Android 13 Rolls Out to Pixel Devices

<p>Google is rolling out the latest version of its operating system for smartphones &&num;8212&semi; Android 13&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Android 13  comes jam-packed with new capabilities for your phone and tablet&comma; like extending app color theming to even more apps&comma; language settings that can be set on an app level&comma; improved privacy controls and even the ability to copy text and media from one Android device and paste it to another with just a click&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Android 13 is rolling out to Pixel devices starting today&period; Later this year&comma; Android 13 will also roll out to other devices from Samsung Galaxy&comma; Asus&comma; HMD &lpar;Nokia phones&rpar;&comma; iQOO&comma; Motorola&comma; OnePlus&comma; Oppo&comma; Realme&comma; Sharp&comma; Sony&comma; Tecno&comma; vivo&comma; Xiaomi and more&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Here are the 13 top features of Android 13 according to a post by Sameer Samat&comma; Vice President of Product Management&comma; Android and Google Play&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p data-block-key&equals;"qmgax">1&period; Android 13 comes with an evolved look and style that builds on <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;material&period;io&sol;blog&sol;announcing-material-you" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener" data-analytics-onclick&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;event&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;page interaction&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;category&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;in-article links&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;action&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;link click&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;label&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;https&colon;&sol;&sol;material&period;io&sol;blog&sol;announcing-material-you&quot&semi;&rcub;">Material You<&sol;a>&period; You can customize non-Google apps to match your phone’s wallpaper theme and colors&comma; making your home screen more cohesive and unique to your style&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p data-block-key&equals;"170u8">2&period; For the many Android users who speak more than one language&comma; we’ve added a top feature request&period; You can assign specific languages to individual apps so you can keep your phone’s system in one language&comma; and each of your apps in a different language&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p data-block-key&equals;"50gbs">3&period; Android 13 features an updated media player that tailors its look and feel based on the music or podcast you’re listening to&period; For example&comma; when you’re listening to music&comma; the media player spotlights album artwork and has a playback bar that dances as you progress through a song&period; It even works for media played through Chrome&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p data-block-key&equals;"gnsc">4&period; Your wellbeing has been an important theme for Android – and getting enough sleep is key&excl; Android 13 allows you to further customize Bedtime mode with wallpaper dimming and dark theme&period; These screen options help your eyes adjust to the dark when you&&num;8217&semi;re about to go to bed – and get back to sleep if you wake up and check your phone in the middle of the night&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p data-block-key&equals;"qmgax">5&period; Gone are the days when you had to share your entire media library with your apps&period; In Android 13&comma; you can select only the specific photos and videos they’ll need to access&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p data-block-key&equals;"kaov">6&period; Prevent any unwanted access to your clipboard&period; If you copy sensitive data like your email address&comma; phone number or login credentials on your device&comma; Android will automatically clear your clipboard history after a period of time&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p data-block-key&equals;"6mp5v">7&period; Android 13 helps keep your notifications under control and makes sure you only get the alerts you ask for&period; The apps you download will now need your explicit permission to send notifications&comma; rather than being allowed to send notifications by default&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p data-block-key&equals;"0753q">8&period; Feel like you’re in the middle of the action with Spatial Audio&period; On supported headphones that enable head tracking&comma; Spatial Audio shifts the source of the sound to adapt with how you turn your head&comma; giving you a more immersive listening experience on your Android phone or tablet&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p data-block-key&equals;"ae112">9&period; When you’re on your laptop&comma; you don’t want to break your workflow to respond to a chat from your phone&period; Soon&comma; you&&num;8217&semi;ll be able to <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;android&period;com&sol;android-13&sol;&num;a13-chat-everywhere-default" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener" data-analytics-onclick&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;event&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;page interaction&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;category&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;in-article links&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;action&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;link click&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;label&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;android&period;com&sol;android-13&sol;&num;a13-chat-everywhere-default&quot&semi;&rcub;">stream your messaging apps<&sol;a> directly to your Chromebook so you can send and receive messages from your laptop&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p data-block-key&equals;"eeosu">10&period; Android 13 adopts Bluetooth Low Energy &lpar;LE&rpar; Audio&comma; a new Bluetooth audio standard that results in lower latency than classic audio&period; This allows you to hear audio that’s in better sync with the sound’s source&comma; reducing delay&period; With Bluetooth Low Energy &lpar;LE&rpar; Audio&comma; you can also enjoy enhanced audio quality and broadcast audio to multiple devices at the same time&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p data-block-key&equals;"bgn45">11&period; You’ll soon be able to <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;android&period;com&sol;android-13&sol;&num;a13-smooth-handoffs" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener" data-analytics-onclick&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;event&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;page interaction&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;category&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;in-article links&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;action&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;link click&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;label&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;android&period;com&sol;android-13&sol;&num;a13-smooth-handoffs&quot&semi;&rcub;">copy content<&sol;a> — like a URL&comma; picture&comma; text or video — from your Android phone and paste it on your tablet&period; Or you can start on your tablet and paste to your phone&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p data-block-key&equals;"93g09">12&period; Multitasking on your tablet is even easier with Android 13&period; With the newly updated taskbar on tablets&comma; you can see all your apps at a glance and easily drag and drop any app in your library into split-screen mode&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p data-block-key&equals;"3fnss">13&period; Android tablets will register your palm and stylus pen as separate touches&period; So whether you’re writing or drawing on your tablet&comma; you’ll experience fewer accidental stray marks that come from simply resting your hand on the screen&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p data-block-key&equals;"3fnss">Android 13 is packed with these and many <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;android&period;com&sol;android-13&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener" data-analytics-onclick&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;event&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;page interaction&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;category&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;in-article links&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;action&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;link click&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;label&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;android&period;com&sol;android-13&sol;&quot&semi;&rcub;">other features<&sol;a>&comma; like HDR video support on third-party camera apps&comma; an updated media output switcher&comma; braille displays for Talkback and more&period; And it goes beyond the phone to give you a connected set of experiences across your other devices like your tablets and laptops&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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