Android 12 Features: Everything You Need to Know | Upgrades & Improvements

Android 12 Features: Everything You Need to Know | Upgrades & Improvements

One of Google's largest projects in recent years, Android 12, which debuted on the Pixel 6 series, included a number of new features and prepared the way for Android 13. It gave Android a brand-new feel by introducing the Material You design language, updating notification systems, and many other things. The release dates for each OEM's versions of Android 12 with their own skins vary. For additional information on when your phone might get an update, be sure to check out our update tracker.

What is Android 12 ? 

The most recent version of Google's mobile operating system, Android 12, is fully compatible with its ecosystem of apps. This implies that, for business customers, Android combines flawlessly out of the box with services like Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar, Google Photos, and just about any other software available within Google Workspaces. Google has abandoned the pastry nomenclature, as with following Android releases, and chosen a straightforward numerical naming scheme, so Android 12. 

List of all new features 

The newest Android version may initially seem to be all about the brand-new paint job. That's not actually the case, though, as Android 12 has a tonne of fresh features that you ought to check out. There are a few pretty significant additions that have been added to the mix in the beta version of Android 12. These features consist of:

Dynamic Theming depending on Wallpaper

One of the best features of Android 12 and what makes Material You unique is the "monet" dynamic theming engine. The engine will use the colours from the selected wallpaper as accents throughout the user interface and system accents. The fact that the colours are also used in programmes that have been upgraded to support the theming engine makes the experience even better.

Privacy Dashboard

This new feature is a godsend for anyone who wants to learn more about and regulate their privacy. Users can see what data has been accessed on a device as well as how frequently it has been viewed by using the Privacy Dashboard. This new dashboard shows which apps and services have accessed your microphone, camera, body sensors, calendar, and more. It can be accessed by going to Settings | Privacy | Privacy Dashboard.

Camera and Microphone On/Off Toggle

Users can manually turn off the microphone and camera (on the entire system). This is done through the Notification Shade's Quick Settings tiles. Users will also be informed when the camera or microphone is in use (through a little symbol in the status bar). All a user needs to do to stop either of them from being utilised when they shouldn't is pull down the notification shade and press to both.

Clipboard Read Notification: 

Users will now be alerted when an application uses the system clipboard thanks to the new clipboard read notification feature. Users will be able to determine if an unopened app has accessed the clipboard thanks to this. It should be noted, though, that if the clipboard contents were copied from the same app as was being used, the system will not alert the user.

Material updates

When beta 1 was released, the UX underwent a significant upgrade that integrated Material You. However, the automated theming depending on the chosen home screen wallpaper was one significant feature that was excluded from that version. That is now included with beta 2. Based on the colour scheme of the image used for the home screen, Android 12's system theme will automatically change when you change the wallpaper for the home screen.

Game Dashboard

A Pixel-only feature of Android 12 for the time being, Game Dashboard aims to enhance your gaming experience by overlaying some crucial tools and information. These tools and information include the ability to record your gameplay, stream your gaming session on YouTube, or show a live FPS counter so that you can gauge how your phone is performing.

Hence, the above mentioned are some latest features of Android 12. 

Enhancements 

We'll now look at some of the upgrades to earlier features that will be included in Android 12.

Enhanced wireless sharing

Using a QR code, Google made sharing a Wi-Fi connection incredibly simple in Android 10. That's all well and good if the user can swiftly read the code while they are standing next to you. With Android 12, developers will make use of Nearby Share, which enables users to communicate Wi-Fi setup (SSID/password) to nearby devices through Bluetooth, with the recipient needing just to be within Bluetooth range.

Improved updates

The Android Runtime will become a Mainline module in Android 12 according to the Google developers. As a result, Google is now able to update additional operating system components through the Google PlayStore. 

This will result in two things:

- Updates will be more regular and smaller.

- Updates will happen quicker.

Improved snapshot marking

Without using a third-party tool, Android 12 will allow users to add text, Emoji, and stickers directly to the snapshot tool.

Improved gestures and a cleaner UI

The UI has undergone a major redesign that is heavily influenced by Material You. The Color Extraction technology employed by Google Pixel devices allows for the creation of a unique palette based on the wallpaper images. Each Android user interface will be one of a kind. 

Therefore, these are some main enhancements which are required in order for the applications in Android 12. 

Security features

With Android 12's security and privacy enhancements, Google has become more relaxed.

Approximate location

Google updated Android 12 to include the approximate location permission. Apps can get a basic notion of where you are thanks to the approximate location permission, but not a precise position.

Privacy controls

Privacy toggles, another new security feature, let users instantly disable access to their device's microphone and/or camera. These toggles will be accessible through the notification shade's Quick Settings menu. The toggles will say Mute Microphone and Block Camera.

Therefore, Google Pixel devices will get this first, and then other supported devices will get it later.

Conclusion 

One of the largest OS updates in recent years is Android 12. With Android 10 and Android 11, Google concentrated on internal changes and usability improvements. Although Material You is undoubtedly the standout feature in Android 12, there are still a tonne of other novel features that you may experiment with. 

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