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Google today highlighted the first set of features coming with Android 13. The release timeline was also shared, and it revealed that Android 13’s consumer launch might be coming earlier than usual. For starters, there will only be one other Android 13 developer preview. There’s usually three in total, but Google is jumping straight to Beta 1 after Developer Preview 2 in March. Android betas…

Android has long featured the ability to have multiple user profiles on the same device, effectively allowing someone to share a phone or tablet without allowing access to each other’s data. In Android 13, Google is adding the ability for guest profiles to get access to apps already installed on the device. Live in the first Android 13 developer preview, guest profiles now have the ability to…

While digging through the Android 13 Developer Preview 1 build we’ve spotted that the in-built “Silent mode” now completely disables haptic feedback across almost all areas of your Pixel device. For those confused by this, in Android 12/12L and older builds when you toggle the silent mode to disable all vibration-based feedback from app notifications and alarms you still retain system…

Updates are crucial to the health and overall performance of your Samsung Galaxy phone, no matter when it was made. This complete guide will give you all the information you need about Samsung’s Android and security updates, timelines, and more. Table of contents How to check for updates on Galaxy devices Can I sideload on Samsung phones? How often does Samsung release security updates? How…