Android 13 will show new information about the screensaver

A few weeks ago, Google released the second beta for Android 13 developers. This new test version is allowed confirm the arrival of several new featuresLike an automatic dark mode that activates at sunset, a personalized vibrator based on notifications, and a revised drop-down menu.

Esper blog Android expert Mishaal Rahman discovered an option that digs deeper into the update code.show new info about android screensaver. This additional information is called “complications”.

First look at Android 13’s new screensaver

On his Twitter account, the expert publishes a short video showing what these complications will look like displayed on the screen of our smartphones. As Mishaal Rahman pointed out, this is still a preliminary version of the function aimed at modernizing the screensaver. “Still very boring”, says Rahman. Google should improve rendering by deploying the update in final and stable version.

These complications can be enabled by checking the “Show additional information” button in the screen saver settings. When the At-A-Glance widget is enabled, the date and time, weather, and battery information overlay on screen saver.

So far, Android screensavers are still very poor in functionality (you can only display the clock or a photo in the background), but some applications may already display additional options.

For the record, Google has started supporting screensavers with: Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. The screen appears when your phone is charging or docked. Since then, the Mountain View giant has never rolled out any major feature updates.

We would like to remind you that Google should distribute Android 13 in the final version next September. We hope to discover a full preview of the update during Google I/O in May 2022. Following the conference, Pixel owners should be offered the first public beta.