Android, which is updated every year and offered to users with various innovations, will appear in the coming months with its 13th version. While the majority of users have not even received the latest Android 12 update, the emergence of information about Android 14 recently revealed that the update business has gained a different dimension. Google, on the other hand, released the first beta version of Android 13 in April, adhering to the update program it published earlier.
Google, which released the first and second Android 13 Developer Preview in February and March, respectively, said that it would start the Beta process this month. In this direction, the company, which released the first beta of the new version this morning, added a few innovations to the system.
More detailed media access permissions
As it is known, the Android front has been trying to improve itself for years in terms of permissions. Bringing innovations in security and permissions in every update, Google also changes permissions in this update.
Until now, when an application wanted to access a media file on the Android front, it received a much more extensive permission from the user. For example, an application that only needed to access audio files would receive permission to access all media directly. In Android 13 Beta 1 this changed.
Now with Android 13, applications will only get permission from the user in the media area they need. If an application wants to access audio files, it will ask for permission to read audio files, if it wants to access photos, to read photos, if it wants to access videos, it will ask for permission to read videos. If the application needs more than one file type, the permission box will be valid for both.
More comprehensive error notifications in Keystore and KeyMint
Keystore and KeyMint applications that generate keys give more detailed and more accurate error notifications with the new update. While changes can be made in the new key generation, signing and encryption methods of the applications, it is aimed to avoid the user’s errors thanks to the improved error reports.
Better voice control
Android 13 Beta 1 update also contained some innovations on the audio side. With the new arrangement, which is defined as “helping media applications determine how their sound should be directed”, it is aimed for the user to listen to music more smoothly.
To be more specific, this feature will provide a more accurate list of devices that can be used while playing the specified sound, thanks to the added APIs. In addition, the format of the audio file and the quality of the audio will be reviewed before playing the audio, and if there is a problem, the user will be quickly notified. The remaining features are the same as those released in the Developer Preview. To learn about these features, you can browse our news below.
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