Google has announce roll out Android 13 to Pixel smartphones on 15th August 2022. As Google announce that the new OS version will be roll out on Samsung, Xiaomi, Nokia, and more smartphones later 2022.
The Android 13 will let multilingual users assign specific languages to individual apps.
Android 13 also comes with an updated media player that changes its appearance base on the music or podcast a user is listening to.
According to Google, Android users will soon be able to mirror a messaging app from their handset to their Chromebook with the new OS version.
Availability of Android 13
Google has announce that the tech giant has start rolling out the stable version of the Android 13 to its Pixel smartphones starting 15th August 2022.
According to the changelog, the Google Pixel phones that are getting the update are :
- Google Pixel 4 XL,
- Google Pixel 4a,
- Google Pixel 4a 5G,
- Google Pixel 5,
- Google Pixel 5a 5G,
- Google Pixel 6,
- Google Pixel 6 Pro,
- Google Pixel 6a.
The Google Play Services website reveal that the Android 13 rollout for Google Pixel 6, Google Pixel 6 Pro, and Google Pixel 6a contain a bootloader update that increments the anti-roll back version.
That means when updated, a user will not be roll back to Android 12.
Google Said :
“After flashing an Android 13 build on these devices, you will not be able to flash older Android 12 builds,”.
Google also said that later in 2022, the Android 13 update will be roll out to other smartphones from brands including Samsung Galaxy, Asus, HMD (Nokia phones), iQOO, Motorola, OnePlus, Oppo, Realme, Sharp, Sony, Tecno, Vivo, Xiaomi, and many more.
Updates of Android 13
Android 13 update for Google Pixel smartphones brings with it many bug fixes relate to apps, Google Assistant, Audio, charging, and many more.
The most notable fix with the update seems to be for the Biometrics.
Google said that the update fixes issue where the app crashes during fingerprint unlock, an error that occasionally didn’t allow users to use fingerprint unlock when the notification shade was down.
Google has also fix an issue that didn’t allow the face unlock feature to trigger.
This update also includes improvements for the performance, stability, and reliability of the fingerprint scanner and its enrolment.
The Android 13 update for the Google Pixel phones also adds support for NFC payments in secondary profiles.
It gets fixes for connectivity over Bluetooth, and for the camera.
Google said that the touch screen palm detection and response has improve with Android 13 on Google Pixel handsets.
In the user interface, Google has work on gesture navigation support with third-party launchers with the phone setup experience, as per the changelog.
Google reveale that the Android 13 update brings an “evolved look and style that builds on Material You”.
This allows users to customise third-party apps to match the theme and colour with the wallpaper.
Google is also adding the ability to assign specific languages to individual apps with the Android 13 update.
There is an updated media player with the latest OS update that changes its “look and feel” based on the type of music and podcast a user is listening to.
Android 13 brings more customisation features for Bedtime mode.
As it will enable users to choose specific images and videos they wish to let apps access.
With the new Android OS version, apps will have to seek “explicit” permission of the user to send notifications.
Google has also announce that users will be soon able to mirror a messaging app from their phone to their Chromebook.
Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) audio has too add to Android 13 that allows a user to hear better sync audio with reduce delay, as per the company.
The new Android OS version brings the HDR video support for third-party camera apps.
You will now be able to copy-paste content from a phone to a table or vice-versa with the Android 13 update.
For tablets, the Android 13 update brings a new, updated taskbar that is said to make multitasking easier.
The tablets will now register touches from a user’s palm and a stylus pen separately.
