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These phone makers will rollout Android 13 [List]
On August 15, Google launched Android 13 for the global Android devices and also announced the supported smartphones that will rollout this major Android version later this year.
Starting today, Android 13 is available to download on Pixel devices via OTA and manual flashing. However, Android 13 will come to devices from the following phone makers:
- Samsung
- Asus
- Nokia
- iQOO
- Motorola
- OnePlus
- Oppo
- Realme
- Sharp
- Sony
- Tecno
- Vivo
- Xiaomi
That’s not it, Google has also confirmed that this Android version will expand further among Android phone users.
Beta and rollout:
Back in February, the first preview build was published for Android 13 developers. After that Google released a number of developer test versions for the corresponding testers including the public testers.
Alongside, Android 13 was also announced in beta for several third-party OEMs. However, earlier this month, the Android 13 beta has been opened for big supporters such as Samsung.
Android 13 Features:
This new Android version comes with a number of new features including the new themed icons, which now completely adopt the color of the wallpaper and look better than Android 12.
Android 13 brings in a brand new functionality called per-app language, which allows you to translate or run an app based on your language preference. Rather than the system language.
There are some improvements made to the on-screen media controls for both small and large screen devices.
Digital Wellbeing has been one of the useful features of the Android ecosystem and it’ll now allow you to customize Bedtime mode with wallpaper dimming and a dark theme. The screen option will also help your eyes to adjust the dark mode when you are about to sleep and get back to sleep if you wake up and check your phone at midnight.
There are many new functionalities that have been added to the security features as well as better controls over notifications. There’s a lot more to explore in Android 13 and these will expand for various Android phone makers as the testing proceeds.