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Android 12
Version of the Android operating system
File:Android 12 homescreen.png
Android 12 home screen with Pixel Launcher
DeveloperGoogle
OS familyAndroid
Latest previewBeta 5[1] / September 8, 2021; 2 years ago (2021-09-08)[2]
Kernel typeMonolithic Kernel (Linux Kernel)
Preceded byAndroid 11
Official websitedeveloper.android.com/about/versions/12
Support status
Beta

Android 12 is the upcoming twelfth major release and 19th version of Android, the mobile operating system developed by the Open Handset Alliance led by Google.[5] The first beta was released on May 18, 2021.[6]

History

Android 12 was announced in an Android blog posted on February 18, 2021.[7] A developer preview was released immediately,[8][9] with two additional ones planned the following two months. After that, four monthly beta releases were planned, beginning in May, the last one of them reaching platform stability in August, with general availability coming shortly after that.[10]

The second developer preview was released on March 17, 2021,[11] followed by a third preview on April 21, 2021.[12] The first beta build was then released on May 18, 2021.[6] It was followed by beta 2 on June 9, 2021,[13] which got a bugfix update to 2.1 on June 23.[14] Then beta 3 was released on July 14, 2021,[2] getting a bugfix update to beta 3.1 on July 26.[15] Beta 4 was released on August 11, 2021.[1] A fifth beta, not planned in the original roadmap, was released on September 8, 2021, being considered a release candidate.[16]

Features

See also: Android version history § Android 12

User interface

Android 12 introduces a major refresh to the operating system's Material Design language branded as "Material You", which features larger buttons, an increased amount of animation, and a new style for home screen widgets. A feature, internally codenamed "monet",[17] will allow the operating system to automatically generate a color theme for system menus and supported apps using the colors of the user's wallpaper.[18][19] The smart home and Wallet areas added to the power menu on Android 11 have been re-located to the notification shade, with Google Assistant remapped to holding the power button.[18]

Android 12 also features native support for taking scrolling screenshots.[18][20]

Platform

Performance improvements have been made to system services such as the WindowManager, PackageManager, system server, and interrupts.[18] It will also offer accessibility improvements for those who are visually impaired.[18][20] The Android Runtime has been added to Project Mainline, allowing it to be serviced via Play Store.[20]

Android 12 adds support for spatial audio, and MPEG-H 3D Audio, and will support transcoding of HEVC video for backwards compatibility with apps which do not support it.[20] A "rich content insertion" API will ease the ability to transfer formatted text and media between apps, such as via the clipboard.[20]

Privacy

OS-level machine learning functions will be sandboxed within the "Android Private Compute Core", which is expressly prohibited from accessing networks.[18]

Apps requesting location data can now be restricted to having access only to "approximate" location data rather than "precise".[18] Controls to prevent apps from using the camera and microphone system--wide have been added to the quick settings toggles. An indicator will also be displayed on-screen if they are active.[18]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Android 12 Beta 4 promotes order over chaos". The Verge. August 11, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Android 12 Beta 3 and final APIs". Android Developers Blog. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  3. ^ "This could be Android 12, Google's next Android OS". February 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "Android 12: All the new features and changes so far". www.pocket-lint.com. May 19, 2021.
  5. ^ "Android 12". Android Developers. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "What's new in Android 12 Beta". Android Developers Blog. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  7. ^ "First preview of Android 12". Android Developers Blog. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  8. ^ "Developer Android first Android 12 Dp1". February 18, 2021.
  9. ^ "First Android 12 DP 1". February 23, 2021.
  10. ^ "Android 12 Developer Preview". Android Developers. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  11. ^ "Android 12 Developer Preview 2". Android Developers Blog. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  12. ^ "Android 12 Developer Preview 3". Android Developers Blog. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  13. ^ "Android 12 Beta 2 Update". Android Developers Blog. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  14. ^ "Google releases Android 12 Beta 2.1 with bug fixes". www.gsmarena.com. June 23, 2021.
  15. ^ "Android 12 Beta 3.1 rolling out with Pixel bug fixes". July 26, 2021.
  16. ^ [1]
  17. ^ "Android 12 automatically themes your UX from your wallpaper". xda-developers. May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g h Bohn, Dieter (May 18, 2021). "Android 12 preview: first look at Google's radical new design". The Verge. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  19. ^ "Android 12's new Material You UI is partly live in the first beta". Android Police. May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  20. ^ a b c d e Bohn, Dieter (February 18, 2021). "Android 12 developer preview is available now with many under-the-hood updates". The Verge. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
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