#Android 13 requirement

Android 13 has officially been launched and Google is raising the minimum requirements for Android phones. According to Google's latest blog post, the minimum needed to run Android Go, the low-end version of Android is now 2GB for Android 13. Esper's Mishaal Rahman and Google Product Expert Jason Bayton also released tweets indicating that the minimum storage requirement has been bumped up to 16GB, but there has been no official statement from Google. Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Release Android 8 Android 9 Android 10 Android 11 Android 12 Android 13 Min RAM 512MB 512MB 512MB 1GB 1GB 2GB Those that do not meet the minimum specifications basically will not be able to update to Android 13 or will not even have the option. To be eligible for Play Store licensing, the newer Android phones will need to meet these requirements. Android Go is a lite version of the Android that has the RAM-intensive features switched off. The requirements set are mostly to keep the OEMs in the developing world in line where there are some phones still being sold with 1GB of RAM. Google has just announced a new version of Android 12 that is catered to larger screen sizes called, Android 12L. Read more in our articles including "Android 13 requires min 2GB RAM, 16GB Storage" and "Insta360 Luna Ultra launched, priced in the Philippines".