Android 14 might borrow a privacy feature from Apple’s iOS for media files

The Android 13 update came with a bunch of privacy improvements, including a new Photo Picker API. Instead of granting an app access to your entire gallery using the document picker API, this optional component lets you better protect your privacy by limiting an app’s access to select images and videos. Android 14’s first developer preview is now rolling out with a bunch of functional improvements, including an Apple-like mandatory transition to a more privacy-centric storage access system, even if apps don’t support Android 13’s Photo Picker API.