13 big features of Android 13

Finally, Google is releasing the newest version of Android – Android 13. The update is currently rolling out for eligible Pixel devices and will soon release to Samsung Galaxy, Asus, Nokia, iQOO, OnePlus, Oppo, Realme, Sharp, Xiaomi, and more.

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The search giant has officially confirmed that it’s pushing the Android 13 source to AOSP and releasing the next version of Android. The latest Android version comes with several new capabilities for phones and tablets by keeping them protected and secure.

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The 13th version of Android brings a bundle of new features including themed app icons, per-app language preferences, color vector fonts, Bluetooth LE Audio, Photo Picker and more. You can check the detail of the Android 13 features below.

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Android 13 Features

1. Themed App Icons

Android 13 has an improved look and feel based on Material You. To make your device’s home screen more cohesive and unique, you can customize non-Google apps to match your phone’s wallpaper themes and colors.

2. Per-app Language preferences

Google added a top feature request for those Android users who speak more than one language. You can now set a specific language for each app, so you can keep your phone system in one language and each of your apps in a different language.

3. Media controls derived from PlaybackState

Android 13 has an updated media player that customizes its appearance based on the music or podcast you’re listening to. For example, when you’re listening to music, the media player highlights the album artwork, and the play bar dances as you play the song. It also works with media played through Chrome.

4. Bedtime Mode

Android 13 brings new options further customize Bedtime Mode by reducing the wallpaper and dark theme. These screen options help your eyes adjust to the dark when you’re about to go to bed and back to sleep when you wake up in the middle of the night to check your phone.

5. Granular permissions for media file access 

In Android 13, you can choose only the specific photos and videos that need to be accessed.

6. Clipboard preview

Now, you can prevent any unnecessary access to the clipboard. If you copy sensitive data like email addresses, phone numbers, or login credentials to your device, Android will automatically clear your clipboard history after some time.

7. Notification runtime permission

Android 13 helps you take control of your notifications and make sure you only get the alerts you ask for. Apps you download now require your explicit permission to send notifications, instead of allowing notifications by default.

8. Using spatial audio makes you feel like you’re in it. On supported headphones, Spatial Audio changes the source of the sound based on how you move your head, offering you a more immersive listening experience on your Android phone or tablet.

9. You don’t want to interrupt your workflow to answer phone chats when you’re using your laptop. Soon, you’ll be able to stream the Messages app directly to your Chromebook so you can send and receive messages from your laptop.

10. Bluetooth LE

Android 13’s Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) Audio is a new Bluetooth audio standard that offers lower latency than Classic Audio. This allows you to better listen to audio in sync with the sound source, reducing latency.

With Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) audio, you can also enjoy the enhanced audio quality and broadcast audio on multiple devices at once.

11. Improved Text Support

You can copy and paste content (such as URLs, images, text or videos) from your Android phone and onto your tablet. Alternatively, you can start on your tablet and paste it on your phone.

12. Multi-window mode

With Android 13, multitasking on your tablet is even easier. With the newly updated taskbar on your tablet, you can see all your apps at a glance and easily drag and drop any app in your library into split-screen mode.

13. Improved compatibility experience

Android tablet registers your palm and stylus as separate touches. So whether you’re writing or drawing on your tablet, you’ll experience fewer accidental stray marks because you can just keep your hand on the screen.

Aside from these features, Android 13 also comes with other features like  HDR video support on third-party camera apps, an updated media output switcher, braille displays for Talkback, and more.