News & Reviews:   android 13

With Android 13, Google introduced Spatial Audio functionality similar to the ones found on the Apple Airpods Pro lineup. If you’re an Android user and want to utilise this feature, then the upcoming OnePlus Buds Pro 2 is a good purchase as it is the first TWS earbuds to support the feature.

The Samsung Galaxy A34 5G has been in the rumour mills for a while now, with the device potentially making its debut in India this 18 January. Well, the device’s imminent release is further solidified by how it was recently spotted on the benchmarking site Geekbench 5.

Following the success of its ColorOS 13 beta programme, OPPO has now released the stable version of the Android 13-based OS to some of its smartphones. Most recently, the list of devices receiving the update includes the OPPO Reno8, K10 5G and the A77 5G.

realme has announced that a stable Android 13 via realme UI 3.0 update is rolling out to the realme GT Neo 3 series after a successful open beta programme for the devices. As revealed in a community post yesterday, realme confirmed that the GT Neo 3 and GT Neo 3 150W should finish rollout to all users by the end of this month.

Samsung has released the stable Android 13 update for the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 series, making the Android tablet lineup the first in the world to officially run on the latest Android OS via One UI 5.0. Currently, the update is available for download on the 5G models of the series in Europe, with availability in other regions yet to be revealed by Samsung.

ASUS and its subbrand ASUS ROG have recently announced the Android 13 update roadmap for their smartphones, specifically the Zenfone and ASUS ROG gaming smartphones lineup. Set to commence in December this year, the roadmap was revealed via their official global Facebook page.

It's that time of the year again and realme is ready to launch the latest Realme UI 4.0 update to the rest of the realme phones. Based on Android 13 out of the box, realme President Madhav Sheth just shared the early access roadmap for the global audience on his Twitter post.

A new report has arrived stating that smartphones with less than 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage will not be able to run Google Mobile Services (GMS) with Android 13. It will serve as the updated requirement for the Android OEMs.

Google officially launched Android 13 on 15 August 2022 but for now, it is only available on the company’s own Pixel lineup. As for other Android devices, they will only receive the update “later this year”, though many companies have already started rolling out Android 13 beta versions for their smartphones to customers, including Samsung with its popular Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S21 Series.

ASUS has recently announced that it is opening up an Android 13 beta programme for the ASUS Zenfone 9. The first smartphone within ASUS’ lineup to start testing the latest Android OS, the Zenfone 9 was released in late July and officially runs on Android 12.