Android 12 — New release at Google IO 2021
At Google IO 2021 the tech giant announced Android 12, Although you do not be able to download the complete finished Android 12 right now as the final release is probably being expected to come at the end of this year with the more advanced and refreshed User Interface.
As for the Finished version expectation is that Google Pixel 6 comes with the Android 12 at the end of September or October. Android 12 will be most probably the first device to be launched and shipped with the updates.
Other Android users are likely to wait a bit longer as each company has to tailor their phones before it runs. As om 2020 Android 11 has came, and there are many phones not having Android 11 also till now and now On 2021 Google has brought its updates for Android Operating System which is Android 12 which is reported as the biggest design change and the most creative update in the Android’s history.
Get to the point.
- What is it? The next biggest Android update
- When is it out? Most Probably September or October or at the end of the year.
- What’s the biggest feature? Refreshed, unified User Interface
- How much will it cost? It is non charge-able, free of cost.
But at the same time it is totally up to the Device Manufacturers to bring the Android 12 into the phone which may take the months to be get in so it is most likely to be happen till the end of 2022 ,as it is totally dependent on the Manufacturers when to bring Android 12 into their devices.
Android 12: Refreshed UI
Now there is an announcement by Google related to new Design Language based on material for Android 12 which is named as Material You, and is a complete rethink process of a whole user Interface across the Operating System.
In this advanced beta there are few enhanced features added like more rounded buttons, more options of colors, much Smoother motion and animations and so on and so forth.
Additionally, In the lock screen, volume controls and also in the notifications shades we can directly choose the different color we want to from the rest of the UI. we can pick any wallpaper out there and the system will automatically apply the most dominant , complimentary and the best looking colors from it which is the effect of the color Extraction according to the company.
Now something is released this time which is much more integrated as possible in terms of fonts, colors or everything looks like everything is redesigned and unified which was the much awaited and the interesting release of Google in the form of Android 12.
Android 12: privacy and security
The result of the release of Android 12 has made something more impressive , dynamic, and personal in the Android’s history ever .
There are certain advanced features of Privacy and security being added are-
1. One among them are Personalization in this what happens, as a result of color extraction suppose whichever wallpaper we are opting for are being determined automatically by the system that which one is dominant which one is complimentary and which one looks great and thus accordingly the system applies those colors across the entire Operating System; the lock screen, volume controls, notification shades and many others widgets.
2. Privacy and security by design- In Android 12 the Privacy Dashboard is designed in such a clear way that it provides a single view for the permission settings , as well as in a single screen you got to know about what data is entered, how many times and also by which application.
* You can easily cancel the application permissions right from the dashboard itself.
3. Microphone and camera indicators- For knowing exactly like when your applications are accessing the sensors like camera and microphone there is an indicator added in this, which is on the top right of the status bar, which clearly indicates about the accessibility of the sensors.
And if you want to remove the access of these sensors by the applications there are two toggles being added up in the Quick Settings.
4. Toggles are asking the permissions to select the options of the following as like this-
with the help of which you can allow the app to have the access over the sensors and also with the three options given while using the application only it can access the sensor or right now one time only or Not to allow at all for the accessibility of the sensors like microphone and camera .
Therefore Android 12 is packed with the Versatile and the more useful features in it like-
* Scrolling Screenshot are allowed .
* Accessibility features are more improved for the people with impaired vision.
* Conversation Widgets which let you to put your favorite person at home screen and thus easily continue the conversation with any other application using at the same time, without being interrupted.
* And also Third Party App store are very easier to be used in Android 12.
All of these work in Android 12 is being done with the alliances between the Software hardware and the Material design teams.
Google uses the Design language called Material You for integrating the Software and hardware Eco-systems.
Android 12 — New release at Google IO 2021