Google Announces Android 12 With Revamped Design, Improved Focus on Privacy and Security

Google today its almanac programmer conference, Google I/O, announced the Android 12 update. The new Android 12 update brings a stellar new-looking UI with updated design elements, iOS xiv-similar privacy features, and more.

Google showtime released the Android 12 Developer Preview back in February. Though the software came with the new number, a lot of features were 'hidden' in the first Android 12 programmer preview. Though a bunch of iOS-like features, such every bit the clipboard access toast notification, were leaked afterwards, the full characteristic listing of Android 12 is bachelor at present. Here's everything you demand to know.

Android 12: Features

'Material You' Design

Android'south design has been similar since Android Marshmallow. Information technology's been tweaked hither and there, just the blueprint has been the same. With Android 12, the overall look and experience of Android have changed, and though information technology'south notwithstanding based on Material Design, it's something new.

Google calls the new look of Android 'Textile You' and it, for the starting time fourth dimension, brings theme-ing color/blueprint customization to Android. Android 12 volition let users generate custom color palettes which will remain abiding throughout the UI. The color theme volition reverberate in all of the apps, even in the wallpaper.

iOS Inspired Widgets, New Notification Shade

I of the new iOS-similar things in the Android 12 is the new widgets department. Google has re-worked the whole widget API, and to be honest, it looks a lot closer to iPhone'south widget now. The full general widgets are more iOS-like rectangles with rounded corners, plus Google has thrown in some quirky clock widgets and weather widgets to make the UI more lively.

Google has also redesigned the notification shade in Android 12. Google calls information technology 'System Spaces.' The new notification shade has no blurred dwelling screen in the background at present. The whole notification shade is inspired by Cloth You's color theme, with solid background colors. Google also makes it for users to 'Power off' their devices right through the new Organization Spaces.

Android At present Focuses More on Privacy

Google has put in more privacy features in Android 12. It comes with a new 'Privacy Dashboard' that apace lets you see what apps have access to what, and you are now immune to revoke access chop-chop. Moreover, Android gets iOS 14-like microphone and camera indicators. These indicators popular up whenever an app accesses these resources and lets the user block them if they find information technology fishy.

Android 12 also giving users granular command over how much information they share with apps. There are some new features like approximate location that lets apps get, well, an approximate location of the user. This tin can come in handy with online shopping apps that only demand the Pincode of the users, for example.

Back up for 3rd-Party App Stores

Taking a dig at Apple, who's been criticized for its App Store malpractices, Google announced a 'hope to make third-party app stores easier to use on Android 12.' The visitor is providing users 'Choice of stores' wherein the developers become to cull how to distribute their apps.

"This openness means that even if a developer and Google do not concord on business concern terms the developer can still distribute on the Android platform."

Moreover, the company has issued a clarification on its Payments Policy stating which transactions should come nether the Google Play billing arrangement and what should not. Google's giving developers fourth dimension until 30th September 2022 to update their apps to back up the Google Play billing system.

Android 12: Supported Devices

Android 12 Beta ane is available on Google Pixel phones correct now. All the Pixel from Pixel iii to Pixel v are supported. The visitor says Android 12 Beta 1 volition exist available for a scattering of Xiaomi and OnePlus phones in the coming days, with more phones joining in the beta from the Android 12 Beta 2 roll-out.

[Via Google Blog]