Though Android 12 is still relatively new, having been released on October 4, Android developers are already looking toward future builds, including Android 12L for tablets and foldables, and Google’s next major software upgrade.
Reports from XDA Developers reveal several features from the upcoming Android 13, which is codenamed “Tiramisu.” The publication indicates that the software is set for release in 2022 and that none of the features it uncovered are guaranteed to make it to the first Developer Preview, where Google itself showcases what it has planned for its upcoming launch. However, the leak gives a good idea of what we can expect for the 2022 software update.
App Languages
Android 13 might allow users to set the text in different applications to different languages via the “App Language” settings, Settings > System > Languages & input > Languages. The feature is codenamed ‘Panlingual,’ and would let users, for example, set YouTube to English, and Chrome to Spanish, according to their preferences. Users can already add multiple languages to their keyboard. This allows users to select the proper accents and money signs when communicating in text. App Languages appears to be a step up from this long-established feature.
Runtime Permission for Notifications
Android 13 might allow a feature that would let users allow or deny notifications from each incoming application. Currently, this is a feature that must be turned off or on in the settings level of devices, but if enabled in Android 13, it might work similarly to how apps that require camera access or locations services ask for permission, and users must allow or deny access for the function to continue. Such a feature has already been rolled out on Samsung’s custom One UI 4 overlay, which is based on Android 12.
The Android Resource Economy (TARE)
Android 13 might allow an energy-use management feature called “The Android Resource Economy” (TARE). The feature is more developer-specific, but introduces “Android Resource Credits,” as a form of currency, related to a battery’s level of depletion. Apps can then use the credits as “payments” to execute tasks.
Lock Screen Clock Layouts
Android 13 might allow users to update the look and layout of the clock on the lock screen, with the ability to change size, font, and location. The standard Android clock design is a double-line layout. This update would allow for a single-line layout with all figures in one row. There is also a possibility that the feature might be available even earlier, in Android 12L.
Android Reintroduces Software Nicknames
As said, Android 13 is rumored to be codenamed “Tiramisu.” This news comes after Google confirmed that it has officially reestablished its tasty treat or dessert naming sequence with the October introduction of Android 12. That software version is nicknamed “Snow Cone.”
Google seemingly retired the tasty treat naming convention in 2019, opting to call the operating system Android 10 rather than Android Q. We can only assume, as many have for years, that there is no customary dessert that coincides with the letter Q. Google claimed the change was done to make Android concepts more accessible to all its users. However, old habits die hard. The theme apparently continued among Googlers, with developers referring to Android 11 as Red Velvet Cake internally.
Earlier in the sequence, more simple letters allowed Google to tease fake developer code names, while the actual software nicknames remained a secret until software launches. However, later letters might still prove more challenging. Reports indicated that Snow Cone surfaced as a codename in February, and was ultimately the official Android 12 software nickname. It remains to be seen if Tiramisu is the true Android 13 nickname or just a decoy.
