As the flood of Android 13 custom ROMs continues to flow through, more and more devices are seeing the fruits of Google’s latest and greatest version of Android. Now, the team of developers behind the Paranoid Android custom ROM has announced the projects' take on Android 13 will be called “Topaz,” with pre-stable builds already available for the Nothing Phone 1, Google Pixel 6, and the Pixel 6 Pro.

Screenshot courtesy: XDA Senior Member Pho3nX

The initial alpha and beta releases are now up for grabs for any intrepid Nothing Phone 1 and Google Pixel 6/6 Pro owners that want yet more control over their daily smartphone experience. XDA Senior Member sirhc has been maintaining the Topaz builds for the Pixel 6 series, while XDA Recognized Developers herna and xboxfanj are taking care of the Nothing Phone 1.

Despite being a pre-stable release, the custom ROM packs a handful of UI improvements on top of the new features Google introduced in the latest OS upgrade. In addition, there is a fresh new wallpaper from Hampus Olsson, who is also the wallpaper designer for OnePlus. He has released the wallpaper for everyone to enjoy in his Abstruct app.


Download Paranoid Android Topaz Alpha/Beta (Android 13)

If you’d like to try Paranoid Android Topaz on your phone, you can download the ROM from the table below. However, note that you may encounter some unexpected issues since it’s a pre-stable release.

Device and XDA forum link

Device codename and PA download link

XDA Thread

Google Pixel 6

oriole

Click here

Google Pixel 6 Pro

raven

Click here

Nothing Phone 1

spacewar/phone1

Click here

Judging by a subtle hint, the Paranoid Android team is also working to add support for the Google Pixel 6a.

To install the ROM, download the latest Fastboot-flashable zip for your phone from the link above, reboot to the bootloader, wipe the device, and install the zip package using the fastboot update aospa-topaz-*-image.zip command. You could also opt for the recovery route for future version upgrades.


Source: Paranoid Android on Twitter (1, 2, 3)