Android 13 QPR1 Beta: What’s New?

Android 13 is now available for all Pixel phones, but that doesn’t mean Google is discontinuing its beta program. The first Android 13 QPR1 beta is now available for eligible devices, offering an early look of forthcoming bug fixes and other updates before they appear in an upcoming Pixel Feature Drop.

Recent Android 13 Beta Updates

Apart from its core beta series, Google normally releases its QPR previews quietly. We don’t anticipate to notice many differences between this version and what was released with Android 13 last month. Rather, this beta offers us a sense of what to anticipate in future upgrades, particularly the upcoming Pixel Feature Drop, since every Feature Drop incorporates the modifications originally seen in prior releases.

Although Google’s patch notes include bug fixes such as improved clone it features, there’s more to this release than meets the eye. Analysts combed over the release, discovering several unexpected characteristics. Let’s go briefly go over some of the features.

• This update contains an early version of October’s security patch, rather than the September update that was released earlier this week.
• LC3 is now available as a Bluetooth audio codec. It goes hand in hand with Google’s announcement last week that Bluetooth LE Audio — which includes the
• The Pixel 7 series will get the LC3 codec next month. Similarly, spatial audio is present, albeit none of these choices seems to operate consistently.
• Clear Calling may be able to enhance the quality of your next phone call.
• MEP (Multiple Activated Profiles on eSIM) support is included in Android 13, although it isn’t enabled here. eSIM is set to be a key part of Android’s future, and this capability will enable for dual SIM from a single eSIM chip.
• “High sensitivity” mode has been renamed “Screen protector mode,” which is a far better description.
• Depending on whether you’re using a support on-device speech recognizer, a new option under “Languages & input” emerges.
• When switching between split-screen windows, a charming animation now appears.
• The single security center for Android looks to be ready to use, however it still needs manual activation. QPR1 beta 2 may make this available to more people.
• The unified search function is now available. It was broken in Android 13’s release version, despite operating in prior betas.
• A few of secret animations allude to Google’s impending Pixel tablet and dock, precisely as early reports had suggested.

These are just some of the features spotted. We are sure that as the update is explored people will find more features hidden within the OS.