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What is Android 13 DP2?

What's new in Android 13 DP2?

All the Android 13 features we know so far

It feels like Android 12 has just been released, and the new OS still hasn’t made its way onto the vast majority of phones out there. But Google’s development cycle calls for a new Android version every year, and to ensure it’s free of bugs and applications are ready for it, the company opens up developer previews in the early months of the year, with more fully-featured betas following later on. Given the open-source nature of Android and the fact that there are so many people involved in the massive project, there are quite a few things we already know about Android 13 long before its official release date.

What is Android 13 DP2?

The first developer preview for Android 13 arrived in early February, granting us an early look at Google's next major release. A month later, as expected, Google dropped Android 13 DP2, continuing to lay the groundwork ahead of the first beta release currently planned for April. Meanwhile, the company's developer conference, Google I/O, is set for May 11th. Plan on getting an extensive glimpse into what's to come with this year's update. Generally speaking, Android 13 is likely to be focused on behind-the-scenes changes, especially in the wake of a total redesign with last year's Android 12.

What's new in Android 13 DP2?

Unlike Android 13 DP1, which didn't include a lot of changes not already seen in earlier 12L betas, DP2 has a lot going for it, both on and beneath the surface. While Google picked just a few changes to highlight as OTA files went out everywhere, we've found plenty of changes on our own, both big and small.

If you're looking for visual changes, we've got them. Android 13's new media player and output picker are finally here, and they're as gorgeous as we'd hoped. Power and settings shortcuts have a new placement in the Quick Settings menu, making them easier to find and reach. We got our first official look at Material You's new color choices, with three new modes for dynamic themes. Lock screen notification overflow has a new look, with a bar that adaptively resizes to the number of notification icons in it. Android's getting an app drawer icon back in the taskbar, though only on tablet-sized displays. And although we haven't seen it in action yet, a fancy new 3D wallpaper mode definitely sounds promising.

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