One of the most important moments of the year for the Android user community has arrived. After many months of talking about Android 13, what’s new, what we hope it will mean, etc., Google opened the door (a bit) by starting its deployment today. Yes, today, in the middle of August, much earlier than we expected, because let’s remember that Android 11 debuted in September 2020 and Android 12 debuted in October 2021. Sure, there is a very logical reason why they decided to advance to August this year, but I definitely it was interesting.

However, this first step is limited. What’s more, I bet you already imagine what this first phase consists of, right? Effectively, Currently, the devices that can already be updated to Android 13 are none other than the Google Pixel. Which models specifically? Unfortunately, Google didn’t clarify this in the publication announcing the launch, so we’ll have to wait for users of different models to confirm whether they can make the jump or whether the option isn’t available to them.

The date when Android 13 will start rolling out to third-party devices is also unknown at this time. The only indication that Google gives in this regard is that it will be «Later this year«So sometime this year. This leads us to think that Google may have considered speeding up the Android 13 rollout for Pixel users as another selling point for them. If this is standardized (something we’ll examine next year), then knowing that you’ll be able to use the latest version of the operating system several months before other users seems like an attractive claim.

Apart from the release of Android 13, today its free version i.e. AOSP 13 was also released, so all manufacturers who opted for this version of the operating system without Google’s proprietary components could already start working on the transition to this new version of the operating system for their devices. We understand that with this move Google intends to bring the arrival of new versions of Android a little closer, whether commercial versions or open source versions, so that users do not have to wait as many months as, unfortunately, it will become common for a long time.