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How to get the Android 12 Beta on Google Pixel

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…
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Here’s everything new in Android 12 Beta 3 [Gallery]

The previous beta at the start of June continued rolling out many of the mobile operating system’s upcoming consumer-facing capabilities and changes. Over the coming hours, we will dive into today’s Android 12 Beta 3 release to chronicle all the new features. The…
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Android 12 Beta 3: Pixel Scrolling Screenshot doesn’t work like Samsung’s, can’t do websites

You’ll often see a neat feature show up in third-party skins before they arrive in native Android, but the popular feature that is Scrolling Screenshots feels like it has taken an eternity to arrive. Today, though, Scrolling Screenshots are finally a part of native Android and, in turn, on Pixels, but the functionality differs a bit compared to what you’ll see on a Samsung device. With the…
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Android 12 Beta 3: You can now disable Google Assistant corner swipe activation

With the removal of the awesome Active Edge in recent Pixel devices, the corner swipe activation gesture was seen as the replacement. In Android 12 Beta 3, you’re now able to completely deactivate the Assistant corner swipe. For devices without a dedicated Google Assistant button or another activation method, the corner swipe gesture was a fairly simple but effective way to quickly access your…
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Google Camera 8.3 arrives with Material You colors and tweaks

The latest Android 12 Beta for Pixels includes an update to Google Camera 8.3, which now supports Material You colors with some UI tweaks to match. Material You is Google’s upcoming design language refresh, which, among other things, puts control of Android’s color…
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Google Play Books now lets you create custom shelves, get wishlist discount notifications

Google’s “Play” family of apps is now down to the Store, Games, and Books after the Google TV and YouTube Music revamps. An update to Google Play Books today adds the ability to create custom shelves for better content organization. In the “Library” tab, there’s a new “Shelves” section between “Your books” and “Series.” This “top request from Play Books readers” lets…
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