The company announced that updates should roll out to supported Pixels starting today, with devices from Samsung, Asus, HMD Global, iQOO, Motorola, OnePlus, Oppo, Realme, Sharp, Sony, Tecno, vivo, Xiaomi, “and more” joining to the “later this year” party. So what news? From the looks of it, you’re getting an evolution of the Material You theme, with the theme engine now supporting third-party app icons, while the updated media player automatically changes its appearance based on the music or podcast you’re listening to. You can assign specific languages to specific apps, and Bedtime is also becoming more customizable, with wallpaper dimming and a dark theme. Apps won’t have access to your entire media library just so you can share an item, clipboard history is automatically deleted “after some time” if you copy sensitive data like email, phone number or credentials connection and Apps should explicitly ask you to allow them to send notifications, rather than having this capability by default. Spatial Audio is now supported on Android, provided you have supported headphones for the feature that enables head tracking. Bluetooth LE audio is also supported, and again you’ll need accessories that can work with it, but if you have them, you should expect lower-latency Bluetooth audio, improved quality, and support for streaming audio to multiple devices at once. The newly updated taskbar on tablets lets you see all your apps at a glance and lets you easily drag and drop any app in your library in split-screen mode. Tablets also get palm rejection support when using a stylus, so you don’t have accidental touches anymore. There’s HDR video support in third-party camera apps in Android 13, a new media output switch, and braille displays for Talkback. “Soon,” you’ll be able to copy content like a URL, image, or text from your Android phone to your Android tablet, or vice versa. Likewise, you’ll “soon” be able to stream messaging apps to your Chromebook, if you have one, so you can respond to conversations from the laptop rather than the phone. Source
