Android 13 is here… and I like it!

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Android 13 has been released and it brings a few interesting updates to Google's Pixel devices, and eventually to other phones too. The main thing is more privacy, more customization and more Bluetooth. Take that iOS 16!
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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
0:55 New Material You
1:50 Media Player
2:15 QR Code Scanner
2:32 Home Controls from Lock Screen
3:05 Opt-in Notifications
3:34 Assistant Shortcut
3:46 At a Glance Widget
4:00 Clipboard Updates
4:49 Photo Picker and Permissions
5:19 Bluetooth Searching Permissions
5:39 App Languages
5:49 Spatial Audio
5:59 Bluetooth LE Audio
7:23 Tablet improvements
7:43 Cross Device Functions
7:59 Our Thoughts
9:38 Outro

[@LinusTechTips]

Clarification: The "At A Glance" features of the "At A Glance Widget" can be turned off in the widget's customization menu. But that doesn't stop the date from holding my top row of icons hostage. Google, let me have the top row of my home screen for my apps or widgets plz.

[@robertconover7178]

android sucks

[@YTxGalaxy]

Google is the king of customization, time to live up to that title.

[@TKing2724]

@@robertconover7178 Is this bait?

[@kajxqeirscl]

@@TKing2724 no it's sarcasm. not bait.

[@davidpicknell7470]

The only thing that spoils a great phone and UI imo, will Google ever learn, I don't think so, I'd prefer to use the stock launcher but this one major flaw forces me to use a third party launcher, shame on Google

[@DJGutz]

I still wish Android would bring back the dessert naming convention. Made it more fun and different than normal number increments.

[@joko49perez]

Saharandroid.

[@_XDan]

Android 13 is codenamed Tiramisu, they brought it back!

[@raptorbass4054]

Android 13 is called Tiramisu I think/ Or the codename

[@NickSaldeba]

Yeah, Sahara was my favourite version… -_-

[@STORIEDAMAAN]

It's back

[@RicardoTorres5]

The fact that now permissions are more separated is a huge lifesaver for developers, too. Before, we were forced to request location permissions for things that weren't related to actual location, giving us lots of bad reviews from customers thinking that we were harvesting location data. This is great!

[@twistedmetal56]

Glad they made the change

[@H1M1_M]

Samsung implemented half of these features like a year ago 😉

[@Symphonixz]

pogs

[@NoahMoyer]

There's nothing underwhelming to me about improving the OS. Takes a lot more work than to just ignore broken stuff and add more features

[@panthonyy]

Amen. As much as software developers love to develop features, maintenance and upgrades always differentiate poor quality software from excellent quality software.

[@matbroomfield]

Using the staff as playful models is one of the best evolutions this show has made.

[@headlights-go-up]

of

[@jaybird0312]

I was dying with their little skits 🤣🤣🤣

[@panathatube]

This is evolving to a show

[@LU-gf8jz]

7:02 🙌

[@matbroomfield]

@@jaybird0312 Yeah, me too. Nice to know that they are playful and happy at work.

[@leafan101]

As a language teacher, that language setting bit, while it might be a tiny change, is going to be huge for me. Hopefully it works with keyboards too.

[@FalconX88]

Oh man, being able to set keyboard language for different contacts in messenger apps would be amazing. But I doubt I'll ever get that feature.

[@Ignacio.Romero]

Keyboards already have multilanguage support

[@leafan101]

@@Ignacio.Romero Yeah, but you can either inconveniently change it back and forth a ton, or, if they use a broadly similar alphabet, put up with bad autocorrects. Would be nice if it just knew to use a particular language when in a particular app.

[@DraakjeYoblama]

@@leafan101 With gboard you can switch between languages/layouts easily, just long-press the space bar. You can also use multiple autocorrect languages at once.

[@headlights-go-up]

be

[@xeoknight845]

I love how OnePlus had a bunch of launch features on my phone and removed them in favor of a bigger number on the Android version. 😃

[@xeoknight845]

@@AlphaSnowLion I forget what exactly I was mad about since it's been a year or two but googling around it seems I'm not the only one who is upset, with many people saying not to update & listing removed features / broken functionality. I didn't have a choice since my carrier version just does whatever Verizon choose but if you are looking at OnePlus I would suggest you read through some of those lists

[@Dudofall]

Apparently they sent out an update that removed the X-ray camera feature on the Oneplus 8 Pro.

[@sugandhak8731]

​@@AlphaSnowLion Well for starters, they removed portrait video from Oneplus 9pro in Android 12 also they removed nightscape video ( a feature someone will never use cause it is crap but it was still cool cause they are trying something new ) then they removed it. They completely changed the simple and great looking camera app interface into Oppo's camera interface. They removed "parallel apps" in Android 12 and many more features that made Oxygen os "OXYGEN OS". To be fair they did add some new features that made things better but it is no use removing OS DEFYING features and adding imitations of other OS features (ahem ahem color OS) and their Oxygen OS 12 was a disaster with a lot of bugs that made me regret purchasing a Oneplus mobile overlooking Samsung's flagship. In my opinion, Oxygen OS 11 peaked so hard that it had to fall down into Oppo's hands to kill itself. Hope the coming Oxygen OS 13 will be bug-free at least, I am not looking forward to the flashy new features they announced, I just want it to be flashy, simple, and light just like how Oxygen OS was.

[@wilsonakawislonly4868]

@@sugandhak8731 oxygen os is now just color os idk why they still call it oxygen os

[@dragospahontu]

It's ok now

[@MarcSoftware]

Looking for another app that has a themed icon (1:43)? We have implemented the themed icon in our app - Incredible Maths. We haven't made it to implementing Material You yet, but we will look into it soon.

[@Das_Unterstrich]

Being able to set app-specific languages absolutely is my fav feature. Nothing is as annoying as having some rather horrible translated game or app, to then not even have any setting in the app to change languages. I'm kinda surprised that it even took that long for this feature to finally exist.

[@Mereo110]

Android is finally catching up with iOS.

[@akuost]

Same, the surprisingly only meaningful update for me

[@fynkozari9271]

Im not interested in Android 13, its boring watching software reviews. I prefer watching Linus reviewing hardwares.

[@elith6930]

@@Mereo110 iOS has this?

[@cantbreathe2022]

How would you know which language the app isn't horribly translated in? I don't think you understand what this feature is for. It's for when you aren't fluent enough in English.

[@frost1978]

ALL the props to the b-roll team. The silent disco and audio-sharing footage was hella neat.

[@xerunala4987]

Also props to the writer for this great idea!

[@megamanx466]

Music-less music videos are a thing on YT and can be pretty funny!

[@Ben.N]

Hmm

[@aaroncody530]

Bluetooth and cellular connectivity is greatly improved. I was having all sorts of connectivity issues on my P6 Pro, but they all disappeared when I got 13 (I enrolled in beta as my phone was borderline unusable).

[@DomiaAbrWyrda]

5:45 Finally! Multiple languages for different apps support! You have no idea how stupid it is that that didn't work before. For some reason most apps don't have a setting that lets you change languages, they follow the system set language only. It's such a pain for bilinguals who want to use local apps in their own language and others (like KZbin) in english

[@krishnachittur]

Bluetooth LE audio is definitely exciting. Shame it's limited to so few chipsets for now.

[@feha92]

At first it sounded cool, being able to connect my headphones (client) to multiple devices (servers).. Then he clarified it was multiple clients per server, and not what I imagined :p So no having your headphones play both computer and laptop audio without re-pairing each time. And no ability to make a network of hubs projecting same audio so you can move around in your house as if it was a wifi-headset with multiple routers.

[@FloresdorfGaming]

Which chipsets?

[@krishnachittur]

@@FloresdorfGaming Anything with Bluetooth 5.2 support should work, I think.

[@MeloettaDash]

Wf xm5 confirmed LE?

[@cyangalaxy]

@@krishnachittur Mine has 5.1 :(( I bought it last year (Xiaomi Poco F3)

[@kngkunaat]

Not being able to remove the at a glance widget is absolutely unacceptable and a massive oversight.

[@dummyxl]

Thats why I'm running nova launcher beta 8.2 now. That widget annoys me the hell out of it

[@burntalive]

@@dummyxl Yep im on microsoft launcher for the same reason

[@duncanyoyo1]

Yeah it's pretty dumb. Thankfully in the newest alphas of Lawnchair ( a replacement launcher, that tries to stick to stock Android design ), you can disable it, and then add it back as a movable widget.

[@208Concepts]

One of the perks of Android is that you're not locked to one launcher 😁

[@ElderlyAnteater]

@@duncanyoyo1 it's been like that for a while hasn't it?

[@firefueled]

It would be really nice if you could choose to group items in the quick access panel. Eg: Having Wi-Fi and Mobile Data as seperate buttons. Also being able to just turn them on and off with a single click. Rather than going into Internet and then turning those switches on or off. Going back to how it was in Android 11 basically.

[@dillonsukram9381]

I like the new vibration haptic that plays when you open the camera

[@gman369official]

00:01 better CGI than the new hulk

[@p.n.k.-rokuza400]

I remember around October 2019 - October 2021, I loved the customization on my Pixel. I loved how you could change the fonts, app icon shapes, and the icon styles. I really wish they would bring those back. Other than that, I really enjoy the new update!

[@huntno]

As a person using Android 9 rn, didn't realize they removed ivon shape customization 😅

[@SEMIA123]

go buy a samsung

[@existentialselkath1264]

Yeah, android 12 was all about customisation but it removed almost all of it.

[@gamemoves2415]

@@existentialselkath1264 what customisation did android 12 remove?

[@your_average_cultured_dude]

@@gamemoves2415 in android 12 you have less basic color themes to choose from, you can't change your system font anymore, you can't change quick settings icons anymore, you can't change app icon shapes anymore. all of those were available in the "wallpaper and style" section in android 11

[@Honza368]

Quick tip for everyone who wants to use the languages feature but can't find the app they want to change the language off. It works for most apps, but the menu only shows apps that have written in their manifest that they support multiple languages. If you use ADB shell and disable the flag settings_app_locale_opt_in_enabled, it will show all apps and work for most apps (in my experience). Here's the command to do that if you wish (it's safe): adb shell settings put global settings_app_locale_opt_in_enabled false

[@danielleimhofer88]

I installed it on my Galaxy S8+ (Lineageos20) it runs perfect with good battery life. And good performance.

[@clonedmuchacho]

Custom os in 2022? Very based.

[@lightningMcqueen5]

Me too. Arrow os 13

[@dnleet]

same. running pixel experience plus on my poco x3 pro

[@SmitePlayz_]

@@clonedmuchacho one UI I pretty meh

[@ApartmentAngelsFireStarters]

Linus has the most complex relationship with Android I've ever witnessed with a mortal

[@jizzlecizzle1388]

What immortal do you know and what is their problem with Android?

[@gamefun2525]

@S4GE android is linux duhh

[@BosnianHeisenberg]

@@gamefun2525 with modified kernel

[@magnusanderson6681]

@@BosnianHeisenberg Not anymore I think

[@PhobosDDeimos]

Don't we all...

[@bahlor]

For me I absolutely hated 12, it would crash my apps whenever I minimized them, I got terrible performance and battery life. As soon as I upgraded to 13 all that went away, phone started acting almost 100% better. I am "all for" fix your stuff, I do not care nor use nearly any of those new features, what I want/need is for the OS to work and work well. Android 13 does that, and I for one could not be happier.

[@nairocamilo]

I hope that remains true when I get mah hands on an Android13 phone. 12 has been a tragedy opera about how much I miss 11

[@rushikeshtapre8620]

@@nairocamilo my mi a3 is on 11 it work good 😊

[@nairocamilo]

@@rushikeshtapre8620 ok? Anyway, I don't recommend upgrading. Enjoy 11

[@TF2Scout_YT]

Okay well that definitely never happened to me, I haven’t had that with Android since 2014.

[@DuyNguyen-yx2vd]

That definitely sounds like a problem with the phone manufacturer's implementation and not the base OS itself.

[@Liggliluff]

Having the option to choose language per app is useful for those limited apps that doesn't have your language or missing certain strings, and defaults to English. Something that should have been fixed in Android 7, but apps like Google calendar still defaults to English if it doesn't have a specific string in your language. What I mean is that if language 1 isn't available, it should go to language 2.

[@MurkN]

I thought Goku destroyed Android 13

[@Felttipfuzzywuzzyflyguy]

After switching to Android 12 from One Plus' Oxygen OS there have been SO many basic operations that take 2 or more swipes/taps where they would only take 1 input in Oxygen. I hope 13 resolves a lot of these little headaches.

[@bshenlow882]

I hated Android 12 so much to the point I got another phone which is 11. The interface is horribly bad at minimizing amount of taps need to perform an action and in some ways took users back to early smartphone days where screens were super tiny so they were forced to make do with multiple taps at the time.

[@bshenlow882]

...and I'm honestly surprised no one seemed to really care about this issue beyond a small complaint.

[@shasofanX]

Exactly. I don't understand why so many tech tubers are loving android stock. I don't care if there is more than I use. I care if there is less then I need.

[@armaan_44]

I downgraded to OOS11 again within a month….. OOS12 is a joke

[@H1zN]

@@armaan_44 Me too. I had A12 for ä week on my 9pro. Switched back to 11. I hate the material you so much. Why google? I want set a color.

[@drepedekristne]

Another positive of the 13 update is that it seems to have finally fixed the weird Bluetooth random disconnect bug my Pixel 6 pro has had since day one.

[@neonsamus]

That could be due to the headphones

[@drepedekristne]

@@neonsamus It was multiple devices. My vehicle head unit and Fitbit sense were the most annoying.

[@Koxv2]

That’s why I moved to iPhone. I was irritated by bugs in android on my pixel. It’s a shame, I loved android.

[@originalradman9491]

@@Koxv2 🙄

[@alexcleland4411]

YES. My fitbit actually connects consistently now instead of me having to constantly flip a coin to see if it would work or not.

[@Liggliluff]

What I want: 3 app split-screen on 16:9 screens or taller. There should be room for it. One app's smallest size should fit three times in portrait mode. But landscape mode only has one size, so that needs changing.

[@ODI0408]

THANK YOU!! THIS WAS THE BEST AND EASIEST TUTORIAL

[@HEROIC-LIONGAMING]

I saw the title and I thought he was talking about Android 13 from Dragon Ball Z.

[@_XDan]

Made me laugh, nice

[@Pokechao]

"DON'T YOU LECTURE ME WITH YOUR 30 DOLLAR HAIRCUT"

[@HEROIC-LIONGAMING]

@@_XDan I had that thought initially. Lol

[@HEROIC-LIONGAMING]

@@Pokechao lmao I forgot about that.

[@ZerotheWanderer]

It disabled all vibration on my Pixel 4XL and added more unnecessary animations that slow things down. They also need to let us just pick our own colors for Material You, I have a synthwave styled wallpaper, so the one color selection with shades of pinks and blues look nice, but it makes text windows and other things this sickly pastel yellow/orange color. The media player got bigger to show off art while shrinking the buttons (or clumping them closer together), making it more likely to hit a button you didn't wanna press when you simply wanna change songs in the car.

[@TKing2724]

I'm in the same boat as you. They aren't actually making custom color pallets based on your wallpaper, they're just giving you a few options from a set of premade pallets, so it's pretty likely that you'll have one color that sticks out like a sore thumb.

[@jankohrajko]

Unlock Developer's Options in the settings by clicking multiple times on your OS Build Number. Once there scroll down until you see options for Animation speed 😉 You can even disable or slower them if you wish.

[@HurricaneHusky]

@@jankohrajko it still surprises me more people dont know about this

[@mohammedalam1361]

Honestly android 13 is way efficient and smooth with animation, in my case it is taking less memory space too. 200MB less.

[@mmorales508]

Funny how my Pixel 4 XL feels brand new after the update! Everything is snappy and super smooth. I did a factory reset and started from scratch tho no backup or upgrading on top of 12.

[@shaneintegra]

The Android assistant with the home button has always been available. Its even available when you have the swipe up option. You put your finger on the bottom of the screen in the middle, then swipe up a short distance and hold.

[@Paulie8K]

I have the standard Pixel 6 and installed the update yesterday. I can confirm that the device feels snappier and the damn fingerprint sensor actually works quickly and accurately. I never had any major issues with mine but it finally feels as it should've when I bought it at launch.

[@jj4100]

awesome to hear that, Im installing the update right now on my Pixel 6. Thanks for your comment

[@Solaceon]

Piggybacking off this comment to say that 13 is also available on new Samsung devices. It's available through the Member's app. :)

[@GFourGadget]

If only every manufacturers can update their phones as soon as Android launches a new version, they would be more appealing compared to iOS

[@MegaManNeo]

That was the idea behind project Treble if I recall correctly. I don't see much of that.

[@kushagrakumar163]

That's why I use custom ROMs

[@floppa9415]

who cares. Its not like much changes these days.

[@loualex6925]

IOS ? You only a paying beta tester with everyday annoying patches

[@xorinzor]

The HUGE difference between apple and any other device however is the hardware. You can update your Pixel phone right away, no problem. But other companies like Samsung for example need to update their firmware drivers before the phone can be updated. Besides.. even if an android phone would take 2 years instead of 2 months (max) to update I still would prefer it over an iOS device lol.

[@panchalim]

I have been waiting for that language setting for god knows how long! Finally!

[@AAA-vq6lz]

that app-specific language thing is gonna be so userful, there's apps i need to be in my main language for school but i like to have everything else in english. it took wayy too long to get made

[@itzHaze]

7:03 get the nothing phone with it so u can also have the disco lighting lmao

[@MarceldeJong]

“Even more customisations”?! They removed customisations in Android 12. They only gave back a few in Android 13 and you touted that as a great improvement.

[@geekume5539]

I can't hear android 13 without thinking of android 13. "Don't lecture me with your 30 dollar haircut"

[@trueAKspeaks]

08:25 'will it roll out to your device, it depends on the manufacturer', custom ROM users reaction 😎

[@sikelelamazingi4602]

😂😂🤣

[@kdsmusic.lk.WavesMaxXx]

Thanks bud! great video and instructions.

[@ShinareAeruil]

What I would really like is app-specific volume control. Sometimes I just want music to play on the background while playing a game or something. And not drown the foreground app sounds completely.

[@CastleRaccon]

If you have a samsung phone you can do that; its call sound assistant

[@DanielFildan]

@@CastleRaccon on MIUI (Xiaomi ROM) it's also called sound assistant

[@nitePhyyre]

My cheapo Motorola has it too

[@CastleRaccon]

@@DanielFildan Nice

[@gursimratsinghnannuan1986]

@@CastleRaccon where is that option for Samsung phones? Help please

[@vert2552]

i actually love that you can set language settings per app. One of my favourite features so far

[@Y2B123]

Definitely. I think every OS should have such a functionality: set language by users and apps for the sake of multilingual individuals and families. And sometimes apps fall back to languages you don't know because they do not support your primary display language and you have no control over which language it falls to. This is plain ridiculous.

[@Shinkajo]

Why though? I'm fluent in 5 languages, but I see no reason not to use English everywhere, which isn't even my first language.

[@Liggliluff]

@@Shinkajo Sometimes English isn't available. Sometimes it's nicer to have local apps like the bank or public transport apps in the local language while the rest are in English.

[@funnyarc]

7:06 Hey i remember that from Moto X4, it had a feature from Tempow, called Tempow Audio Profile (eg, TAP), that allows the phone to send Bluetooth audio to 4 completely different devices, whether speakers, headphones, earbuds, etc. It actually works damn well, even today, you can control volume on each device individually, from phone and the Bluetooth device (changing volume will show change on phone too). And audio is synced very well too, so you could make a DiY TWS earbud, using 2 completely different earbuds (Though likely, without the battery case and cool features of today's TWS buds). Moto X4 was also basically the only device that had that multi Bluetooth feature from Tempow, so everyone with a Moto X4 was basically a exclusive early adopter of that cool feature ^^.

[@vladislavkaras491]

Cool updates! Thanks for the news!

[@KeyT3ch]

You can tell the amount of compression KZbin is doing in the first second of the video with all those confetti. Linus' face basically turned into 360p momentarily. Reminded me of that Tom Scott's video.

[@ford1546]

From the android we had on the samsung s4 until now, the graphics in android have become more and more simple and black and white! It's a trend many software are following, something I personally don't like For me, it is also important that you have the option to adjust screen coolor, red blue green in a proper way and that you can completely turn off split screen so you don't accidentally press the function with accident. if you need a good video player or music player, there are many good apps. Same with calculator widget. (Mad calculator widget)

[@flexagonpark5467]

How is it "black and white"? The entire point of MaterialYou is that it's colorful and customizable

[@InservioLetum]

The split screen horseshit is a HUGE peeve of mine as well. I keep an older device in my pocket so I cannot accidentally pull up the navbar, and use physical buttons instead. Turns out dragging bodyparts across glass is actually an attrociously unclear way of communicating. WHO KNEW? Oh... wait. We all did. For years. BRING. BACK. BUTTONS.

[@King-Julz]

@@InservioLetum what? It's so intuitive I don't know what you're on about. Even if you don't like it, Linus literally said that you can now hold the home button on the 3 button option which on Android you can specify yourself. You're not locked in to swiping so just change it?

[@ford1546]

@@InservioLetum Just so we're talking about the same. (split screen) then I'm talking about having 2 apps on the screen at the same time. when I press the square button on my phone to bring up all apps that are running, I can either choose to enter them or close them or split screen. If I go back and forth from e-mail and the internet browser, for example, split screen button is easy to press accidentally. Not all internet browsers are compatible with split screen, which ends up with all open internet pages being closed.

[@pixels_per_inch]

I prefer it black and white rather than looking like a child's toy.

[@Demolick]

The Auracast is something that will be a must-have for some guilds, for example listening to your tunes while riding with a pillion on a bike. It'll stop being: you can speak or you have a phone connected. I'm sure in no time after the launch, we'll have some apps to enable voice and music to be relayed by your phone.

[@NichHustler]

Always funny to see the things MIUI has had for ages get added to regular Android. I've had the qr scanner in drop down for years. While notifications aren't opt in, turning them off in the drop down per app has been very easy as well. Really looking forward to that clipboard though that is such a great update. And if the copy between pc and phone comes through natively that will also be great.

[@Y2B123]

Yeah. I got tired of emailing myself texts.

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

Same for Samsung... they had things in 2012 that Google added like 2 or 3 years ago. And I can remote onto my fricken Note 9 and do the copy and paste stuff just on Windows where I actually need the stuff. Sadly that doesn't work on the Tab S6. That Windows Link feature ist the best shit I've ever seen on mobile devices. Installing it on the tablet doesn't bring the remote feature though which sucks. And I don't get why Samsung doesn't integrate it for their tablets as well...

[@pixels_per_inch]

They were in Android long before, not sure why they reintroduced it.

[@friedpotato2037]

Thank you, was waiting for this. Was thinking about flashing A13 aosp-based custom ROM, but didn't know what I will gain by doing so. Now I know I am really not missing much.

[@208Concepts]

12 was kind of a spazzy mess on my P5. 13 is smoother, faster and less glitchy by a lot.

[@unsellingwizard]

You can turn off the at a glance widget by holding down on it and hitting customize

[@puzzledgaming3836]

Love the video, do you think you will make a video on iOS 16 when it comes out?

[@kushagrakumar163]

Just installed A13 based custom ROM and I am loving it 😍

[@arfni]

I'm waiting for immersive mode everywhere because my OLED screen is burnt to a crisp from Android's bright white notifications and gesture bar.

[@Dataanti]

7:00 I think auracast is what I am most excisted for, specifically for motorcycle/offroad helmet intercom systems (i guess this is kind of unrelated to android, and more about bluetooth specs). As it is, its a janky patch work system of some peoplue using older blutooth protocols that can only communicat to one or two other devices, or cardo and senas propirtary proximity party chat system. It would be cool to have a proximity party chat via something like auracast, that works seamlessly with all helmet intcoms.

[@alpuhagame]

Waiting since 2019 for LC3 plus codec that would allow sub 20ms latency (ideally 5-10ms is the best, like standing 5 meters from the cabinet) in bluetooth audio devices, so I could finally play guitar processed by VST without any wires! Right now I have to use APTX LL (low latency) devices (transmitter + receiver) which have 40ms just for sending audio, plus you have processing chain that could take away 10-20ms, and it's still hard to play sixteenth notes above 120-150BPM A quarter note at 60bpm will last exactly 1 second. Sixteenth would be 250ms (formula for 16th is: 15 / BPM = seconds). 120bpm @ 16th is 125ms. 150bpm @ 16th is 100ms. So if your signal is processed and sent back to you at 50-60ms after you pluck the string, it means you would have trouble playing anything faster than 120-150 BPM, since it would be taking almost half the time of the note.

[@christopher6895]

Is astonishing to me to see just how close iOS and android feature sets have converged.

[@existentialselkath1264]

Android peaked at 11. 12 removed so many options and added pointless steps to the most basic functions, all for the sake of a sleak design. The pixel phones have been my go to, but if stock android keeps removing simple options, I'll have to look elsewhere next time.

[@gamemoves2415]

What options did 12 remove and what pointless steps did they add. Curious here as I'm using a Samsung running on Android 12 and I'll be moving to stock soon

[@Rafaelinux]

Yeah, stock android is quite bad next to Samsung's implementation that's always 2 or 3 os versions ahead in terms of features and ease of use.

[@MAxAMILLIoN757]

@@gamemoves2415 do not

[@alemmerenjamir7337]

@@gamemoves2415 My big turn-off is that 11 had the brightness slider coming in one downward swipe. 12 needs two swipe which I definitely loathe

[@msendal]

I think A8 was the peak, and the rest was just an effort to keep up with iOS. I don't feel like i would feel the absence of features added later than that. They just keep adding and reverting features like it's a weekly update, but no, it's a yearly update that probably only 15% of android devices will manage to receive.

[@DasBauer]

I'll love the multi language feature. Sometimes it haunts me not being able to change the language. And the apps sometimes use the language I set in my phone to forward me to another site or content

[@guerbie7312]

Locked access to smart home devices is already available on Android 12, and you can configure which devices are available on the interface .. same as which ones can be controlled with Google Assistant.

[@MikkoRantalainen]

Finally! I've been waiting for support for app specific languages since Android 2.x where I had to root the system to automate language switching.

[@soul-candy-music]

can't help but notice that the turtles on the homescreen at 0:20 are the same clip art turtles from Super Auto Pets.

[@ScottWallace5]

Android 13 definitely feels more of a refinement/polish than a revolutionary update. Also, I have a Pixel 5 and I've been using the hold down home button to ask Google for awhile now. But so far, 13 is working well.

[@blackchristiangeek]

Thank you brother, this is the most thorough review I have watched yet. I just updated to Android 13 overnight on my Pixel 6 Pro and looking forward to driving into some of the new features. Again, thanks, and God bless

[@TheUltraHumano]

Some of these updates really make you appreciare how they were already available in Samsung's OneUI.

[@denvera1g1]

7:17 Will this be on Android TV? It would be really nice to be able to maybe get different audio devices working together if the timing could be properly synced. Like say a sound bar with wireless subwoofers, and then some bluetooth speakers at the back of the room to work as satellites, or even a different soundbar in a different room if you're constantly walking between rooms working on stuff.

[@pixels_per_inch]

I doubt this will work well unless it can compensate the individual latency for all the connected device simultaneously. I tried it on a PC and it resulted in echos and distortion due to the latency difference between Bluetooth devices.

[@denvera1g1]

@@pixels_per_inch I'd imagine it would require both devices to support this standard, and this standard may have a way of reporting/beaconing any sort of processing delay, but it may not be possible. without maybe the sending device adding an ultrasonic tag to each device and listening for the delay

[@pixels_per_inch]

@@denvera1g1 Well, Bluetooth already does that, once it detects the latency it compensates by playing audio in advance (aka read ahead). However, the problem is compensating all devices simultaneously, therefore the device themselves have to compensate for the latency like those WiFi based speaker systems

[@magicalbanana1263]

I really hope PixelExperience team sorts android 13 for my phone sooner than later. That'd be nice.

[@MrJoshkbye]

You can turn off the "at a glance" widget. You were two presses away in the video. hold press on it -> Customize -> At a Glance (not the gear) -> off.

[@deimiosxxx]

The best thing I've noticed with android 13 is that I didn't notice any changes. Which is a good thing, as nothing broke.

[@LaidBackDeveloper]

I'm looking forward personally to samsung's Android 13 based OneUI 5, They're already out with a OneUI 5 Public Beta that from what I've heard has a fairly large amount of new features such as a PROPER battery health measurement (coming in a future beta build and Possibly similar to what iOS has) and also features a very wide range of colors for their Material you feature (Not limited to 3 automatically selected colors), MUCH Improved Animations and Stability, You can now copy text from images on the gallery (Previously it was accessed via Bixby Vision PS: Laugh All you want but Bixby is actually good now.), Upgraded clipboard, New and very much welcome gestures for multitasking (Swiping up with two fingers from the bottom of the phone) and Likely even more that I still am yet to discover. Also I still think that the quick panel of Pixel Experience is significantly worse than the older one that is thankfully still in OneUI 5

[@LaidBackDeveloper]

I'd also like to add that Samsung has already had the same (If not better) Cross device functions and functionality for around 2 years now if I remember correctly

[@LofiTurtle_]

And if you don't like the native theming, Samsung's "good lock" app has a theme maker that lets you edit any color individually.

[@LaidBackDeveloper]

@@LofiTurtle_ I Forgot to mention it

[@Frozander]

If only they did their releases quickly it would be perfect. Last year iirc it took them a few months to ship One UI 4. And it came with bugs despite taking their time on the update. My biggest issue was that context aware suggestions on the bottom were locked to 4 initial suggestions (all samsung apps) and never updated anymore until they patched it after a month or so.

[@LofiTurtle_]

@@Frozander I agree. At least they are increasing the support lifetime of their newer phones, so you'll get the updates eventually. They were pretty quick with the android 9 update from what I remember, but it was the last version the s8 got, only 2 years after launch

[@Marngel]

Another year, another update that makes iOS be more like Android, and another update that makes Android be more like iOS.

[@DailyCorvid]

Technically they are both still copying NeXTSteP / BeOS2 with the touch interface swiping gizmoes and such.

[@woe_]

It's a great update and the new privacy options are great. Better customization was super easy to setup. It runs well and there are also new battery optimizations!

[@ShadowPlayer321]

I know it was for a bit, but I really enjoyed the casual reference to throuples and polycules.

[@asdanjer]

Truly impressive. Only got these features for a few years now in manufacturer roms. Now they only need to put in like 100 features still missing and stock android may actually be usable again.

[@annekedebruyn7797]

I feel like Android is mature enough not to expect big new features every year. It's kind of nice having a few QoL updates with a few optimizations here and there.

[@terrycrews1584]

I expected less Google and more privacy, instead of niche use case features.

[@unlokia]

You feel wrong. Android is a joke.

[@panathatube]

If you have unlimited imagination there's always new features

[@BOT-er9yt]

Hence they should release one android version ebery year

[@panathatube]

@@BOT-er9yt they do release one Android version every year.

[@rws91942]

7:05 a silent disco with my polycue sounds like a dream come true.

[@bluedeath996]

I really wish the youtube music can be synced between devices so you can seamlessly continue playing your music on your phone when you were listening in a browser or on your tablet when you go out and seamlessly switch back when you return.

[@daneo617]

I have about half of these features already have with my Android 12 Moto g100 it comes with Ready For which is like Dex and I already have the ability to automatically transfer everything from my clipboard to my computer if I connect to it via Wi-Fi or USB & with A12 Ready For over wifi is amazing and should be a standard feature going forward I absolutely love it 🤷🏻‍♂️✌🏼

[@MegaManNeo]

Eye catching new features which have no improvement on me who uses his handheld computer as a music player, communicator and LTE MODEM for the most part.

[@CallmeBigfat]

would love a volume slider under the audio controls

[@panthonyy]

I really appreciate the notifications and privacy controls. But, that clipboard widget tho 🤤

[@lennonmclean]

Downside: Android 13 restricts access to /Android/data/, meaning that file managers are unable to access apps' config files, log files, etc stored in their respective folders.

[@user-fr2fm3ri3w]

@Brylan android fanboys were crying apple wouldn't let you access system files with apps you found on the internet lol.

[@raj.r412]

I think one of the previous versions restricted access to android/obb, which can be bypassed by allowing that app to install apps from unknown sources. I hope they'll find a solution for android/data too.

[@johnhamirkarim3696]

Bye game mods lol

[@lennonmclean]

@Brylan but not good for emulators, ports of PC games, etc that require you to edit configuration files and check log files with a file manager

[@lennonmclean]

@Brylan yes, that is true. The issue right now is that AFAIK there's nothing like that.

[@corsame14]

Belated happy birthday Linus!

[@RafaelMurta]

You guys deserved my like at the very moment I saw the scene where you're dancing wearing headphones!

[@keyserxx]

Checked 6A for update and there it was thanks. That is one of the pluses of being on a Google phone I guess! Here's hoping it goes more smoothly than my Dad upgrading his PC.

[@ThePhoenixAscendant]

Linus, you guys are having too much fun. You're making my face hurt from smiling and laughing at the Bluetooth segment...

[@vali69]

When will they add custom theme colours? I'm dying to have the dracula theme!

[@michaelrebar8922]

Linus, I ordered the backpack recently. Forgot to find out if there is a padded bottom part or is it something I will need to add? Thanks.

[@_TranCatTuong]

7:43 i'm using samsung s9+ and hp laptop and still can reply text or call or view notifications on my phone using my laptop via "link to windows" app by microsoft, and i still can view photos on my phone using my laptop without transfer any photo and still can download that photo as well

[@benjaminoechsli1941]

Loved the call-out for both Google _and_ Apple for feigning interest in consumer privacy. Both companies make plenty of money off intimately knowing their customers, and everyone knows it! As a Pixel 4a user, I look forward to 13!

[@flameshana9]

>everyone -knows- denies it.

[@Neoxon619]

Howdy folks, I'm Android 13. Look at my trucker hat! But seriously, even though I don't use Android anymore, I do respect how generally ahead they are with various features compared to iOS.

[@CLfreak246]

I had a feeling that someone was going to make the Team4Star joke. A perfect 😂 moment.

[@Techprep23]

A feature that would be really nice. When using multi window especially on Samsung where both windows can be active. When you go to put text input on the right side of the screen while watching Netflix or Hulu on the left side of the screen the keyboard resizes itself to only take up the app with the text input instead of the whole screen. that would be fantastic. Not sure how it would work in portrait mode but at least for landscape mode that would be lovely

[@Liggliluff]

I wish to have three apps in portrait mode

[@Liggliluff]

I also wish to override the thing that prevents certain apps to be in split screen

[@ultrastrudelxxl665]

wow i remember having an auto clipboard with 6 places back when i had an lg phone with android 6. it took forever for it to be a standard

[@jarboer]

There was quite a few changes that were already in iOS, both OS have always copied each other but it seems like more Android updates are getting iOS features. Things like the app permissions, opt-in notifications (surprised that wasn’t a thing in android already), the shared clipboard, QR code in the quick toggles, home controls while unlocked (note on iOS you can’t control security devices without unlocking the phone), etc. Also it’s weird you only have 8 colour options (was 4) for the Lock Screen clock and other stuff, iOS 16 lets you change to any colour you want and this is a brand new feature this year, it’s weird google didn’t included it on first release as well.

[@AustinRoss]

Language per app and auto language switching keyboard have been a part of iOS for a while now also. Shame google didn’t include both.

[@CritLoren]

@@AustinRoss GBoard has been able to handle 2 languages at a time for a while now.

[@CritLoren]

Opt-in notifications hasn't been as big of an issue on Android however, with how easy it is to manage them via the different notification channels and easy to use notification permission management, but it's a welcome addition.

[@pixels_per_inch]

That's weird, Android had app permission since Android 6 and notification can be turned off since Android 4 (maybe even before) and home control was introduced on Android 11

[@AndrewDahl88]

It's home controls while locked. They've had a home controls menu since 11, iirc. The colors thing is just an auto color based on your wallpaper. You can still set it to a manual color scheme and change your lock screen wallpaper The QR code one has taken painfully long. It's been baked into the camera for a while now, but that's not the most intuitive so I'm glad they're finally adding it to the menu.

[@timestopMachinist]

i think it would be cool if being in a "call" didnt automatically tank audio quality across the device. if you try to listen to music or watch a video while something is using the "call" audio channel, the audio gets destroyed to sound like a call. which also probably means that call audio isnt nearly as bad as it sounds, its just being crushed for some reason? this has been a thing since i got my first phone and i never see anyone mention it. i was in a playstation party a few days ago and the stream audio was terrible because the voice chat is categorized as a call.

[@peyco]

This is an issue with Bluetooth. The Bluetooth "music" mode uses bandwidth allocated for the microphone, once in call you lose this bandwidth. I think this has been fixed in Bluetooth 5 but to take advantage of this you need both a device and headphones that are Bluetooth 5 compatible

[@timestopMachinist]

@@peyco my wireless ear buds are bluetooth 5, but ive had this happen with no headphones at all

[@sircalvin]

paul already said why it crushes other audio, but call audio is just that bad. basically to save bandwidth back in the day they would cut your audio down to a small range (that voices usually fall into) and then shift it up or down so they could fit multiple calls on one wire. when mobile phones and digital calling came out a lot of it was on the same infrastructure, and if it wasn't they wanted to be compatible with older phones, and now were stuck with low quality calls. this is also why hold music is very hit or miss, as if it goes outside the range its awful, but some companies get music specifically made to be in that range so it sounds ok (usaa is notably good)

[@ohforthelove74]

I updated yesterday. I, don't see much difference. I'm really happy about the Bluetooth improvements. I listen to audio for about nine hours a day and BT is a huge deal for me. It's also the reason the other changes passed me by. I use my phone all the time but I never look at the thing.

[@rjpearson]

I am so excited for the ChromeOS app streaming since it's future is bright. Can't test it yet, but in the betas there was implication that the tech could be used to access your phone camera and more than just messaging apps. It would be nice to use an Android phone as a ChromeOS webcam to make Google's ecosystem a bit more of an... ecosystem rather than a ton of Google products that have a just enough of integration to make you want more.

[@Fahad789Gem]

Android 13 here meanwhile I am stuck on Android 9. We should get software updates like Iphones but we don't.

[@icanthinkofaname13]

We do, just mainly with Samsungs newer mid range and high end phones. Mine has 4 years of promised updates

[@elijaholing]

Samsung user here........ We do

[@MfundoTenza]

Sony user here. Still stuck on Android 8 :(

[@thetruesimplegrid]

Newer Samsung flagship and midrange devices surprisingly have the longest software support for any android device.

[@abdulamar9907]

Don't bother with the change. Android 9 is a great OS. The newer ones removed a lot of functionalities that it has, and makes life hard for some people ie me. Just keep the phone as is, maybe use a custom rom for it but with older android instead of the newer ones.

[@greylawson6352]

The fact that Android is just now getting the ability to only share certain photos with apps instead of all of them is insane to me, they’ve got things like reverse wireless charging implemented yet it too this long for a basic security feature like photo selection?

[@fouzanak9162]

it worked! thank you so much!!

[@MangoTangoFox]

The lock screen home controls would make a lot of sense if it had a geofencing option so it only worked without a passcode when near your home wifi.

[@mitchzach3858]

I've only ever had Samsung's, this video was as much a learning experience of how much one ui fills in the gaps of stock Android as much as it was on Android 13!