13 advanced tips for Android 13

Let’s get one thing out of the way here: Android 13 absolutely isn’t your average Android update.

There’s no way around it: Google’s most recent Android version looks pretty ho-hum on the surface. It almost seems like a subtle refinement to last year’s far more consequential-feeling Android 12 release, with few marquee features and the appearance of more polish than progression.

The reality is much more complicated. Android 13 actually is significant — monumentally so. In fact, it may ultimately prove to be one of Android’s most important releases. But its most consequential changes are aimed at the tablet and foldable front, and most of us won’t feel the full effect of their presence quite yet.

While the software’s impact on the traditional phone front may be relatively limited, though, Android 13 definitely does deliver some noteworthy new stuff. And whether you’ve had the software on your phone for months or you received it much more recently, there’s bound to be something useful you haven’t yet discovered.

Here, fittingly, are 13 such treasures just waiting to be found.

Note that these features are presented as they apply to Google-made Pixel phones and Samsung-made Galaxy devices, specifically. Different device-makers modify Android in different ways, so if you’re using a phone made by any other company, the availability and exact presentation of some items may vary.