This year’s big Android up-date, Android 13, is officially releasing currently for Google’s Pixel mobile phones, the search giant has proclaimed. The yearly update is getting an official launch a little earlier than standard, after Android 12’s release last October as well as Android 11’s introduction back in September of 2020.

The list of features landing with this year’s variation of Android is likely to be familiar if you’ve been staying on top of Android 13’s beta releases. There’s the capacity to tailor non-Google app icons to go with your homescreen wallpaper that we found in Android 13’s first developer preview, a new permission to reduce notification spam, as well as a new choice to control which of your photos and videos an app can access.

The upgrade contains assistance for spatial audio with head tracking, that is made to make tones look as though they’re coming from a fixed point in space when you move your head while using compatible headphones, quite similar to a function Apple uses for its AirPods. Today’s article doesn’t say specifically which headphones this will use, but Google earlier revealed it would be updating its Pixel Buds Pro to give support for spatial audio.

Also, there’s the capability to stream messages from apps such as Google Messages directly to a Chromebook, very similar to iMessage on the Mac. It’s a further capability that Google detailed in January. As well as its own Messages app, one of Google’s promotional properties also demonstrates this functioning with the messaging app Signal, and also the firm states the function will function with “many of your various other favorite messaging apps.” The revision in addition includes a function that lets you copy content from an Android mobile to be pasted on an Android tablet and the other way around.

Various other Android 13 attributes include the capability to set up languages on a per-app basis, a revamped media player that changes its look based on what you’re listening to, support for Bluetooth Low Energy for better sound quality at lower bitrates and also reduced latency, increased multitasking on large-screen devices with drag and drop support for multitasking, and even better palm rejection whenever employing styluses.

This update could be coming to products from other companies such as Samsung, Oppo, OnePlus, HMD, Motorola, Sony, Realme Xiaomi, as well as Asus later this year, Google’s Sameer Samat publishes in the announcement blog post. For even more facts on the improvements coming in the upgrade, check out Google’s post over here