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{{Short description|Thirteenth major version of the Android mobile operating system}}
{{About|the operating system version|the ''Dragon Ball'' character Android 13|Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13!}}
{{use mdy dates |date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox OS version
| name = Android 13|
| version of = [[Android (operating system)|Android]]
| family = [[Android (operating system)|Android]]
| logo = [[File:Android 13 logo.svg|frameless|class=skin-invert]]
| logo_size = 
| screenshot = File:Android 13 Homescreen Screenshot.png
| screenshot_size = 240px
| caption = Android 13 homescreen on [[Google Pixel]]
| developer = [[Google]]
| source_model = 
| GA date = {{Start date and age|2022|08|15}}
| release_version = 13.0.0_r30 (TSV1.220628.080)<ref name="release">{{cite web|url=https://android.googlesource.com/platform/build/+/refs/tags/android-security-13.0.0_r30|title=Android security 13.0.0 release 30|website=Google Git}}</ref>
| release_date = {{Start date and age|2025|06|02}}
| kernel type = [[Monolithic kernel|Monolithic]] ([[Linux kernel|Linux]])
| preceded_by = [[Android 12]]
| support_status = Supported
| succeeded by = [[Android 14]]
| website = {{Official URL}}
}}

'''Android 13'''<!--Please do not use code names because Google stopped using desserts since Android 10.--> is the [[Android version history|thirteenth major release]] and the 20th version of [[Android (operating system)|Android]], the mobile operating system developed by the [[Open Handset Alliance]] led by [[Google]]. It was released to the public and the [[Android Open Source Project]] (AOSP) on August 15, 2022.<ref>{{cite news |date=December 23, 2021 |title='Panlingual' feature for per-app language settings planned for Android 13 |publisher=androidpolice.com |agency=androidpolice.com |url=https://www.androidpolice.com/android-13-panlingual-per-app-language-feature/ |access-date=December 25, 2021 |archive-date=January 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125023252/https://www.androidpolice.com/android-13-panlingual-per-app-language-feature/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The first devices to ship with Android 13 were the [[Pixel 7|Pixel 7 and 7 Pro]].

{{As of|2025|3}}, 18.03% of Android devices run Android 13, making it the second-most widely-used version of Android, behind [[Android 14]] at 35.5%. This is the oldest Android version supported with security source code.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mobile & Tablet Android Version Market Share Worldwide |url=https://gs.statcounter.com/os-version-market-share/android/mobile-tablet/worldwide |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=StatCounter Global Stats |language=en |archive-date=2024-08-06 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240806120854/https://gs.statcounter.com/os-version-market-share/android/mobile-tablet/worldwide |url-status=live }}</ref>

== History ==
[[File:Android 13 Developer Preview logo.svg|thumb|Android 13's Developer Preview logo|128px]]<!--Please do not change the description. This logo was used for the developer builds and beta versions.-->
Android 13 (internally [[Code name|codenamed]] '''[[Tiramisu]]''')<ref>{{cite news |last1=Porter |first1=Jon |title=Yep, Android 13's dessert codename is 'Tiramisu' after all |url=https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2022/2/11/22928812/android-13-cake-codename-tiramisu |access-date=April 11, 2022 |work=The Verge |date=February 11, 2022 |language=en |archive-date=May 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510184601/https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2022/2/11/22928812/android-13-cake-codename-tiramisu |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Google may have already revealed the dessert name for Android 13 "T" |url=https://www.xda-developers.com/google-android-13-t-tiramisu-dessert-name/ |access-date=December 25, 2021 |website=xda-developers.com |date=July 27, 2021 |archive-date=February 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211100456/https://www.xda-developers.com/google-android-13-t-tiramisu-dessert-name/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=PLATFORM_VERSION_CODENAME is being updated from T to Tiramisu. |url=https://android-review.googlesource.com/c/platform/build/+/1778625 |access-date=December 25, 2021 |website=android-review.googlesource.com/ |archive-date=February 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211185111/https://android-review.googlesource.com/c/platform/build/+/1778625 |url-status=live }}</ref> was announced in an Android blog posted on February 10, 2022,<ref>{{cite web|url= https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2022/02/first-preview-android-13.html?m=1|title= The first developer preview of Android 13|author= Android Developers|date= February 10, 2022|website= |publisher= |access-date= |quote= |archive-date= April 5, 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220405031621/https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2022/02/first-preview-android-13.html?m=1|url-status= live}}</ref> and the first Developer Preview was immediately released for the Google Pixel series (from [[Pixel 4]] to [[Pixel 6]], dropping support for the [[Pixel 3]] and [[Pixel 3a]]). It was released 4 months or so after the stable version of [[Android 12]]. Developer Preview 2 followed later, releasing in March.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Android 13 Developer Preview 2 |url=https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2022/03/second-preview-android-13.html |access-date=March 18, 2022 |website=Android Developers Blog |language=en |archive-date=November 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221101035711/https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2022/03/second-preview-android-13.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Beta 1 was released on April 26, 2022.<ref name=beta1>{{cite web |title=The first Android 13 beta is available now |url=https://www.engadget.com/android-13-beta-1-release-date-170018688.html |website=Engadget |date=April 26, 2022 |access-date=April 26, 2022 |language=en |archive-date=February 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227150355/https://www.engadget.com/android-13-beta-1-release-date-170018688.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Google released beta 2 during Google I/O on May 11, 2022.<ref name=beta2>{{Cite web |title=Release notes |url=https://developer.android.com/about/versions/13/release-notes#beta-2.1 |access-date=May 31, 2022 |website=Android Developers |language=en |archive-date=November 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108085736/https://developer.android.com/about/versions/13/release-notes#beta-2.1 |url-status=live }}</ref> Two more beta versions were planned for release in June and July. Platform stability was reached in June, with Beta 3. The final release of Android 13 began on August 15 when the update was made available to Pixel phones and pushed to the [[Android Open Source Project]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Porter |first=Jon |date=August 15, 2022 |title=Android 13 arrives for Pixel phones starting today |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/15/23306058/android-13-release-date-pixel-devices-features |access-date=August 15, 2022 |website=The Verge |language=en |archive-date=October 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030161301/http://www.theverge.com/2022/8/15/23306058/android-13-release-date-pixel-devices-features |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lamont |first=Jonathan |date=August 15, 2022 |title=Android 13 now available for Pixel phones, AOSP |url=https://mobilesyrup.com/2022/08/15/google-releases-android-13-pixel-phones/ |access-date=August 16, 2022 |website=MobileSyrup |language=en |archive-date=January 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112234052/https://mobilesyrup.com/2022/08/15/google-releases-android-13-pixel-phones/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Features ==

=== Privacy ===
Android 13 includes several new features intended to enhance user privacy, both user-facing and developer-facing.<ref>{{cite web |title=I/O 2022: Android 13 security and privacy (and more!) |url=https://security.googleblog.com/2022/05/io-2022-android-13-security-and-privacy.html |publisher=Eugene Liderman and Sara N-Marandi, Android Security and Privacy Team |access-date=July 11, 2022 |archive-date=July 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711091000/https://security.googleblog.com/2022/05/io-2022-android-13-security-and-privacy.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Newman |first1=Lily Hay |title=Android 13 Tries to Make Privacy and Security a No-Brainer |url=https://www.wired.com/story/android-13-privacy-security-update/ |magazine=Wired |access-date=July 11, 2022 |archive-date=September 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230923232834/https://www.wired.com/story/android-13-privacy-security-update/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

A new media picker is added, which improves privacy by allowing users to choose which photos and videos apps have access to.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Features and APIs Overview {{!}} Android 13 Developer Preview |url=https://developer.android.com/about/versions/13/features |access-date=February 28, 2022 |website=Android Developers |language=en |archive-date=February 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210182717/https://developer.android.com/about/versions/13/features |url-status=live }}</ref> Most apps have not implemented this picker yet. In addition, Android 13 does not allow app access to the "Android" system folder. A new permission, <code>NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES</code> separated the Wi-Fi and [[Global Positioning System|GPS]] permissions that were bundled into a single "Location" setting. This change means that apps can now be allowed to search for nearby devices and networks without needing to request access to broader navigational systems.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New runtime permission for nearby Wi-Fi devices {{!}} Android 13 Developer Preview |url=https://developer.android.com/about/versions/13/features/nearby-wifi-devices-permission |access-date=February 28, 2022 |website=Android Developers |language=en |archive-date=March 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309115312/https://developer.android.com/about/versions/13/features/nearby-wifi-devices-permission |url-status=live }}</ref>

Also, a new runtime permission feature is being added to apps sending non-exempt [[Alert messaging|notifications]] which allows users to focus on notifications most important to them.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Notification runtime permission |url=https://developer.android.com/about/versions/13/changes/notification-permission |access-date=June 11, 2022 |website=Android Developers |language=en |archive-date=June 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610123415/https://developer.android.com/about/versions/13/changes/notification-permission |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== User experience ===
Apps are now required to request permission from the user before they are able to send notifications.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Li |first=Abner |date=March 17, 2022 |title=Here's everything new in Android 13 Developer Preview 2 [Gallery] |url=https://9to5google.com/2022/03/17/android-13-dp2-new-features/ |access-date=March 18, 2022 |website=[[9to5Google]] |language=en-US |archive-date=March 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220317185828/https://9to5google.com/2022/03/17/android-13-dp2-new-features/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Small changes to dialog windows such as the Internet toggle have been added, making them fit better with the design language. The media player has been redesigned, now using the album cover as a background, and including more user controls.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 18, 2022 |title=Android 13 DP2 Brings Redesigned Media Player & Output Picker |url=https://www.androidheadlines.com/2022/03/android-13-redesigned-media-player-output-picker.html |access-date=March 18, 2022 |website=Android Headlines |language=en-US |archive-date=March 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318114043/https://www.androidheadlines.com/2022/03/android-13-redesigned-media-player-output-picker.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The multiple users feature has been improved, with the added option of selecting which apps can be accessed by the guest user. App data is sandboxed for each user, so no information is shared.

=== New features ===
The number of active apps is now shown at the bottom of the notifications panel; a tap on it opens a detailed panel which lets the user stop each of them.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Amadeo |first=Ron |date=August 30, 2022 |title=Android 13 review: Plans for the future, but not much to offer today |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/08/android-13-review-plans-for-the-future-but-not-much-to-offer-today/ |access-date=August 31, 2022 |website=Ars Technica |language=en-us |archive-date=August 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830231050/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/08/android-13-review-plans-for-the-future-but-not-much-to-offer-today/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The new [[Sweyn Forkbeard|Gabeldorsche]]{{efn|''Derivates from eponymous Harold son's name in Nordic languages ([[:nl:Sven Gaffelbaard]]).''}} Bluetooth stack is now enabled by default. Support for [[Bluetooth Low Energy#Audio|Bluetooth LE Audio]] and the [[LC3 (codec)|LC3 audio codec]], which enables receiving and sharing audio between multiple bluetooth devices simultaneously; it can also improve the audio quality and battery life of the connected devices, as long as they also support it.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 22, 2021 |title=Android 13 may finally bring full support for Bluetooth LE Audio |url=https://www.xda-developers.com/android-13-may-add-blueooth-le-audio-support/ |access-date=April 22, 2022 |website=xda-developers |language=en-US |archive-date=June 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629122229/https://www.xda-developers.com/android-13-may-add-blueooth-le-audio-support/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=New LC3 Encoder (I5f2f7627) |url=https://android-review.googlesource.com/c/platform/packages/modules/Bluetooth/+/1891675 |access-date=April 22, 2022 |website=AOSP Gerrit |archive-date=January 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109172549/https://android-review.googlesource.com/c/platform/packages/modules/Bluetooth/+/1891675 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Add new LC3 decoder (I275ea8ba) |url=https://android-review.googlesource.com/c/platform/packages/modules/Bluetooth/+/1936078 |access-date=April 22, 2022 |website=AOSP Gerrit |archive-date=April 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422033705/https://android-review.googlesource.com/c/platform/packages/modules/Bluetooth/+/1936078 |url-status=live }}</ref> This version opens the support for third-party apps to use themed "[[Material You]]" icons.<ref name=":0" /> Long-pressing and dragging a notification will allow the notification to open in split screen view. This feature is available on phones as well as tablets.<ref name=":1" /> Android 13 also adds support for [[IEEE 802.11be|WiFi 7]], which is intended to decrease latency, buffering, lag and congestion.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Palmer |first=Jordan |date=2022-10-20 |title=Android 13 review |url=https://www.tomsguide.com/reviews/android-13 |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=Tom's Guide |language=en |archive-date=May 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514092135/https://www.tomsguide.com/reviews/android-13 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=What is WiFi 7? How Does WiFi 7 Work? {{!}} WiFi 7 Routers |url=https://www.tp-link.com/us/wifi7/ |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=TP-Link |language=en-us |archive-date=June 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613171045/https://www.tp-link.com/us/wifi7/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

As of Beta 2, the Pixel Launcher includes a new "unified" search bar, which is able to provide search results from the internet as well as local apps and activities. It seems that Google will be expanding the capabilities of this search tool in future releases.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 13, 2022 |title=Android 13's new launcher search lets you pin recent queries to your home screen |url=https://www.androidpolice.com/android-13-beta-2-new-launcher-search-home-screen/ |access-date=May 17, 2022 |website=Android Police |language=en-US |archive-date=May 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516224927/https://www.androidpolice.com/android-13-beta-2-new-launcher-search-home-screen/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Android 13 allows users to change the language for a specific app, rather than doing so for the entire software. One instance of this feature is changing the language in the YouTube app from [[American English]] to [[Spanish language|Spanish]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Per-app language preferences |url=https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/resources/app-languages |access-date=Jan 15, 2023 |website=Android Developers |language=en |archive-date=January 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115173033/https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/resources/app-languages |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Tweaks ===
Split Screen mode now persists through app changes, meaning it is possible to use other apps and the phone launcher, and split screen apps will stay paired together in the Overview menu. Animations have been improved, notably the fingerprint scanner glow on the Pixel 6 series. Overflow notifications on the lock screen also are housed in a dynamically sized pill rather than a bar, and the 2-line stacked clock is slightly smaller.<ref name=":1" /> The app label font has been changed in the Pixel Launcher, and subtle haptics have been added throughout the user experience.  The Android version has been changed to "Tiramisu" in settings and the Quick Settings panel. As of Developer Preview 2, "Tiramisu" is replaced with "13". The unified search bar includes new smoother animations and transitions.

Many of the changes are from Android 12.1 "12L", such as the dock displayed on large screens, and other improvements for large format devices. These are mainly intended for foldables and tablets, but they can be enabled on phones by changing the DPI settings.

== Platform ==
Android 13 [[Android Runtime|ART]] was updated with a new [[Garbage collection (computer science)|garbage collector]] (GC) utilizing the [[Linux kernel|Linux]] ''userfaultfd'' [[system call]].<ref name=":12">{{Citation |last=Gidra |first=Lokesh |title=What's new in app performance |date=May 12, 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYdHLqLVspY |language=en |access-date=August 16, 2022 |archive-date=August 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816141916/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYdHLqLVspY&gl=US&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Gidra |first1=Lokesh |last2=Boehm |first2=Hans-J. |last3=Fernandes |first3=Joel |date=October 12, 2020 |title=Utilizing the Linux Userfaultfd System Call in a Compaction Phase of a Garbage Collection Process |url=https://www.tdcommons.org/dpubs_series/3671 |journal=Defensive Publications Series |access-date=August 31, 2022 |archive-date=August 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816141919/https://www.tdcommons.org/dpubs_series/3671/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Android 13 is in AOSP! |url=https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2022/08/android-13-is-in-aosp.html |access-date=August 16, 2022 |website=Android Developers Blog |language=en |archive-date=August 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815213000/https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2022/08/android-13-is-in-aosp.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It reduces memory pressure, compiled code size, [[Jank (web)|jank]], and reduces the risk of killing apps because of low memory during GC.<ref name=":2" /> Other changes improve app startup and improve performance.<ref name=":2" /> Because of the Mainline project, Android 12 ART will also be updated.<ref name=":12" />

== See also ==
* [[Android version history]]

==Notes==
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== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.android.com/android-13/ Android 13] – Official website for users
* [https://developer.android.com/about/versions/13 Android 13 on Android Developers] – Official website for developer information

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