Android updates are always exciting as Google adds their latest bit of software innovations including new Google Assistant features, animations, themes, and many more down the changes. With many phones yet to receive the stable Android 12, Google has already announced Android 13 and in fact, the Android 13 Beta 1 was pushed recently.
Before we dive into Android 13 features, let’s sum up what features were introduced with Android 12. Google claims that Android 12 offers a faster performance by reducing the CPU time used by core system services by 22% and the use of big CPU cores by 15%. brought the new ‘Material You’ UI design to help users customize their device to their liking through the wallpaper of their choice. It as well helped developers create aesthetically pleasing apps with dynamic colours. It as well revamped notifications using a standard template. Widgets got a much-needed makeover with rounded corners and a subdued colour palette.
Android 13 release date
Google hasn’t announced a release date for Android 13 yet. That being said, we do have a release timeline, according to which we’ll get at least two more beta builds before the release candidate takes its shape for a stable launch sometime in Q3 2022. Dubbed as the Android 13 beta 2, the build is available on Pixel 4 or later devices and a bunch of other flagships, including OnePlus 10 Pro, Asus Zenfone 8, Lenovo P12 Pro, Nokia X20, Oppo Find N, Oppo Find X5 Pro, Realme GT 2 Pro, Vivo X80 Pro, Xiaomi 12 series.
We’re currently in the beta release stage of the Android 13 rollout and the company recently released the third beta. This beta 2 update will be followed by the Android 13 Platform Stability build in June, which will comprise the final SDK and BDK APIs of the OS, and the final release sometime in August or September.
What is Android 13?
Android 13 is the thirteen major version of the Android operating system. The successor is to Android 12. Android 13 is codename Tiramisu. The codenames of Android versions are based names of different sweets. After that Android 13, which has codename Tiramisu, is a coffee-flavoured dessert.
Android 13 supported devices
Android 13 Beta is already available for download on several Pixel devices. Therefore we can expect that the following Pixel devices will get Android 13 update.
- Pixel 6 Pro
- Pixel 6
- Pixel 5a 5G
- Pixel 5
- Pixel 4a (5G)
- Pixel 4a
- Pixel 4 XL
- Pixel 4
OnePlus
- OnePlus 10 Pro
ASUS
- ASUS ZenFone 8
OPPO
- OPPO Find X5 Pro
Realme
- Realme GT2 Pro
Vivo
- Vivo X80 Pro
Xiaomi
- Xiaomi 12 and 12 Pro
Samsung
These Samsung devices are likely to get Android 13 update
Samasug Galaxy S series
- Samsung S22
- Samsung S22 Ultra 5G
- Samsung S22+ 5G
- Samsung S21
- Samsung S21
- Samsung S21+ 5G
- Samsung S21 G FE 5G
- Samsung S21 Ultra 5G
- Samsung Galaxy S10 5G
- Samsung Galaxy S10+
- Samsung Galaxy S10
- Samsung Galaxy S10e
- Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite
Samsung Galaxy A series
- Samsung Galaxy A73
- Samsung Galaxy A53
- Samsung Galaxy A33
- Samsung Galaxy A51
- Samsung Galaxy A71
- Samsung Galaxy A51 5G
- Samsung Galaxy A71 5G
- Samsung Galaxy A90 5G
Samsung Galaxy Galaxy Z series
- Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3
- Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3
- Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G
- Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2
- Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5G
- Samsung Galaxy Z Flip
- Samsung Galaxy Fold 5G
- Samsung Galaxy Fold
Galaxy Tab S series
- Samsung Galaxy Tab S8
- Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+
- Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra
- Samsung Galaxy Tab S7+ 5G
- Samsung Galaxy Tab S7+
- Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 5G
- Samsung Galaxy Tab S7
- Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 5G
- Samsung Galaxy Tab S6
- Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite
Samsung Galaxy Note series
- Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G
- Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra
- Samsung Galaxy Note20 5G
- Samsung Galaxy Note20
- Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G
- Samsung Galaxy Note10+
- Samsung Galaxy Note10 5G
- Samsung Galaxy Note10
- Samsung Galaxy Note10 Lite
Android 13 Top Features
One time you have downloaded the correct package for your eligible smartphone, you can give Android 13 a shot right now by following a some additional installation steps. We suggest you head over to our Android 13 installation guide to learn more about process in detail.
Google has released 2 developer preview builds and 2 beta builds of Android 13 so far. We about to dive into a long list of features, few of which are more monumental than others. The company as well tends to ship out a lot of hidden features with these builds. We include few of the important ones which we think are worth mentioning down each section for now before we add more details up to the final release.
With Android 13 Beta 1, Google has added a total of 16 basic colours to the wallpaper palette, including 11 single colours and 5 dual colours.
Whereas Android already supports multiple users and there are multiple ways to change users on-device, Android 13 may introduce a new option that lets different users switch profiles, directly from the lock screen.
Samsung has been very quick to update its devices in recent times and we see that with Android 12. The company is expected to announce the first Android 13 Beta in July and the final stable version of the update could rollout at the end of 2022.
