Angular 14 New Features

Angular 14, the latest version of the TypeScript-based free and open-source web app framework was launched on 2nd June 2022. 

How to install Angular 14:

To install Angular14, simply open a new command-line interface and run the following command to install the latest version of Angular:

npm install –global @angular/cli@next

This will install the latest version of Angular CLI globally on your development machine.

Angular v14 release date: 2nd June 2022
Supports Typescript 4.7
Targets ES2020

What’s New in Angular 14: Latest Features

1)Angular gets simplified with Standalone Components

This is one of the major advancements that can be seen with the release of Angular 14. With the addition of standalone components, the process of writing Angular Apps becomes much simpler and easier than before.

Standalone components eliminate the need of using NgModules, and we can now get the developer preview of a new way of writing components, one without the NgModule i.e Standalone Components.

For now, this feature is available in the developer preview, meaning that it might change later until it becomes fully stable.

2)Strictly Typed Forms 

 Angular 14 shuts Angular’s main GitHub issue, i.e., implementing strict typing for the Angular Reactive Forms Package. It will improve the modern-driven approach of Angular to work smoothly with forms.

The FormControl now accepts a generic type that tells a certain value it carries. However, the Angular team has added an Auto migration in v14 to guarantee that the prevailing applications will not be broken during the upgrade.

3)Angular CLI-Auto Completion

The Angular 14 delivers the latest features in CLI, allowing real-time auto-completion in the terminal. At first glance, you should execute the ng completion command. The next step is to type the ng command and press Tab to explore all the possible options. Enter to opt for one of the options.

4)Built–in Enhancements 

Angular 14 backs TypeScript 4.7 also targeting ES2020 by default. It permits the CLI to deploy small code without devaluing it. One more Angular 14 meaningful feature helps you to link to protected component members directly from our templates. You get more control over the public API surface of the reusable components.  

5)Optional Injectors

If you are developing an embedded view in Angular14, you can mention an optional injector through TemplateRef.createEmbeddedView and ViewContainerRef.createEmbeddedView.

6)Angular DevTools is now present online. 

You can also employ the Angular DevTools debugging extension in offline mode. The extension is present under Mozilla’s Add-ons for Firefox users.

7)New primitives in the Angular CDK 

Component Dev Kit (CDK) from Angular provides a comprehensive set of tools for creating Angular components. The CDK Menu and Dialog have now been promoted to stable version in Angular 14!

8)Streamlined Page Title accessibility

While developing apps your page title distinctively represents the content of your page. In the previous release of Angular 13, the process of adding title was streamlined with the new Route.title property in the Angular Router.

Now with Angular 14, there are no more additional imports required when adding a title to your page.

9) Extended Developer Diagnostics

This feature from Angular v14 delivers an extendable framework that assists better insights into your templates and offers suggestions for potential boosts.  

10)Improved Template Diagnostics:

The new Angular 14 update comes with enhanced template diagnostics to shield the developers from generic errors through compiler reconciliation to typescript code.