Android 13 Overhaul: Pixel dictation, NFC, and more

Android 13 is perhaps the best OS yet. The update has fantastic features and has given users more customization options. The end-user Work Profile experience as well as the Android Enterprise management experience for IT administrators have received relatively substantial updates with the release of Android 13.

Let’s briefly go over the updates.

Updates for Work Profiles

When you activate a Work Profile, Android divides personal and corporate applications, as well as data and use. This includes the app drawer, where some services, such as Gmail, Calendar, and Google Drive, will appear twice.

Work Profiles in Android 13 include a “simpler design, increased productivity, and additional cross-device features.” Employees may launch an app in either their personal or work profile, depending on where it is installed. When sharing photos using an app, users may easily choose between business and personal photo galleries.

In terms of productivity, “smart dictation is now accessible in work profile applications on Pixel smartphones,” with dictation suggestions (such as business language) kept distinct from personal discussions. Meanwhile, with Android 13, work apps/profiles may leverage NFC for digital access badges and tap-to-pay. A future feature such as Android phone transfers will allow you to utilize Phone Hub from a corporate Chromebook to react to and view work messages, alerts, and photographs on mobile devices.

Meanwhile, a centralized center would allow workers to “configure device security and privacy settings, as well as examine business regulations applied to the device and device data shared with IT administrators.” In the future, Android 13 will have a Lost Mode that will enable IT administrators to “shut down and locate corporate-owned devices, prohibit illegal access, and show company contact information on the device screen.” “Stay Private on Work Wi-Fi” is another forthcoming feature:

Administrators also have better control over device Wi-Fi for tethering, Wi-Fi Direct, and security logs, which include Bluetooth and password activity. Finally, since the Android Administration API can now govern user settings and device provisioning, Android 13 allows Google to offer all “new features and management capabilities more regularly.”