Android 13 update

[john_v]

Well looky here...

 

[Laura Knotek]

Nice! That's great it arrived.

 

[Grabber5.0]

Whaddaya think of it? LOL you've had plenty of time.

 

[john_v]

Whaddaya think of it? LOL you've had plenty of time.

So mostly under the hood and background improvements. A few cosmetic new things ...

 

[john_v]

Whaddaya think of it? LOL you've had plenty of time.

One thing I'm liking is that new app installs will ask you for notification permissions. Seems like apps that were installed prior to A13 get grandfathered in but any new downloads it will ask you for permission to send notifications

 

[cyndie1030]

Only change I've seen so far is one I love,..you can turn off that darn big ugly 2 line clock on the lock screen!

 

[john_v]

Only change I've seen so far is one I love,..you can turn off that darn big ugly 2 line clock on the lock screen!

That was available in 12

 

[swebb]

If it was, I didn't know how to do it.

 

[john_v]

If it was, I didn't know how to do it.

I only found it recently (before the 13 update today). It was buried in settings and you really had to use the search to find it.

 

[Grabber5.0]

I started to do this, then saw an article headline that you can't go back to 12 after installing it. Doesn't really seem like it's risky, but it is the first release version..

 

[Smokeaire01]

I started to do this, then saw an article headline that you can't go back to 12 after installing it. Doesn't really seem like it's risky, but it is the first release version..

My Pixel 6 Pro has been on the A13 beta since the Developer versions months ago so I know I'm not going back to ye olde 12, A13 has been a big improvement over 12.
BTW: You can go back but I believe you will have your phone wiped in the process. Not 100% sure as I never wanted to go back.

 

[Grabber5.0]

My Pixel 6 Pro has been on the A13 beta since the Developer versions months ago so I know I'm not going back to ye olde 12, A13 has been a big improvement over 12.
BTW: You can go back but I believe you will have your phone wiped in the process. Not 100% sure as I never wanted to go back.

LOL @ ye olde 12. The article I read says increments the version bit of the bootloader (or something to that effect). I would've thought a full factory image flash would work, but it didn't sound like it to me.

The update should be finished by now on mine.. (nope, only 2/3 on the progress bar.. slowwwww!)

 

[Smokeaire01]

LOL @ ye olde 12. The article I read says increments the version bit of the bootloader (or something to that effect). I would've thought a full factory image flash would work, but it didn't sound like it to me.

The update should be finished by now on mine.. (nope, only 2/3 on the progress bar.. slowwwww!)

It's not slow, it's on Google time.

 

[Grabber5.0]

It's not slow, it's on Google time.

Well it's been on Google time optimizing my device for at least 30 minutes if not longer. I paused and resumed, and the progress bar went back to about 25%.

 

[Smokeaire01]

Well it's been on Google time optimizing my device for at least 30 minutes if not longer. I paused and resumed, and the progress bar went back to about 25%.

At least the phone can still be used when updating.

 

[ras47]

I was determined to stick with the perfectly performing Android 12 on my Pixel 5 for as long as I could. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."

I was tired the other night, headed to bed, and decided to check for a security update. Saw the update but my eyes weren't focusing fully so I didn't read the info. I just tapped "install." Once it was installing I thought, "oh, what the heck." Decided to try it and worry about the results in the morning. Turns out it's running just fine for me. Nothing earth-shattering going from 12 to 13. Perhaps my bluetooth connection is a little better.