Android 13 Beta 2.1 available for Pixel phones

Google released Android 13 Beta 2.1 for Pixel phones on Thursday evening. This update comes with a number of bug fixes and is available through an OTA update.

Android 13 Beta 2.1

Android 13 will be the successor to Android 12 and Google announced this Android version at the beginning of February. Since then, a number of developer previews and beta versions have been released, and now Google is making Android 13 Beta 2.1 available. This is an interim patch update and it fixes the following issues that users have provided as feedback:

• Fixed an issue where typing in the search bar resulted in an empty list of suggestions.
• Fixed an issue where devices would crash and reboot when enabling the hotspot.
• Fixed an issue where a continuous ringing sound could be heard in the background during a phone call.
• Fixed an issue where devices would crash and reboot after disconnecting from Android Auto.

Download update

If you already have a developer preview or beta version installed on your phone, you will automatically receive Android 13 Beta 2.1 via an over-the-air (OTA) update. Would you like to get started with Android 13 on your Pixel phone or on a phone from other brands? Then you can find the instructions for this in this article.

New in Android 13

Google has changed the way notifications and permissions work in Android 13, among other things. There were more possibilities for haptic feedback, a new photo browser and a more convenient system for adding tiles from apps to the quick settings.

In addition, Google also lets the app icons of Pixel phones color with the background. That no longer only works for Google apps. Material You also includes more color palettes to customize the design of your phone. You can also set the language in which it is displayed per app. In Android 13, apps that offer a tile in the quick settings can ask the user to directly add such a tile to the quick settings.

Google is currently finishing the dots with Android 13. The launch of the stable version of Android 13 will take place sometime in the fall. After that, it is up to the smartphone manufacturers to communicate when they release the new Android version for their devices.

All about the main Android 13 features: