Android 13
Personal
Like it was made for you. And only you.
Themed app icons
Your phone. Your style.
Customize your phone to your personal style. With expanded themed app icons, you can set more apps -not just Google apps - to match your phone’s wallpaper tint and colors.1
New media controls
Your music has never looked so good.
Android 13 comes with a new media player that puts album artwork on full display and features a dancing playback bar.2
Android 13 comes with a new media player that puts album artwork on full display and features a dancing playback bar.2
Per-app language preferences
Always the right language.
Assign different language settings to individual apps, so you can move fluidly between languages on your device, just like in real life.3
Assign different language settings to individual apps, so you can move fluidly between languages on your device, just like in real life.3
Private
Security that keeps your data protected all day.
Photo picker
What you say goes.
Helps keep your content private. Share only the photos and videos you choose with certain apps; not your full library.4
Helps keep your content private. Share only the photos and videos you choose with certain apps; not your full library.4
Notification permissions
Stop the dings, rings and pings.
You're in control of which apps can send you notifications—helping you limit distractions.5
You're in control of which apps can send you notifications—helping you limit distractions.5
Cleared clipboard history
Proactive protection.
See how Android helps keep you safe.
Beyond the phone.
Devices that work better together.
Messaging app streaming
Chat everywhere.
Send and receive messages even when your phone’s out of reach by streaming your messaging apps directly to your Chromebook.6
Cross-device copy and paste
Smooth handoffs.
Get things done on the device that makes the most sense by simply copying content—like a URL, text or picture—from your phone and pasting it to your tablet. Or you can start on your tablet and paste to your phone. Coming soon to Android 13 devices.7
Get things done on the device that makes the most sense by simply copying content—like a URL, text or picture—from your phone and pasting it to your tablet. Or you can start on your tablet and paste to your phone. Coming soon to Android 13 devices.7
Enhanced audio
Enjoy enhanced audio.
Spatial Audio lets you enjoy immersive sound. On head tracking enabled headphones, Spatial Audio shifts the source of the sound based on how you turn your head, making you feel like you’re in the middle of the sports game, movie or concert right from the comfort of your Android phone or tablet. Plus, Android 13 adopts Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) Audio which improves audio quality and allows you to broadcast media to multiple people at once.8
Spatial Audio lets you enjoy immersive sound. On head tracking enabled headphones, Spatial Audio shifts the source of the sound based on how you turn your head, making you feel like you’re in the middle of the sports game, movie or concert right from the comfort of your Android phone or tablet. Plus, Android 13 adopts Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) Audio which improves audio quality and allows you to broadcast media to multiple people at once.8