Google Releases First Developer Preview of Android 13

Andrew Blok (CNET News) Translation Proofreading: Editorial Department

2022-02-14 12:35

Google has released "Android 13 Developer Preview 1", the first developer preview of "Android 13".

Android 13 focuses on privacy and security. For example, it introduces a photo picker that allows you to securely share photos and videos to the app. Instead of sharing all of your device's media files with the app, you'll be able to share only specific photos. Also, with the new Wi-Fi permission setting function, it is possible to minimize the sharing of location information. In addition, the dynamic colors of "Material You" are extended to all app icons, not just Google apps. In addition, in response to the needs of users who use multiple languages, it will be possible to select a language other than the system language in some applications.

Google's vice president of engineering, Dave Burke, said that in the coming months, Android 12L will deliver privacy and security features, productivity features for developers, as well as updates to tablets and foldables. is to be realized.

First Android 13 developer preview! 13 is both a fibonacci and prime number so we have that going for us... Over the next months, we'll be building on tablet/foldable work from 12L, privacy & security, and dev productivity. https://t.co/HwOE5Oyd3y pic.twitter.com/hh4WTUspEK

Also, with Android 13, "We are starting to update the core Android library to support Java 11."

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