Recently, Google released the first developer preview, which, as the name suggests, is a version of Android 12 for developers.
First, to answer the question on everyone’s mind, how do I get the Android 12 preview?
One is to use Google’s own son’s phone, Pixel, which of course is not popular in China.
The second is to use virtual machines in Android Studio, using the tutorial: Portal
The first developer preview shouldn’t be much visual, but we can still see what changes Google has brought to us!
Set to one.
The visual adjustments to the Settings are obvious:
The search bar on Android 11 includes your profile picture, but on Android 12 the profile picture of your account is separated from the search bar, and the overall search bar is more rounded.
From the above image, the Icon and text are also displayed larger, but there is a lot of space left at the top.
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Clicking on the specific Settings adds a faint blue color to the entire background.
In the WIFI bar on the right, we can see the new Switch button, a bit ios-like.
2. The notification bar
Following Android 11’s major tweaks to notifications, Android 12 continues to tweak the notification bar.
First is the media control bar. The media control interface is larger and easier. You can adjust the Settings in the App, such as the size of the sound, by clicking on some pop-up boxes.
For media controls, you can uncheck the App so that they are not displayed as media controls on the notification bar.
Second, Android 12 has added a new sleep feature.
Clicking the button in the image will sleep certain apps so that they will not appear on the notification bar for a period of time.
It’s also faster to open apps from the notification bar in Android 12 during the official announcement.
Third, screenshots
Scrolling screenshots were added to Android 12 and were previously added to Android 11 DP but removed in the stable release.
In addition to screenshots, Android 12 has slightly improved its editing capabilities after screenshots.
Added the ability to add emoticons and text.
In fact, in the notification bar and screenshots of these two aspects, domestic manufacturers are also very good.
4. WIFI password sharing
Added the wireless password sharing function.
Repeating the wi-fi password without remembering it could be a thing of the past.
Fifth, wallpaper based extension theme
Android 12 will come with wallpaper-based extensions:
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This feature is really cool, the user theme color can be adjusted according to the wallpaper color. What’s not clear is whether this feature will support user-selected wallpapers.
Vi. User privacy rights
Protecting user privacy has always been a priority for Google.
In Android 12, when you use a camera or microphone, the system will alert you in the upper right corner, clearly telling the user that your camera and microphone are in use.
Google has also added sensor switches to your system, so if you turn the camera sensor off, your camera App may not work.
In the area of user privacy, Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi has also done a good job. Last year’s MIUI 12 updates to protect users, such as flares and mask concealment, were also well received.
7. Widgets
IOS released widget functionality last year, and while Android has widget functionality for a long time, it doesn’t have the sophistication of iOS.
Chinese mobile phone manufacturer Vivo updated its UI last year.
Have to say, now the blue and green factory to bring you more and more amazing things!
8. Double click on the back of the phone
If you have a Pixel 5 phone, you can add a double-tap command on the back that triggers actions specified by Google, such as turning on voice assistant, taking screenshots and turning on pause music.
Nine, other
Google has also made some other updates to Android 12, such as the Bubble animation is smoother, the Mayday update and the new one-handed mode, which I won’t go through.
In addition, Google has added some updates to improve developer convenience, such as video transcoding, AVIF image support, audio for tactile effects, and ImageDecoder support for Gif and WebP.
conclusion
“Ah, that’s it!” is probably what most of us feel after seeing the Android 12 DP. However, I believe that in the next iteration of the system, Google will bring us something more exciting and present you with an Android 12 iteration plan.
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