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Android 12- Here’s what’s new.

Android 12- Here’s what’s new.

Here’s What’s New!

Android 12 was unveiled on a virtual event on the Google I/O Event that went live on 19th of May, this event has been going on for 2 days. They did share a lot of stuff regarding the software, there’s a lot going on. Continue Reading to know all the stuff they revealed.

Design Changes.

They say that Android 12 includes the biggest design change in Android’s history. Android 12 is more expressive, dynamic and personal than ever before.

Starting with Android 12 on Pixel devices, you’ll be able to completely personalize your phone with a custom color palette and redesigned widgets. Using what we call color extraction, you choose your wallpaper, and the system automatically determines which colors are dominant, which ones are complementary and which ones just look great. It then applies those colors across the entire OS: the notification shade, the lock screen, the volume controls, new widgets and much more.

They recrafted the entire underlying system to make your experience more “fluid and efficient”. Your Android devices are now faster and more responsive with better power efficiency so you can use your device for longer without a charge. This was achieved by some under-the-hood improvements including reducing the CPU time needed for core system services by up to 22% and reducing the use of big cores by the system server by up to 15%.

Source: Android Authority

The notification shade is more intuitive and playful, with a crisp, at-a-glance view of your app notifications, whatever you’re currently listening to or watching, and Quick Settings that let you control practically the entire operating system with a swipe and a tap. The Quick Settings space doesn’t just look and feel different. It’s been rebuilt to include Google Pay and Home Controls, while still allowing for customization so you can have everything you need most in one easy-to-access place.

Privacy.

The new Privacy Dashboard offers a single view into your permissions settings as well as what data is being accessed, how often and by which apps. It also lets you easily revoke app permissions right from the dashboard.

They also added a new indicator to the top right of your status bar so you know when your apps are accessing your microphone or camera. And if you want to remove app access to these sensors for the entire system.

Beyond these new privacy features in Android 12, they also added privacy protections directly into the OS. There are more opportunities than ever to use AI to create helpful new features, but these features need to be paired with powerful privacy. That’s why in this release they also introduced Android Private Compute Core.

Android Private Compute Core helps to introduce new technologies that are private by design, allowing us to keep your personal information safe, private and local to your phone.

Private Compute Core enables features like Live Caption, Now Playing and Smart Reply. All the audio and language processing happens on-device, isolated from the network to preserve your privacy. Like the rest of Android, the protections in Private Compute Core are open source and fully inspectable and verifiable by the security community. 

The Android 12 Beta Version are available to some Select Android Phones on the Market, so you could test it out if you wanted. Please Note that this is a Beta Release and some features might not work and also cause the device to crash. There are 12 available devices, which include:

  • Xiaomi MI 11 Lineup
  • Google (Pixel 3- 5)
  • OnePlus 9/9 Pro
  • ASUS ZenFone 8
  • OPPO Find X3 Pro
  • Realme GT
  • SHARP AQUOS R6
Android 12- Here’s what’s new.

Android 12- Here’s what’s new.

Here’s What’s New!

Android 12 was unveiled on a virtual event on the Google I/O Event that went live on 19th of May, this event has been going on for 2 days. They did share a lot of stuff regarding the software, there’s a lot going on. Continue Reading to know all the stuff they revealed.

Design Changes.

They say that Android 12 includes the biggest design change in Android’s history. Android 12 is more expressive, dynamic and personal than ever before.

Starting with Android 12 on Pixel devices, you’ll be able to completely personalize your phone with a custom color palette and redesigned widgets. Using what we call color extraction, you choose your wallpaper, and the system automatically determines which colors are dominant, which ones are complementary and which ones just look great. It then applies those colors across the entire OS: the notification shade, the lock screen, the volume controls, new widgets and much more.

They recrafted the entire underlying system to make your experience more “fluid and efficient”. Your Android devices are now faster and more responsive with better power efficiency so you can use your device for longer without a charge. This was achieved by some under-the-hood improvements including reducing the CPU time needed for core system services by up to 22% and reducing the use of big cores by the system server by up to 15%.

Source: Android Authority

The notification shade is more intuitive and playful, with a crisp, at-a-glance view of your app notifications, whatever you’re currently listening to or watching, and Quick Settings that let you control practically the entire operating system with a swipe and a tap. The Quick Settings space doesn’t just look and feel different. It’s been rebuilt to include Google Pay and Home Controls, while still allowing for customization so you can have everything you need most in one easy-to-access place.

Privacy.

The new Privacy Dashboard offers a single view into your permissions settings as well as what data is being accessed, how often and by which apps. It also lets you easily revoke app permissions right from the dashboard.

They also added a new indicator to the top right of your status bar so you know when your apps are accessing your microphone or camera. And if you want to remove app access to these sensors for the entire system.

Beyond these new privacy features in Android 12, they also added privacy protections directly into the OS. There are more opportunities than ever to use AI to create helpful new features, but these features need to be paired with powerful privacy. That’s why in this release they also introduced Android Private Compute Core.

Android Private Compute Core helps to introduce new technologies that are private by design, allowing us to keep your personal information safe, private and local to your phone.

Private Compute Core enables features like Live Caption, Now Playing and Smart Reply. All the audio and language processing happens on-device, isolated from the network to preserve your privacy. Like the rest of Android, the protections in Private Compute Core are open source and fully inspectable and verifiable by the security community. 

The Android 12 Beta Version are available to some Select Android Phones on the Market, so you could test it out if you wanted. Please Note that this is a Beta Release and some features might not work and also cause the device to crash. There are 12 available devices, which include:

  • Xiaomi MI 11 Lineup
  • Google (Pixel 3- 5)
  • OnePlus 9/9 Pro
  • ASUS ZenFone 8
  • OPPO Find X3 Pro
  • Realme GT
  • SHARP AQUOS R6