Android 13 is the latest or you can say an upcoming official Android OS iteration by Google which is a successor of Android 12. The fact is that Android 13 OS isn’t publicly available yet with the stable release at the time of writing this article but interested & eligible users can simply opt-in to the public beta build to get an early taste of it. To make it more clear, we’ve shared with you more info about the Android 13 Release Date, Features, and Supported Devices.

As discussed, Android 13 is the major mobile operating system version of Android that comes with plenty of improvements, new features, stability, privacy, and visual aspects to blow your mind. Android OS developers release a new version every year with a couple of developer preview builds initially and then switched to the public beta builds which are more stable. Then the official stable version gets released around August – September to the public and OEMs.

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What is Android 13 and its Release Date

Though Android 12 is currently the official stable operating system across most of the OEMs and eligible device models, it seems that plenty of eligible Google Pixel device owners have already started using the Android 13 public beta build. Google has decided to keep the codename of Android 13 OS as ‘Tiramisu’. It offers the improved Material You (U) theme design, enhanced privacy & security options, language preferences, and so on.

Talking about the Android 13 OS release date, it got released in February 2022 with the Developer Preview build initially. Then the second DP2 build did arrive in March and currently, it’s having the Public Beta 1 build. We’re expecting that Google will come up with a Beta 2 build soon with more features and improvements. It’s also expected that the Pixel 7 series smartphones will be the first ones to have Android 13 out of the box by Google.

Though the initial developer preview builds may come with multiple bugs or stability issues, the more public beta builds arrive at the users, the more stable it’ll be in the upcoming weeks or so. That means there is no hurry to get on board even if your device is eligible to get the Android 13 beta right now. Have some patience and it’ll be worth waiting. We should also mention that Google has scheduled the annual Google I/O 2022 developer conference on May 11.

Once a couple of public beta builds are released during the months of April to May in Q2, we’ll be able to see platform stability updates from June to August when all app-facing surfaces and behaviors become final for the Android app developers. So, the app developers can work on the visual elements, performance stability, and system behaviors to finalize the app compatibility with the latest Android OS. Finally, the stable version may release in Sep 2022.

What’s New in Android 13 Beta 1?

In terms of the Android 13 Beta 1 (public beta), it seems that the Android 12’s successor has plenty of additional features and improvements to its predecessor. We’ve already seen and used the major UI and design element changes in Android 12 last year which is known as ‘Material You’. This materialistic theming design enhanced the Android user experience in every aspect from the minimal subtle look, rounded corners, improved pop-ups, etc.

Whereas the improved scrolling screenshots, optimized one-handed UI mode, better privacy & security features, improved app notifications, per-app basis language preferences, app permissions to send notifications, BT LE Audio support, auto theme icons, updated now playing widget, etc. Whereas users will also find out intuitive QR scanner support, enhanced silent mode, tap to transfer media controls, multiple profiles for NFC payments, and more.

Android 13 Features

Here we’ve shared most of the highlighted features of the Android 13 OS that might come in handy in your daily life usage and you should know about them. So, without further ado, let’s get into it.

Improved Material U Themes and Icons

Just like you’re using the theming option on your Android 12 device, the same way you’ll be able to use the theming options and app icons on Android 13 too. However, the performance and improvements are obviously there to serve you better. Google shared the screenshots above when it launched the first developer preview. It appears the 2022 version of Android will allow you to theme your icons just like you theme the rest of the operating system with Android 12.

As per reports, Android 13 includes a couple of themed experiences like TONAL_SPOT, VIBRANT, EXPRESSIVE, and SPRITZ. While the first two options are almost similar, the rest of the two options are quite eye-catching. ‘Expressive’ seems to have vibrant colors opted from the wallpaper and ‘Spritz’ have the grayscale or neutral effect.

Themed App Icons

As the name suggests, the themed app icons feature will allow the Android 13 users to have the system-wide palettes for the Material U design. Depending on the theme and wallpaper changes, the system will automatically pick up app icons to suit the visual appearance.

Photo Picker

Android’s existing document picker is now improved with the photo picker feature on Android 13 that allows users to capture ‘a standard and optimized [sic] way for users to share both local and cloud-based photos securely’. It also requires permissions to access all photos and videos on your device storage to let the user access shared media.

Nearby Device Permissions for Wi-Fi

The new addition of the NEARBY_DEVICES_RUNTIME permission on Android 13 will let apps discover and connect to nearby devices quite easily. It doesn’t require location information permission separately.

Quick Settings Tiles

New APIs for app developers will help to make custom tiles for the device screen to fit within the quick setting section under the notification shade.

Per-App Language Permissions

If you prefer to use multilingual options on your Android device then Android 13 will make you happy. A feature codenamed ‘Panlingual’ allows users to specify language settings on an app (individual app) for a better user experience.

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Project Mainline Support

To recall, the ‘Project Mainline’ feature focuses on the Android updates and security patch updates on devices quite faster via OEMs with the help of Google Play System updates. So, you don’t need to wait for the traditional OS updates which obviously take much more time than the Project Mainline support.

New Notification Permissions

Android 13 users can now be able to opt-in or opt-out of app notification permissions while launching the application for the first time. That means if you’re not interested to receive notifications from any specific app, you can block the individual app notifications quite easily.

Native Bluetooth LE Audio Support

Last year, one of the known leakers Mishaal Rahman tweeted that Android 13 may support the fully-fledged Bluetooth LE (Low Energy) Audio feature. So, the Bluetooth audio devices will run much smoother and more stable on Android 13 than on the previous generation Android versions.

Android 13 may be the first release to add full support for Bluetooth LE Audio.

Google recently merged an LC3 (the LE Audio codec) encoder and is adding the codec as an option in settings. It’ll be the highest priority A2DP source codec.

Commits: https://t.co/tXicKLMZbq pic.twitter.com/ZHcd22grEs

— Mishaal Rahman (@MishaalRahman) December 21, 2021

 

MIDI 2.0 Support

Well, the MIDI 2.0 support for the Android 13 devices will allow USB devices for ‘increased resolution for controllers, better support for non-Western intonation, and more expressive performance using per-note controllers’. Will come in handy for musicians and music producers.

Excessive Background Battery Usage Notifications

According to multiple reports, Android 13 offers excessive background battery usage notifications to the users so that they can easily understand and take necessary actions to stop using the battery excessively.

More Colors for Material You Theme

Material You theme now offers more in-depth color palettes to the Android 13 users for picking up colors without any limitations depending on which wallpaper you’re using.

Improved Media File Permissions

You can grant or deny the media file permissions on your Android 13 device to individual applications like access to images, audio files, video files, etc.

Switching Display Resolution

It seems that Android 13 has also introduced the dedicated support for switching the display resolution of the device in the Settings menu which wasn’t available in the earlier Android OS versions. A new ‘Screen resolution’ page appears under Settings > Display on supported devices. Eligible device users can switch between Full-HD+ (1080p) or QHD+ (1440p) display resolutions whatever suits.

Improved Screensavers

Google has improved the screensavers on Android 13. Though the public beta 1 build has included this feature, we’ll have to wait for the public release.

Enhanced Media Progress Bar

The improved media player now has an equalizer-type progress bar for a better visual experience whatever music or video you’re playing.

Control Smart Home Devices from the Lock Screen

Though Android 12 did introduce a new smart home device control directly from the power menu, it was;t accessible from the lock screen shortcut. Now, users can access the shortcut of smart home controls directly from the lock screen on Android 13.

Secondary Profile for NFC Payments

Android 13 allows users to create and use a secondary profile to make NFC payments from the device. It seems that the latest OS can also add contactless payment support for multiple users from one device.

Tap-to-transfer

Android Beam didn’t make its way that much unexpectedly which was an alternative to ‘AirDrop on iOS’. The Nearby Share did introduce and things have changed a bit. However, users may need more convenience to get into the connectivity with the tap-to-transfer feature for file and media sharing.

Enhanced UWB Support

Android 12 did include the native UWB (ultra-wideband) support which has been featured by the Google Pixel 6 Pro device. We’re expecting that more and more device models and brands will come up with UWB support out of the box.

Audio Output Picker

The audio output picker was introduced in Android 10 where users can choose if the audio/media is channeled to headphones, loudspeakers, or Bluetooth-connected speakers. Android 13 will now let the users choose directly from the pop-up screen including the separate volume sliders for each available output source.

Improved QR Code Scanner

It seems that just like the one-handed UI mode, Google has also implemented the long-overdue QR code scanner shortcut option in Android 13. Maybe the average user will not gonna realize that their camera (or Google Lens) can easily scan QR codes but Google made it more simple and user-friendly.

Flashlight Brightness Control

Just like iOS on Apple iPhone devices, it seems that Google has also worked on the flashlight brightness control and implemented the particular feature on Android 13. Now, the users can easily set low or high levels of flashlight brightness according to their preference.

Improved Google Assistant Home Button Toggle

No matter whether you’re using the Google Assistant home button on your device or not, Android 13 allows users to access the Google Assistant home button toggle using the on-screen buttons.

Opening Games Faster

Mishaal Rahman also mentioned the updated AOSP code that basically suggests Android 13 OS running devices can support launching games quite faster than before with the help of an API that boosts CPU performance initially.

Native Support for DNS over HTTPS

The native support for DNS over HTTPS in the AOSP has upgraded the security.

Supported devices:

The Pixel phones from Google will be the first Android smartphones to receive stable, developer, and beta updates. As per Google’s update policy, Pixel 4 and later models will only receive the Android 13. The entire list of Pixel phones that will receive the Android 13 update are:

Google Pixel Phones:

Samsung Galaxy Phones:

OnePlus Phones:

Motorola Phones:

Xiaomi Phones:

Asus Phones:

Sony Phones:

Realme Phones:

Vivo Phones:

Lenovo Phones:

Infinix Phones:

Nokia Phones:

Oppo Phones:

As for other smartphones that are not a pixel, they will also receive the Android 13 update as soon as their OEMs release their version of Android 13. There are still a lot of other Android smartphones that are already confirmed to receive the Android update. The list includes:

  • Galaxy S22
  • Galaxy S22+
  • Galaxy S22 Ultra
  • Galaxy S21
  • Galaxy S21+
  • Galaxy S21 Ultra
  • Galaxy Z Flip 3
  • Galaxy Z Fold 3
  • Redmi Note 11 Series
  • Poco F3/F3 GT
  • Mi 11X/11X Pro
  • Mi 11 Series
  • Redmi K40 Series
  • BlackShark 4 Series
  • Asus Zenfone 8/8 Flip
  • Oppo Reno 7 Series
  • Oppo Reno 6 Series
  • Realme GT Series
  • OnePlus 9 Series
  • OnePlus 8 Series
  • Vivo X70 Series
  • Vivo X60 Series
  • Moto G200
  • Moto G100
  • Moto Edge 20 Pro

There is a chance that we might have missed several other Android smartphones that are confirmed to receive the Android 13 update. It is not possible to list out every possible device as we do not have accurate information on every one of them. We can confirm that the devices mentioned above will certainly receive the Android 13 update to the best of our knowledge.

So this is all about the release date, features, and supported device list for Android 13. If you have any questions or queries about this article, comment below, and we will get back to you. Also, be sure to check out our other articles on iPhone tips and tricks, Android tips and tricks, PC tips and tricks, and much more for more helpful information.