Android 13 looks set to bring substantial improvements to screen savers
DespiteAndroid 12Lstill being a work in progress, Google has already started making headway withAndroid 13. The first developer preview is out now, and as you’d expect, it’s laying the groundwork for what’s to come. We’ve seen a slew of exciting new features already, including aQuick Tap flashlight toggle, a7-day overview of the permissions used by your apps, and aclipboard automatic clearing function. That’s not all, though, as deep dives into the operating system offer a sneak peek into how Android will manage screen savers.
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The folks at Espernote that Google seems to have introduced a lot of new dream-related code in Android 13’s SystemUI, indicating that significant changes could be on the way. According to the report, new classes spotted in Android 13 reveal “dream” code tweaks that allow “complications” to run on top of screen savers. For the uninitiated, complications have been a thing on Wear OS (used by watchfaces and data source apps) for a long time. They denote any information that is overlaid on the screen aside from the time — an example is the battery indicator.
Everything so far suggests that Google is clearly looking to incorporate the complications API into Android 13. However, these are still very early days, so we don’t know what kind of features we’ll be getting apart from a battery meter. One thing is sure, though: the company is planning major enhancements to Android’s screen saver experience. Stay tuned to learn more about the upcoming additions with future preview build releases.
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