What apps support the new Android 13 media player [Updated]

Android 13’s most evident UI change is a redesign of the lockscreen and notification shade media player. However, not all music, podcasts, and audio apps have been up to date to support them but, and right here’s our operating record of what controls have been modernized.

Original 8/18: The Android 13 media controls begin with a new measurement that’s taller than what was on Android 12. (There’s a compact model, however solely in panorama mode.) This permits for a bigger cowl artwork preview, although it’s an oblong crop as a substitute of displaying the full sq. art work, like earlier than.

The accountable app’s icon seems in the top-left nook, whereas the system output switcher stays reverse it. Song/podcast identify and artist seem subsequent in the strains beneath.

On apps which have been optimized (or goal) Android 13, the play/pause button (which morphs from circle to rounded sq., and vice versa, on faucet) seems at the proper edge. It’s a pleasant contact that’s adopted by the completely whimsical progress bar that squiggles to notice what you’ve already listened to.

Android 12 vs. 13

Apps that aren’t up to date for Android 13 nonetheless have the squiggling, however the backside row could be very packed as a result of each button is positioned on a single line. The progress bar is at the far left with as much as 5 actions showing. Newer purposes flank that line with subsequent/again or ahead/rewind, whereas remaining actions are proven at the proper.

As of Android 13’s launch this week, only a few huge apps have been up to date, however there are a handful of first-party purchasers the place you may expertise the new player.

Optimized for Android 13:

• Google Podcasts: Part of the Google app
• Chrome: When taking part in media from the internet
• YouTube Music
• YouTube: Now in steady

Update 9/10:

• Google Play Books: With model 2022.8+
• (Google Pixel) Recorder: Transcript playback with model 3.7

Update 9/27:

• Pocket Casts
• Shazam

Update 11/22:

• SoundCloud: Version 2022.11.16 targets API 33. It’s nonetheless rolling out by way of the Play Store, and doesn’t support any extra actions past play/pause, subsequent/again, and scrubbing.

Update 12/17/22:

• Spotify 8.7.92.521 provides support for the Android 13 media player. You get shortcuts to rapidly begin shuffle and favourite the present music.

Update 2/27/23:

• Version 2.77.0 of Tidal is rolling out with support for Android 13’s media player.

Major apps that haven’t been up to date:

• Apple Music
• Pandora

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