As usual, Google has finally released Android 12 and beta-supported Android phones in the Google I/0 2021. It is the 12th major release and 19th version of Android from Google for the Android mobile operating system.
Google I/O 2021 virtual meet-up has announced Google’s plan towards implementing more privacy to its users, Additional features to Google Maps, Advanced Multimodal model for natural language processing, and releasing Android 12 latest operating system to its first public beta version.
Here we have presented the best 5 features from Android 12 that were officially announced in Google I/O 2021 today.
1. Android 12: Material Design ‘Material You’
Google announced that Android 12 will give the users more customization options to its users with its material you design. So users can customize right away immediately after the boot of Android 12 without any additional theme launchers to get installed. With this “Material You” concept users can save a lot of RAM usage in the background and speed up their devices. Followed by a user can have a dark theme, light theme to get selected.
2. Android 12: Change Icon layout and color extraction
Android 12 can help users to change icon layout by simply customizing the theme manager is built in android 12. Some of the official layout styles include Circle, Rectangle, Square, Octagon, Hexagon. On top of the dark and light theme Android 12 will give more personalized color options automatically to the notification area and lock screen based on the wallpaper user use.
3. Android 12: Aligned title with more information
Inside the notification area, the app notification will be seen in more rectangular icons with curve edges. Based on some media player apps some additional like change tracks, fast forwards, like and share features will be included. To get detailed notification user can long press on the app notifications.
4. Android 12: More control over GPS device
Currently, users need to send their exact location to the app that they are using, but with Android 12 user gets more control over the location preferences like user can either send Accurate / Approximate information based on the app that they use.
5. Android 12: Privacy control
As in iOS from Apple, in Android 12 users will be able to see the access of microphone or camera usage in the top right of the screen. Users can customize this setting depends upon user preferences. A private dashboard is including in the Android 12 setting which gives graphical information about the Location, Camera, Microphone usage over the apps installed in the device.
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Android 12 beta 1 eligible models:
Google has released the Android 12 developer preview back in February 2021 for the google pixel phones. Now, Google has announced the Android 12 beta 1 supported pixel phones and also the third-party phones in the Google I/0 2021.
The Android 12 beta 1 is currently available to the google pixel phones like Google Pixel 3,3 XL, Pixel 3A, 3A XL, Pixel 4, 4 XL, Pixel 4A, Pixel 4A 5G, and the Pixel 5 models. Apart from the Pixel phones, the Android 12 beta is available to download for the Oneplus, Asus, Realme, TCL, ZTE, and Tecno phones.
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Oneplus Android 12 supported devices:
- Oneplus 9
- Oneplus 9 Pro
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Asus Android 12 Supported devices:
- Asus Zenfone 8
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Oppo Android 12 supported devices:
- Oppo Find X3 Pro
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Realme and iQoo Android 12 eligible devices:
- Realme GT
- iQ00 7 Legend
Xiaomi Mi Android 12 Update List:
- Xiaomi Mi 11
- Mi 11 ultra
- Mi 11i
- Mi 11X Pro
ZTE, Tecno and TCL Android 12 update List:
- TCL 20 Pro 5G
- Tecno Camon 17
- ZTE Axon 30 ultra 5G
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How to download Android 12 beta 1 on Android phones:
If you are using the Android phones already updated to the Android 11 Os then you are eligible to download the Android 12 beta on your phone. Before downloading the latest Os you need to enroll from the Android phone. Once enrolled you are eligible to download Android 12 on your phone.
You can manually check the latest Android 12 beta update by Settings -> System- > System Update- > Check for updates on your phone.