Android 13 will allow you to customize the vibrator according to notifications

Android 13 will allow you to precisely adjust the intensity of your smartphone’s vibrator. As shown in the latest beta, Google will let you program the power of vibrations according to calls, SMS or different notifications.

Android 13 continues to reveal itself! While the first public beta is fast approaching, Google has deployed the second beta version reserved for developers. This update lifted the veil on several long-awaited new features, such as an application power consumption monitoring system and a slightly revised drop-down menu.

After installing the update, Mishaal Rahman, former editor of XDA Developers and Android specialist, discovered a menu allowing you to adjust the vibrator in detail of the smartphone. “Added granular vibration sliders to control alarm and media vibrations”explains Mishaal Rahman on his Twitter account.

With Android 13, Google will allow you to adjust the vibrator of your smartphone with precision

More concretely, Android 13 will allow program how your smartphone will vibrate depending on each event. In particular, it is possible to adjust the operation according to a telephone call, the reception of an SMS, an alert or a simple notification.

On the screenshot shared by the expert, we discover that Google will allow you to adjust the intensity of the vibrator using a slider. In the event of a call, it will be possible toturn on vibrate only Firstly. The ringtone will then take over. This option allows you to avoid annoying ringtones during a meal or an interview.

It is possible to program strong vibrations in case of alarm (alarm clock or reminder) or weak vibrations if it is just a notification. Currently, phones are content to adjust the strength of the vibrator according to a call or notifications, without being able to adapt the vibrations precisely. Android 13 will also allow adjust the strength of the haptic feedback of the screen with great precision.

Read also: here are the first changes spotted in the drop-down menu of Android 13

As a reminder, Google won’t be rolling out the final, stable version of Android 13 until September 2022. We’re expecting to see a new preview of what’s new through the first public betawhich will be deployed following the Google I/O conference in May 2022.