It is reported that the Google Pixel 4 and 4 XL may still receive the Android 13 OS update this year. The Google Pixel 4 promises three years of Android version updates and one year of security patches. This offer is different from Samsung, which offers four full years of OS updates and one additional year of security patches. However, this update is still in the experimental stage and has not been released to the public and is in the Android Privacy Sandbox, as quoted from Android Police.
The Android Privacy Sandbox is still testing a way to track ads without using third-party cookies. Android 13 brings dynamic app icons to all apps, not just Google. The themed icon feature allows app icons to have colors that match the wallpaper.
Android 13 also has a new way to handle permissions and security, as quoted from Pocket Lint. The new photo picker will allow users to share photos and videos with individual apps without giving the app permission to view all of the user's photos on the device.
The Android 13 language preferences will now include options to work on a per-app basis, which is useful for multilingual users. In addition, Android 13 will always ask for notification permission from the user before posting a notification. The Google Pixel 4 smartphone is priced at IDR 13,700,000.
Although considered expensive, this phone has several outstanding features, as well as excellent performance. The Google Pixel 4 has a thickness of 147.1 x 68.8 x 8.2 mm, is coated with Gorilla Glass 5, and uses an OLED 90 Hz screen. The phone uses an aluminum frame, and the screen is equipped with IP68 dust/water-resistant technology. The screen width is 5.7 inches, or a ratio of 79.8 percent, and the resolution is 1080 x 2280 pixels, making the Google Pixel 4 screen clear enough for everyday use.
The phone has both a front and rear camera. The rear camera is the main camera and has a resolution of 12.2 MP with two cameras, and one other camera has a resolution of 16 MP. The camera is equipped with dual-LED flash, Pixel Shift, Auto-HDR, and panorama features. The Google Pixel 4 also has a front camera that uses an 8 MP resolution lens. The front camera only has the Auto-HDR feature.
The phone offers several storage options, including 64GB/6GB RAM, 128GB/6GB RAM, so users can customize their needs. The Google Pixel 4 uses a Li-Po 2800 mAh type battery, which is claimed to shorten the battery charging time. The phone can charge with 18W of power.