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Android 13
Android 13 is the thirteenth major release and the 20th version of Android, the mobile operating system developed by the Open Handset Alliance led by Google. It was released to the public and the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) on August 15, 2022. The first devices to ship with Android 13 were the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro.
As of March 2026[update], 14.45% of Android devices run Android 13, making it the third-most widely used version of Android.
Android 13 (internally codenamed Tiramisu) was announced in an Android blog posted on February 10, 2022, and the first Developer Preview was immediately released for the Google Pixel series (from Pixel 4 to Pixel 6, dropping support for the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3a). It was released about 4 months after the stable version of Android 12. Developer Preview 2 followed later, releasing in March. Beta 1 was released on April 26, 2022. Google released beta 2 during Google I/O on May 11, 2022. Two more beta versions were planned for release in June and July. Platform stability was reached in June, with Beta 3. The final release of Android 13 began on August 15 when the update was made available to Pixel phones and pushed to the Android Open Source Project.
Android 13 includes several new features intended to enhance user privacy, both user-facing and developer-facing.
A new media picker is added, which improves privacy by allowing users to choose which photos and videos apps have access to. Most apps have not implemented this picker yet. In addition, Android 13 does not allow apps to access the "Android" system folder. A new permission, NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES, separated the Wi-Fi and GPS permissions that were bundled into a single "Location" setting. This change means apps can now search for nearby devices and networks without needing to request access to broader navigational systems.
Also, a new runtime permission feature is being added to apps sending non-exempt notifications, allowing users to focus on the notifications most important to them.
Apps are now required to request permission from the user before they can send notifications.
Small changes to dialog windows, such as the Internet toggle, have been made to better align with the design language. The media player has been redesigned, now using the album cover as a background and including more user controls. The multiple users feature has been improved, with the added option of selecting which apps can be accessed by the guest user. App data is sandboxed for each user, so no information is shared.
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Android 13
Android 13 is the thirteenth major release and the 20th version of Android, the mobile operating system developed by the Open Handset Alliance led by Google. It was released to the public and the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) on August 15, 2022. The first devices to ship with Android 13 were the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro.
As of March 2026[update], 14.45% of Android devices run Android 13, making it the third-most widely used version of Android.
Android 13 (internally codenamed Tiramisu) was announced in an Android blog posted on February 10, 2022, and the first Developer Preview was immediately released for the Google Pixel series (from Pixel 4 to Pixel 6, dropping support for the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3a). It was released about 4 months after the stable version of Android 12. Developer Preview 2 followed later, releasing in March. Beta 1 was released on April 26, 2022. Google released beta 2 during Google I/O on May 11, 2022. Two more beta versions were planned for release in June and July. Platform stability was reached in June, with Beta 3. The final release of Android 13 began on August 15 when the update was made available to Pixel phones and pushed to the Android Open Source Project.
Android 13 includes several new features intended to enhance user privacy, both user-facing and developer-facing.
A new media picker is added, which improves privacy by allowing users to choose which photos and videos apps have access to. Most apps have not implemented this picker yet. In addition, Android 13 does not allow apps to access the "Android" system folder. A new permission, NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES, separated the Wi-Fi and GPS permissions that were bundled into a single "Location" setting. This change means apps can now search for nearby devices and networks without needing to request access to broader navigational systems.
Also, a new runtime permission feature is being added to apps sending non-exempt notifications, allowing users to focus on the notifications most important to them.
Apps are now required to request permission from the user before they can send notifications.
Small changes to dialog windows, such as the Internet toggle, have been made to better align with the design language. The media player has been redesigned, now using the album cover as a background and including more user controls. The multiple users feature has been improved, with the added option of selecting which apps can be accessed by the guest user. App data is sandboxed for each user, so no information is shared.
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