What is Android 13? New Features Accessibility Accessibility audio description Accessibility magnifier can now follow the text as you type Quick Settings tiles for color correction & one-handed mode Audio Bluetooth LE Audio support MIDI 2.0 support Spatial audio with head tracking support Customization Cinematic wallpapers Material You dynamic color styles Display Resolution switching Turn on dark mode at bedtime Docking Hub mode Screen saver revamp Switch to admin user when docked Enterprise NFC & NFC-F payment support for work profiles WiFi Trust on First Use Languages & input Per-app language preferences Media Media Tap To Transfer System Photo Picker Multiuser It’s easier to install apps to guest profiles Navigation & multitasking App drawer in the taskbar Clipboard editor overlay Disable the long-press home button action Drag to launch multiple instances of an app in split-screen Launch an app in split screen from its notification Predictive back gesture navigation Taskbar adds app predictions row and search bar Networking Bandwidth throttling Privacy 7-day view in privacy dashboard Clipboard auto clear Control smart home devices without unlocking the device Security QR code scanner shortcut Unified Security & Privacy settings Sound & vibration Toggle to show the vibrate icon in the status bar Vibration sliders for alarm and media vibrations User Interface Changes Display Consolidated font and display settings Low light clock when docked Launcher Bottom search bar in launcher app drawer Custom interface for PCs Kids mode for the navigation bar Unified search bar for the home screen and app drawer Lock screen Lock screen rotation enabled on large screen devices Media Redesigned media output picker UI Redesigned media player UI Squiggly progress bar Multiuser Fullscreen user profile switcher Revamped UI for adding a new user Status bar user profile switcher User switcher on the keyguard Notifications & status bar Button rearrangement in the notification shade Sound & vibration Do Not Disturb may be rebranded to Priority mode Enabling silent mode disabled all haptics Behavioral Changes Media Media controls are now derived from PlaybackState Power management Control an app’s ability to turn on the screen Defer boot completed broadcasts for background restricted apps Foreground service manager and notifications for long-running foreground services High-priority FCM quota decoupled from app standby buckets Job priorities Notifications for excessive background battery use Prefetch jobs that run right before an app’s launch The Android Resource Economy Updated rules for putting apps in the restricted App Standby Bucket Privacy Hardware camera and microphone toggle support Security Non-matching intents are blocked One-time access to device logs SAF no longer allows access to subdirectories under ‘Android’ Sideloaded apps may be blocked from accessing Accessibility and Notification Listener APIs Text rendering Faster hyphenation Improved Japanese text wrapping Improved line heights for non-Latin scripts Platform Changes Audio Audio HAL 7.1 with Ultrasound & latency mode Virtual Audio Device Camera HDR video support in Camera2 API Stream use cases Performance ART update brings lower memory use and faster runtime performance Multi-generational LRU support Project Mainline Android’s Bluetooth stack is now a Mainline module Android’s ultra-wideband stack becomes a Mainline module Java.home environment variable now points to ART module Tweaks to updatable NNAPI drivers Project Treble Improvements to Dynamic System Updates Quick Access Wallet Custom component for the Quick Access Wallet activity Networking Basic support for WiFi 7 DNS over HTTP/3 support Fast Pair coming to AOSP Multiple Enabled Profiles on a single eSIM Security APK Signature Scheme v3.1 support Better error reporting for Keystore and KeyMint Binary transparency manager Full-disk encryption support removed from Android Hardware support for Android’s Identity Credential API Legacy fs-verity support dropped Linux kernel version requirement update Memory Tagging Extension for Armv8.5+ devices Privacy Sandbox Remote Key Provisioning Shared UID migration Virtualization support for isolated compilation Sensors Head tracking sensor support Heading sensor support Storage EROFS support exFAT support Smart idle maintenance USB USB HAL 2.0 with support for limiting power transfer and audio docks API Updates Camera Camera2 improvements: Preview stabilization, jitter reduction, 60fps streams LED flash brightness control Enterprise Block users from adding new WiFi networks WiFi SSID policy Fonts & text Color vector fonts Stylus handwriting Text conversion APIs Gaming Framerate interventions Loading time improvements via GameState hints Graphics Programmable shaders Jobs Schedule exact alarms without user prompts Media Anticipatory audio routing More granular media file permissions Performance Class 13 Programming language features OpenJDK 11 support Quick Settings Quick Settings Placement API Roles Computer and App Streaming device profiles Security Background access of body sensors requires new permission Developer downgradable permissions Disable the screenshot shown in the recents overview Nearby device permission for Wi-Fi Non-dangerous permission to read the phone state Runtime permission for notifications Safer exporting of context-registered receivers Sensors Ambient Context events Telephony Cross device calling Theming Splash screen style Themed Icons API Miscellaneous changes