General Beta 4.1 July 25, 2022 - Android 13 “Tiramisu” - Google puts finishing touches on Android 13 with Beta 4.1 (tpb4.220624.008)

[Azerox]

I feel like with every update the (gaming) performance goes down.
Feels like they are combating the battery drain in a wrong way.

 

[arvylas]

For me Android 13 is how this device should have been in the first place. Very snappy and fast and great battery life. It seems more stable than Android 12.

 

[roirraW "edor" ehT]

Android 13's Restricted setting feature will block malicious apps from accessing your notifications

Apps sideloaded from outside an app store will not be able to access the Notification Listener on Android 13. Read on to learn more.

www.xda-developers.com

July 7, 2022 7:35am Comment Pranob Mehrotra

Android 13’s Restricted setting feature will block malicious apps from accessing your notifications​

Google is introducing a change with Android 13 that will prevent sideloaded apps from abusing the Accessibility APIs. The Restricted Setting feature will block the user from enabling the accessibility service for malicious applications. Upon identifying such an app, the Accessibility settings for that app will become inaccessible, and users will see a “Restricted setting” dialog stating that the setting is currently unavailable. But that’s not all there is to the new feature.
According to Mishaal Rahman, the Restricted setting feature will also block users from enabling an app’s Notification Listener. For the unaware, Android’s NotificationListenerService API lets apps intercept and interact with all notifications on a user’s behalf. If a malicious app gets access to the API, it can read all incoming notifications and get access to sensitive information. Android 13’s Restricted setting feature prevents that for all apps sideloaded using a non-session-based package installer.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1544421630255955972

Since most app stores use the session-based package installer, this restriction won’t apply to apps downloaded from app stores. It will only block apps that users sideload from outside of app stores, like through a browser or messaging app. However, there is a workaround to prevent the feature from blocking access for sideloaded apps.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1544421635993833472

Rahman notes that it’s “possible to acknowledge the restricted setting dialog and then re-enable access” to the Accessibility settings. You can learn more about the workaround in this blog post.

Featured image credit: Mishaal Rahman

 

[rafik25]

V4a doesnt work on A13.....

 

[scott.hart.bti]

V4a doesnt work on A13.....

Yeah also can't manually install Vanced as it comes preloaded with a newer version of YouTube/YouTube music. Honestly the differences between 12 to 13 seem so minor that it's not worth updating for what I use on a daily basis. Kinda disappointing to be honest.

 

[Lughnasadh]

Yeah also can't manually install Vanced as it comes preloaded with a newer version of YouTube/YouTube music. Honestly the differences between 12 to 13 seem so minor that it's not worth updating for what I use on a daily basis. Kinda disappointing to be honest.

There's a couple different methods outlined in this article to downgrade to earlier versions of an app, including split APKs like YouTube. I'm on A13 but haven't tried these methods yet. May work to get an earlier version of YouTube installed so Vanced will install. I installed NewPipe instead but may give this a go at some point.

How to downgrade an app using Android’s hidden rollback feature

Android doesn't normally let users install an older version of an app (downgrade), but there's a hidden mechanism to rollback app updates.

blog.esper.io

 

[jericho246]

Yeah also can't manually install Vanced as it comes preloaded with a newer version of YouTube/YouTube music. Honestly the differences between 12 to 13 seem so minor that it's not worth updating for what I use on a daily basis. Kinda disappointing to be honest.

I haven't been able to use Vanced for a while, even on A12. It installs but it will crash upon opening. I had to switch to NewPipe.

 

[scott.hart.bti]

I haven't been able to use Vanced for a while, even on A12. It installs but it will crash upon opening. I had to switch to NewPipe.

There are a few tutorials out there .. essentially you have to download the Vanced files and manually install and then replace a few files. I've been doing it without any issue. Instructions can be found here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Vanced/comments/u6yjxo

 

[scott.hart.bti]

There's a couple different methods outlined in this article to downgrade to earlier versions of an app, including split APKs like YouTube. I'm on A13 but haven't tried these methods yet. May work to get an earlier version of YouTube installed so Vanced will install. I installed NewPipe instead but may give this a go at some point.

How to downgrade an app using Android’s hidden rollback feature

Android doesn't normally let users install an older version of an app (downgrade), but there's a hidden mechanism to rollback app updates.

blog.esper.io

Nice. Figured there would be a few ways but didn't bother looking into it much. Already switched back to 12. If you do happen to try it, can you let us know how it works out?

 

[Lughnasadh]

Nice. Figured there would be a few ways but didn't bother looking into it much. Already switched back to 12. If you do happen to try it, can you let us know how it works out?

Will definitely let you know if it works if I try it

 

[NippleSauce]

Will definitely let you know if it works if I try it

There are easier ways to do it with root =).

*Edit* -This is A13 B3.3. My apologies for not specifying as I do not remember if there are visual differences in the home screen between A12 and A13 lol.

 

[pedro6669]

Is the battery drain still there with the newest beta?

 

[Sui77]

Had anybody tried the radio of the July update of android 12 on this beta?

 

[124leon124]

Is the battery drain still there with the newest beta?

I had battery drain before. I installed android 13 and unlocked bootloader, rooted, switch 5G and VoLTE and everything works perfect. But when I unlocked bootloader I had hard reset.
Many people complain about the phone but after hard reset all problems are gone.

 

[Forsh]

Hi all. Just to say, I was having major stability issues soon after starting the 13.3 beta. I've just done a factory reset and it's 1000% better. I notice a few cosmetic changes too which I think must have not been working before. Signal still appears poor but it's only been 30 mins. I have half my signal bar filled but I live in a city and near a radio mast, so I should have 3/4 or full. No comment on battery.

Edit - signal is definitely poorer than A12.1 and worse than my previous 2 phones which I just booted up to test. After 2 days it seems that battery life is slightly better after a factory reset but poorer than A12.1 which already is not great. I've also noticed several apps have crashed - tiktok and Instagram during use. But the more I use them the less they crash.

 

[DoobyDroid]

Any news on next beta update all seems to have gone bit quiet

 

[Gordietm]

Any news on next beta update all seems to have gone bit quiet

Either this week or next.

 

[LLStarks]

If not tomorrow, then Thursday when the NDK comes out.

 

[Lughnasadh]

Any news on next beta update all seems to have gone bit quiet

Beta 1: April 26 (Tues)
Beta 2: May 11 (Wed)
Beta 3: June 8 (Wed)
Beta 4: Likely today or tomorrow I'm guessing. Tomorrow they are scheduled to release NDK r25

 

[roirraW "edor" ehT]

Android 13 Beta 4!

Downloads for Google Pixel | Android Developers

Instructions for downloading and installing preview system images for Pixel devices

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