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May 11 • 12 tweets • 5 min read
There's no doubt we'll see new #Android13 features at #GoogleIO in a few hours, but there's no need to wait for the keynote — I just updated my Android 13 deep dive article with 10 new sections, covering some pretty big changes!

blog.esper.io/android-13-dee…

Here's a summary:
APK Signature Scheme v3.1 addresses some of the known issues with APK key rotation on earlier OS versions.

blog.esper.io/android-13-dee…
In order to access body sensors (like heart rate, temperature, or blood oxygen levels) in the background, apps have to hold a new permission called BODY_SENSORS_BACKGROUND: blog.esper.io/android-13-dee…
Android 13 adds support for reading sensors events from head tracking sensors. Sure hope the rumored Pixel Buds Pro have that!

blog.esper.io/android-13-dee…
Speaking of sensors, Android 13 adds support for a new type called "heading", which provides the direction the device is pointing to relative to true north.

blog.esper.io/android-13-dee…
While everyone was fixated on the squiggly progress bar, Android 13 Beta 1 quietly made a big change to the way media controls are derived.

blog.esper.io/android-13-dee…
For security reasons, Android 13 will block non-matching intents that are sent to apps targeting API level 33 or higher, regardless of the target SDK version of the app sending the intent: blog.esper.io/android-13-dee…
I've got a summary of what Privacy Sandbox on Android entails, including the Topics API, SDK Runtime, Attribution Reporting, and FLEDGE. Much more to come soon!

blog.esper.io/android-13-dee…
Remote Key Provisioning swaps in-factory private key provisioning for a new scheme that's easier to recover from if keys are compromised or leaked.

blog.esper.io/android-13-dee…
Apps relying on the deprecated shared user ID feature will soon have a way to migrate out, but we're waiting on the details for how that'll happen: blog.esper.io/android-13-dee…
As I previously reported, Android 13 blocks users from enabling an app's accessibility service if that app was sideloaded from outside of an app store. Details here: blog.esper.io/android-13-dee…
Also updated the article to reflect the release of Android 13 Beta 1 for Android TV (nothing to see here...) and today's release of DP/Beta programs for OnePlus, OPPO, and Realme flagships.

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May 11
Here's what's new in Android 13 Beta 2 (thread)
The predictive back navigation gesture is supposedly here, and it animates/works pretty much how I described in the newsletter!

developer.android.com/about/versions…

Haven't encountered the animation itself yet, though.
The setting to show an icon in the status bar when vibrate mode is on has been added in Beta 2. Google inexplicably removed this icon in Android 12 but added it back via this same toggle in QPR3 Beta 3. Image
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May 11
Alright, this is what I've been waiting for: Android 13 Beta 2. Once the downloads are up, I'll be digging in.

blog.google/products/andro…
Android 13 Beta builds will be available from the following OEMs
"Now, Android will go further and automatically delete your clipboard history after a short period so apps are preemptively blocked from seeing old copied information."

Google confirms the clipboard autoclear feature I first reported about.

Details here: blog.esper.io/android-13-dee…
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May 9
If you can't sit through all of #GoogleIO this week, I'm going to be doing a recap of all the Android-related news over at the @Esperdev blog. It's going to be in the style of my Android 13 deep dive, which means it's going to VERY long and exhaustive.

Look forward to that!
I have a total of 50 keynotes + sessions marked on a spreadsheet of things I plan to watch.

Send help.
By the way, I don't plan to cover new features in Google apps or focus on any new products they launch. I'm only interested in new features in the Android platform, new tools for Android app developers, etc.

If you want that stuff, there are plenty of other sources to read!
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Apr 26
Here's what's new in Android 13 Beta 1 (thread)
Android’s USB debugging icon has been updated for the new release. Android 13 = Android T = Android Tiramisu.
“Do Not Disturb” is back. Google experimented with rebranding it as “Priority mode”, but it looks like they’ve dropped those plans (for now).
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Apr 26
The Android Beta Program website just got updated to mention the Android 13 Beta👀

Eligible devices include the Pixel 4 and later.

I don't see any OTA/factory images yet though! Image
Google's running two beta programs simultaneously: the Android 13 Beta and the Android 12 QPR Beta. The Android 12 QPR beta ends in June 2022, while the Android 13 beta ends in June 2023. The beta will extend past the stable release to account for 13 QPRs. Image
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Apr 26
LineageOS 19 based on Android 12 is here 👀! The changelog 26 post is live on lineageos.org, where you can read all the details about the release and find the list of supported devices. If you're reading this, you're probably looking for a summary. Here's what's new:
- Security patches from the last year have been merged to LOS 16 - 19.

- LOS 19 builds are based on the android-12.1.0_r4 tag, which is based on Android 12.1/Android 12L. That means Material You's dynamic color theming (monet) is included!
(As an aside, the reason it's called LineageOS 19 and not 19.1 is because the team wants to match AOSP's versioning conventions.)
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