Google today released Android 13 Developer Preview 1, the first step in the journey that will end with the release of Android 13.
Next month, Google will release Android 13 Developer Preview 2. In April and May Google will launch two Beta releases of Android 13 followed by one more in June and the final Beta release in July. Those two will have Platform Stability which means that both Betas will be close enough to the final stable version of Android 13 that they can be installed without much concern.
To make sure that the average Joe doesn't even attempt to install the two Developer previews, Google is making them available to be installed only via manual download or by flash. Once you've installed a Developer preview on your Pixel, all subsequent Developer previews and Beta releases will be offered OTA through the final release.. This is a system that picks out the main color of the user's wallpaper and uses it to color app icons, menus, and other items.
Google is also offering to developers guidance on how to optimize their apps for tablets, foldables, and Chromebooks. The company says that now is the time for developers to get ready for these types of devices and design fully adaptive apps that fit any screen. The company adds that it will build into Android 13 some of the updates that it will be adding on Android 12L to help developers take advantage of the large number of large-screened Android devices available. Google says that there are more than 250 million large-screen Android devices currently active.
Even though Google stopped officially naming Android builds after desserts with Android 10, internally the practice has continued. Android 12 was known inside Google as Snow Cone and Android 13 is Tiramisu.Get the most important news, reviews and deals in mobile tech delivered straight to your inbox
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