Android 13 Arrives for ASUS ROG Phones

If you own an ROG 6 series phone, then you might want to check if your device is eligible for the latest software update from ASUS. The company has recently announced that it will be bringing Android 13 to the ROG Phone 6 and 6  Pro, which will bring along some new features and improvements for performance.

Android 13 for the ROG Phone 6 series comes with build number 33.0610.2810.72, and comes with a ton of changes and new features, including the following:

• Introduced new ROG UI design
• Revamped Mobile Manager, Contacts, Phone, Emergency Dialer, File Manager, Calculator, Clock, Gallery, Weather, Sound recorder, Settings, Data Transfer, Local backup, Armoury Crate, Game Genie, and so on.
• Adjusted Quick Settings panel, notification tray, and volume panel to Android 13 design
• Added the notification permission feature. You can adjust the permission of each apps in the Apps & notifications Settings.
• System clipboard added “Auto delete” and editor features
• Added the QR code scanner option for the lock screen shortcut feature, and the Control from locked device feature in the Security & lock screen setting
• According to Digital Wellbeing setting, system color scheme can be set to automatically switched by the bedtime option
• Added the App Languages Setting
• Adjusted the Vibration & haptic strength setting, Display and font size setting, and the width/length of navigation white bar when choosing gesture navigation
• Changed to the Blocked numbers setting in Phone to stock behavior. You will not receive calls or texts from blocked numbers.
• Removed the Call duration setting
• Added the Themed icons option in the Wallpaper & style setting. Support more color combinations.
• Added link quick share feature in ASUS Launcher
• Adjusted the design of the dialpad and contacts details page in the Phone app to display information more clearly
• Some 3rd party apps are not compatible with Android 13 yet
• Added Asus customization preferences setting. Allows applying the collection of commonly used customization settings with one click.
• Removed the ‘Calm’ and ‘Elegant’ options in the Power button menu style setting.
• Add the display item management option to allow the user to control the number of buttons in the menu.

The ASUS ROG Phone 6 series was launched last year, and comes with software and hardware features optimized for gaming on the go. The phones are known for their “gamer-centric” style, which mimics design elements found on gaming PCs and consoles, such as RGB lighting, angular design accents, and even an “air trigger” mechanism to mimic shoulder buttons on game controllers.

Users can head into Settings > System > System Updates to check for the new update.

Source: ASUS Zentalk