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Google just released the second developer preview of Android 13, with a redesign to the Quick Settings panel that shifts other buttons to a new part of the display. With this latest update to Android 13, Google is effectively turning the Quick Settings menu into a panel rather than its usual extension of the notification shade. The biggest change here is to the very bottom of the Quick Settings…

One expected new feature in Android 13 is the ability to set languages on a per-app basis, instead of globally for the device as a whole. Update 3/17: Per-app language settings are now available in Android 13’s second developer preview, unchanged from our original coverage below. Once enabled, “App languages” in Android 13 appear on the “Languages & input” page in Android’s…

Introduced in Android 12, the Camera and Mic access Quick Settings tiles both help you take control of your privacy and security. However, in Android 13, those security settings have found a new, easier access button in the Quick Settings. Here’s what it looks like. There are three main privacy settings you can enable in Android: Location, Camera access, and Mic access. All three of these can…

The ability to adjust your display and text size in Android is crucial. Now, it’s even easier to do so in Android 13 Developer Preview 2, where both of these sliders are combined into one settings page. Both text size and display size in Android 13 are generally pretty straightforward. Changing the text size will enlarge/shrink the text while changing the display size adjusts other elements on…