The next version of Android will remain focussed on developers until the first beta launches in May. With that in mind, we’re diving into today’s release of Android 12 DP2 to find all the new features.
Over the coming hours, we’ll dive into all of Android 12 DP2’s new features and every single change. (The newest updates will be at top of this list. Be sure to check back often and tell…
As we detailed last month, Android 12 is preparing to add a new one-handed mode. It wasn’t live in the first developer preview, but in DP2, it’s live and fully working.
Under the “Gestures” section of the Pixel’s settings menu, Android 12 DP2 adds the…
Android 12 DP2: WiFi sharing is now always in light mode
March 18, 2021
Google added the handy ability to quickly share WiFi passwords in Android 10, and in Android 12, the feature is changing. With Android 12 Developer Preview 2, the UI for WiFi sharing is always in light mode.
Introduced in Android, the WiFi sharing screen shows a QR code…
Later preview releases are widely expected to bring a big visual overhaul to Android 12. Until then, Android 12 DP2 today sees Google redesign the widget list and make tweaks to the lockscreen when entering your PIN.
Google has made some subtle tweaks to PIN entry on your lockscreen, which you should be seeing less often on some phones following fixes in the DP1.1 patch. The line separating the…
The second preview of Android 12 has arrived today, and with it, Google is introducing a variety of changes to the picture-in-picture experience to make it feel faster, easier to use, and out of the way when you need it to be.
Over the years, Google has slowly refined…
How to downgrade from Android 12 Developer Preview 2 to Android 11 on Google Pixel [Video]
March 18, 2021
If you are not content with the most recent Android 12 Developer Preview on your Google Pixel, it’s probably music to your ears knowing that you can downgrade your OS to a stable version of Android 11 if you encounter any major problems.
We’ve shown you how to install…
Android 12 DP2: New device search bar in the works for Pixel Launcher, possibly others
March 18, 2021
Google Assistant is the focus for any type of search on Android nowadays, especially on Pixel. However, it appears Google is set to make device search a bit easier on your launcher with a new bar that could debut in Android 12.
Local device search can be done on Android launchers via the Assistant search bar, but it’s not a solution focused on that. While you might be searching specifically…
Android 12 DP2: ‘Game dashboard’ to add quick access to recording, YouTube streaming, more
March 18, 2021
Google is working on a “game dashboard” for Android 12 — perhaps exclusive to Pixel phones — that adds useful controls and info like a frames-per-second counter, easy capture options, and a YouTube streaming shortcut.
Our team has managed to enable a special…
With the drop of the Android 12 Developer Preview 12, Google is changing the media player UI accent color to match your system theme rather than any content playing.
While not a massive change at first glance, it changes the prominence of certain portions of your device.
From Maps Live View to 3D Animals and other models in Search, Google’s current work in augmented reality is focused on phones. The other big investment is Google Lens, with it emerging today that the product is losing lead Aparna Chennapragada to Robinhood.
Chennapragada joined Google in 2008 to “productize research into user-facing features in YouTube and Google.” From 2010 to 2013, they…
