Google is Inching Closer to IOS with Android 13
I bought a Google Pixel 4a last year. It was the time when Google Pixel 5a was about to launch and people were shifting from Pixel 4a to Pixel 5. My only expectations from the phone were a stock Android experience, smooth performance, and a decent camera. And I feel happy I made that choice. The phone is still good for day-to-day use. (Though there is definitely a big issue with battery life)
But this article is not about Pixel 4a, it’s about my experience with the Android 13 beta that I have installed on an old phone with an underperforming processor.
The best thing about IOS is its stability and butter smooth functioning. That’s something I noticed in Android 13 the moment I installed it. Considering it to be a beta update and it will still improve, I am hopeful for a wonderful experience in the coming times.
Finally Android is moving towards a rich, smooth, fluid user experience that is beyond hardware numbers (processors, RAM, and camera)
The moment you update from Android 12 to Android 13, you will notice smoothness in the phone. The phone starts switching from apps as if it knows what is expected in the next moment. Pages load faster and the RAM usage looks more optimized.
While it is a common notion of phones becoming slower with software updates, the experience with Android 13 is entirely different. The smartphone feels more fluid and smooth.
Apart from this, the update also makes the phone bold. The text, apps, and icons are more visible and noticeable. You won’t spot a great difference in the fonts, icons, and UI as compared to the previous Android versions, but you will feel some difference.
When you put your awareness, you would notice the icons are more prominent now. There is an additional layer of privacy and customization. The “material you” theme is more customizable now with better colours. Your Google search bar is more prominent and lists the last few searches in a more prominent way.
When you enter into the app drawer to search any app, it displays that the search will now be extended into the Google web search and might include the results from your previous search history.
In terms of privacy, Android 13 includes control over notifications and data sharing. Now you can decide which apps will be able to share notifications with you. Unlike previous Android versions where allowing access to photos will allow any app access to all photos, In Android 13 you can decide which photos will be shared with the app and the remaining won’t be shared with that app. The icons of whether your mike and camera are accessed by the app are more prominent and descriptive now.
There are a lot of other changes under the hood. They include themed icons, better sharing via nearby share, a capable RCS system for text messaging, the introduction of Google Wallet, etc.
In a nutshell, both Android and IOS are leaving their arrogance and adopting features from one another to achieve a more optimized software that is loved by the general public.
You can read about more features in detail from Source 1
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