Google released latest mobile operating system, Android 13.

planned obsolescence again, only richest can enjoy that crap, as only few high end smartphones support it, fk that bullshit

 

xiaomi is for the richest ? you're off your rocker ?

 

Only high end Xiaomi smartphones support it "expensive ones" are you stupid ?

 

Thanks I didnt know my A32 was high end!

 

no but you are
high end xiaomi phones are 400 eur and I bet poco is getting it too so well under that price

 

The only planned obsolescence here seems to be your time at this forum with that user name.

 

I miss the battery menu from Android 11 (well at least, on Pixel phones).

That being said. Android 13 feels a bit smoother (more performance polished) than Android 12.

 

Google need to learn to how to release a phone without major problems, aka the Pixel 6 series.

A13 should bring nice things, i hope we won't have many issues as A12 had.

 

The software side of Google is in a mess right now. Lots of bugs and apps that are no longer void but become standard apps. Even the install still shows 12.

 

To be fair, your post is a little misleading as I bet theres a number of phones that will not get android 13 support. As phones get older 2-3 years they wont get it. I would be amazed if a budget android phone, example: A32 by Samsung gets android 13. Hell, I will even be surprised if my Note 20 Ultra gets it as it started on 11.

 

I'm not convinced to these monochrome icons. They look nice, consistent, but at the same time this reduces perception. You need to focus more, because someone cut a part of your visual communication channel.

But these are only icons. The rest of the system may be improved significantly. I wonder what will be the actual schedule for Samsung phones...
And I hope that there will be less compatibility issues, as even now, many apps don't support Android 12 well. So far I enjoyed each Android version bump, except for app updates lagging behind. At some point I was annoyed with Samsung updates being so much later than Google, but when I got them, I filled quite a lot of error reports. Google will fight it this year, as they'll stop accepting even app updates which don't target Android 12+.

 

I'd prefer they released Android 4, and especially 4.4, again instead as that was the last version I really liked.

 

The issue with xiaomi they like to break and remove things instead of fixing them on each android upgrade..

 

Haven't they promised a Fuchsia based OS?

 

I can't recall them ever making a promise about fuchsia outside of it coming to Nest Gen 1 hubs. There's an interview with lockheimer where he basically says it was designed to concept out OS features and isn't directly intended to replace Android.

 

found this for samsung phones

Galaxy smartphones and tablets that should receive Android 13 / One UI 5
Galaxy S series

• Galaxy S22 Ultra
• Galaxy S22+
• Galaxy S22
• Galaxy S21 FE
• Galaxy S21 Ultra (LTE/5G)
• Galaxy S21+ (LTE/5G)
• Galaxy S21 (LTE/5G)
• Galaxy S20 Ultra (LTE/5G)
• Galaxy S20+ (LTE/5G)
• Galaxy S20 (LTE/5G)
• Galaxy S20 FE (LTE/5G)
• Galaxy S10 Lite

Galaxy Note series

• Galaxy Note 20 Ultra (LTE/5G)
• Galaxy Note 20 (LTE/5G)
• Galaxy Note 10 Lite

Galaxy Z series

• Galaxy Z Fold 2 5G
• Galaxy Z Flip
• Galaxy Z Flip 5G
• Galaxy Z Fold 3
• Galaxy Z Flip 3

Galaxy A series

• Galaxy A73
• Galaxy A53
• Galaxy A33
• Galaxy A71 5G
• Galaxy A71
• Galaxy A51 5G
• Galaxy A51
• Galaxy A52
• Galaxy A52 5G
• Galaxy A52s
• Galaxy A72
• Galaxy A Quantum
• Galaxy Quantum 2
• Galaxy A03s
• Galaxy A12 Nacho
• Galaxy A32
• Galaxy A32 5G
• Galaxy A22
• Galaxy A22 5G
• Galaxy A23
• Galaxy A13
• Galaxy A03

Galaxy M series

• Galaxy M42 5G
• Galaxy M12
• Galaxy M62
• Galaxy M22
• Galaxy M32
• Galaxy M32 5G
• Galaxy M52 5G
• Galaxy M33
• Galaxy M23

Galaxy F series

• Galaxy F42 5G
• Galaxy F62
• Galaxy F12
• Galaxy F22
• Galaxy F23

Galaxy Xcover series

• Galaxy Xcover 5

Galaxy Tab series

• Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra
• Galaxy Tab S8+
• Galaxy Tab S8
• Galaxy Tab S7+ (LTE/5G)
• Galaxy Tab S7 (LTE/5G)
• Galaxy Tab S7 FE
• Galaxy Tab S6 5G
• Galaxy Tab S6 Lite
• Galaxy Tab A7 Lite
• Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021)

 

Almost all phones made in the last three or four years should be getting the update. Depending on the carrier of course.

 

How is an update to the OS planned obsolescence?
If you have complaints, take it up with the manufacturer of your phone and start supporting demand that they update the firmware more than just one year.

It's absurd that they won't update past it. I have a company paid S10, it just dropped out of full OS updates and out of monthly security updates, now only getting quarterlies for a while.
It is sad that a 3 year old phone, that is just great for me, is losing updates now - really, Samsung, what is the reason for it? The phone runs great, battery still good. Nothing to complain about for me at all in any use case I have.
Same with my Oneplus 6T that my GF uses now, it didn't even get Android 12. And Oneplus ****** up lots of things with their last firmware update.