost the image of such devices as ideal laptop alternatives for light work and programs. Of course, tablets and smaller Android devices will never replace laptops or PCs, but it is good to know Google is finding ways to make portable devices more useful with each update.
