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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 newest features in Android 12 Beta 3 will be at top of this list. Be sure to check back often and tell us what you find in the…

One of the more frustrating elements of Android 12 Beta 2 was the removal of the ability to toggle Wi-Fi on or off quickly within the introduction of the “Internet” notification button. Android 12 Beta 3 is sort of fixing that problem with a “turn off Wi-Fi” button as part of the Internet pop-up. No, this is not a proper solution to the problem, but it does save having to dive into the…

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 scheme into your hands or, more appropriately, in your wallpaper. With Android 12 Beta 3, Material You’s color scheme changes…

Google has put more and more emphasis on making the “Recents” view in Android more useful in the past few years, and in Android 12, we’re getting one of the best pitches for that yet. With Android 12 Beta 3, Google Chrome is adding a handy link sharing button to the Recents multitasking menu. Working so far with Chrome, heading into your Recents view in Android 12 will see the link from…