Android 12 (Go edition) brings up to 30% faster app loads, longer battery life and more

The Android Go Edition of Android that is specifically designed for low spec-ed smartphones has got a new Android 12 version that further improves the app load speeds, longer battery life, more intelligent features, easier app sharing, simplified guest user experience and also brings Android 12 features such as new privacy dashboard, new privacy indicator and more. Continue reading “Android 12 (Go edition) brings up to 30% faster app loads, longer battery life and more”

Android 12 stable update finally starts rolling out for Pixel phones

Google has finally pushed Android 12 stable update for the Pixel phones after pushing the source to AOSP project earlier this month. This comes after the final beta 5 was released last month. The latest Pixel 6 phones come with Android 12 pre-installed. Continue reading “Android 12 stable update finally starts rolling out for Pixel phones”

Android 12 Beta 5 with final tweaks, Calculator app with Material You UI released ahead of stable roll out

Google has released the Android 12 beta 5 which has reached release candidate after it reached Platform Stability with Beta 4 that was released last month. All app-facing surfaces are final, including SDK and NDK APIs, app-facing system behaviors, and restrictions on non-SDK interfaces, said Google. Continue reading “Android 12 Beta 5 with final tweaks, Calculator app with Material You UI released ahead of stable roll out”

Google rolls out Android 12 Developer Preview 1.1 with bug fixes and March security patch

Google has started rolling out the Android 12 Developer Preview 1.1, its second build, to address bugs and issues. This minor incremental update also contains the March security patch. Continue reading “Google rolls out Android 12 Developer Preview 1.1 with bug fixes and March security patch”

Android 12 Developer Preview with Notification UI tweaks, auto HEVC and HDR transcoding and more released

As expected, Google has announced the release of the Android 12 Developer Preview today. The release is designed to help developers test out their apps and code for the upcoming version of Android with all its new features and specifications. This Developer Preview will be compatible to run on the Pixel 3/3 XL, Pixel 3a/3a XL, Pixel 4/4 XL, Pixel 4a/4a 5G and the Pixel 5.

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