Android 13 is anticipated to run on Google's Pixel smartphones when it is released. Following numerous beta releases and developer previews, the tech giant confirmed that Android 13 is prepared to be rolled out for the Pixel series and includes a number of improvements and capabilities.
Before examining which smartphones will support Android 13, let's first take a deeper look at what it offers. According to Google, this year's version of Android will start rolling out to the Pixel 4 and 4 XL, Pixel 4a and 4a 5G, Pixel 5 and 5a 5G, Pixel 6, 6 Pro, and 6a starting today.
We have the most recent software update for Pixel. This month, the Android software update will be installed on all supported Pixel smartphones running Android 12; it began rolling out to the majority of customers today. The deployment will carry on for a few weeks, depending on the carrier. Users will be informed when the OTA is prepared for their device. We suggest that you check your Android version and update in order to acquire the most recent software "According to Google's support page.
Later this year, it will also be made available for additional models and product lines, including those from Xiaomi, Tecno, Asus, HMD (Nokia phones), iQOO, Motorola, OnePlus, Oppo, and Realme. Google made the same statement and mentioned that the source code for Android 13 will also be made accessible through its Android Open Source Project in a blog post for developers (AOSP).
Let's look at what Android 13 has to offer now:
1. A new look
You may remember Material You, a website that lets people design and edit app icons and other user interface elements. Android 13 improves on Android 12 by enabling users to change non-Google apps to match the design and colour scheme of their wallpaper. The four pages of wallpaper colours, basic colours, additional colours, and themes are now available for users to choose from.
2. Support for multilingual users
Undoubtedly one of the nicest improvements the operating system has to offer this year is the ability to assign different languages to different apps in Android 13. You may browse your Instagram feed in Danish and view YouTube videos in French, for example, thanks to this.
3. Updated media player
The new media player's look and feel "depends on the music or podcast you're listening to," claims Google. The updated media controls, located between the notification panel and the quick settings menu, have a progress bar.
4. More controls over notifications
Notifications are generally helpful but occasionally they can be annoying. With Android 13, downloaded apps must now receive your explicit permission before sending notifications, and you can restrict access if you'd like.
5. Clipboard history and media library
If you don't want apps to have access to your clipboard or all of your photos and videos, Android 13 has a solution for you. It also provides a new option that enables users to specify precisely which images and videos programmes can access, in addition to the automated wiping of the clipboard history (after a predetermined length of time), if sensitive content is copied.
6. Other features
With Android 13, users may copy content from their phones and paste it onto their tablets in both directions. This functionality applies to photos, text, videos, and URLs. Multitasking will be made easier with the redesigned taskbar for tablets, which lets you view all of your apps at once and drag and drop any app from your library into split-screen mode.
Android tablets will now distinguish between touches from your palm and a stylus pen, which is a feature that will be useful for users who use styluses.
Users can also stream their messaging apps to the Chromebook to send and receive messages directly from it.
In addition, TalkBack braille displays, an improved media output switcher, HDR video compatibility for third-party camera apps, and Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) Audio, a new Bluetooth audio standard with lower latency than traditional audio, are included.
