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Although the Android 13 operating system has not yet been officially released, Google has already published the so-called developer preview version, in which enthusiasts can view the first changes. At first glance, we won't see much news - except for new themed icons, Wi-Fi permissions and a few others. But it doesn't end there. The new update brings the possibility to virtualize other operating systems as well, which puts Android significantly ahead of the software capabilities of Apple systems.

Windows 11 virtualization over Android 13

The well-known developer, who goes by the name kdrag0n on the social network Twitter, demonstrated the capabilities of the new system through a series of posts. Specifically, he managed to virtualize the arm version of Windows 11 on a Google Pixel 6 phone running Android 13 DP1 (developer preview). At the same time, everything ran quite briskly and without major difficulties, despite the lack of support for GPU acceleration. kdrag0n even played the game Doom through a virtualized system, when all he had to do was connect to the VM (virtual machine) from a classic computer for control. So although he was playing on his PC, the game was rendering on the Pixel 6 phone.

In addition, it did not end with Windows 11 virtualization. Subsequently, the developer tested several Linux distributions, when he encountered practically the same result. The operation was fast and no serious errors complicated the testing of this news in the Android 13 developer preview system.

Apple is far behind

When we look at the possibilities offered by Android 13, we must clearly state that Apple systems are noticeably behind it. Of course, the question is whether an iPhone would need the same function, for example, for which we would probably not use it at all. However, it is a little different with tablets in general. Although currently available iPads offer breathtaking performance and can cope with practically any task, they are severely limited by the system, which is still complained about by a large number of users. The iPad Pro most often faces this criticism. It does offer a modern M1 chip, which, among other things, powers the MacBook Air (2020) or the 24″ iMac (2021), but it is practically unused due to iPadOS.

On the other hand, we have competing tablets. The models that will support Android 13 can be easily used both for normal "mobile" activity and for classic work through the virtualization of one of the desktop systems. Apple should definitely not ignore the current situation, because it seems that the competition is starting to run away from it. Of course, Apple fans would like to see a greater opening of the iPadOS system, thanks to which they could work fully from their tablets.

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