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After a few developer previews and the big Google I/O reveal, Android 12 is now available in beta to anyone who wants to give it a shot. Here’s how to get the Android 12 Beta on your Google Pixel smartphone. Table of contents Is your Pixel compatible? Pixel devices compatible with Android 12 Beta What is the latest Android 12 Beta? How to Enroll in Android 12 Beta Program on Pixel How to…

The visual theme of Android 12 is by far the biggest change to the platform, and in Beta 4, Google is still making tweaks to how Material You is implemented. In this latest release, more themed icons have been added, and the Google Search logo on the Pixel Launcher gets a delightful Material You makeover. The “Themed Icons” option under “Styles” in the Pixel Launcher has been marked as…

The multitasking menu in Android 12 has been tweaked over the Beta period, but the layout is mostly unchanged. Google, however, has put a lot of work into making it easier to share content from Recents, and Android 12 Beta 4 adds image support. Before today’s release, looking at Chrome in the Recents multitasking menu showed a hued link icon in the top-right corner of the app’s card. Tapping…

Android 12 is barely a month away from release at this point, but the OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T are just now getting their update to Android 11. Ironically, though, that’s way ahead of the expected schedule. Announced on its forums today, OnePlus is bringing OxygenOS 11 based on Android 11 to its OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T as a stable build. This comes just barely a month after the company…