The 6 Best Android 13 Beta Features
At its Virtual I/O 2022 developer conference, Google has outlined notable improvements to the company's many technological tendrils, from map imaging to new and upcoming devices, and of course, operating system (OS) enhancements.
The big news on this front is that Android 13 is now available as a public beta. It gives users and developers a fresh suite of expanded features introduced with last year’s Android 12, as well as quality-of-life tweaks and new tools to experiment with.
With privacy on everyone’s mind, one of the most interesting changes is the inclusion of encrypted 1-1 message conversations. Photo picker, a feature similar to Apple’s photo selection function on iOS, now lets you select which app has access to which photos, rather than giving each app your full album. Much more has been announced beyond privacy tweaks, though, including a handy wallet function, expanded Material You functionality, emergency SOS expansions, and awesome new per-app language settings.
Early adopters and developers can enroll and test out the new Android 13 OS(Opens in a new window) on any eligible device, including Pixels and a range of third-party manufacturers such as Asus, Lenovo, OnePlus, Sharp, Vivo, and ZTE. Keep in mind, Android 13 is beta software. Bugs, errors, and missing features are bound to crop up, so be aware of this before diving in. Here are our favorite features in Google's latest OS so far.
Material You is a unique way of personalizing your user interface (UI) based on your wallpaper, which influences Android’s color palette. Put simply, Android adopts a color scheme to match your wallpaper. New pre-made color variants introduced in Android 13 give you more expressive options to choose from. This feature is
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