Android 12 has been with us for a few months now, although we already know updates take a while to arrive. Google has not told us for a long time how the updates are going since last year Android 12 has already reached a good number of mobiles. If you just upgraded to Android 12surely you can’t wait to try the new stuff.
After updating the mobile sometimes it gives us the impression that everything is the same or with little changes, which is logical since some manufacturers decide not to include new features in their layer or to do it in a slightly different. Here you will find the the most interesting Android 12 news worth trying on your newly updated mobilebut remember that not all of them may be available if your mobile uses a layer that is far from pure Android.
Material You
Material You are the estrella of Android 12, however unfortunately it is possible that no lo puedas aprovechar al 100% en tu móvil recien updated, pues en esta version del systeme encuentra todavía en un periodo de transition entre ser exclusiva de los Pixel y estar disponible for everyone. It’s the theme engine that customize the colors of the interface according to the wallpaper that you are using at that time, among others.
Material You is present in Android 12 on Google Pixels and some manufacturers they integrated it in their own way in their layers, so your experience will vary a bit depending on your case. The easiest way to test it is to go to the menu Wallpaper and customization settings and see if there are any options related to interface colors that weren’t there before.
Thematic icons
Part of the dynamic colors of Material You are the new icons with theme
Thematic icons are not factory activebut you have to go to the settings of Wallpaper and style and check the box. As we mentioned earlier, the styling only applies to supported apps, which at the moment aren’t too many.
Approximate Location Permission
A change from Android 12 that you will find on all mobiles is the new approximate location authorization. Now, whenever an application wants to know your location, you can choose to provide the precise location (the exact location) or the approximate location (the neighborhood or the city).
This will allow you to protect your privacy in applications that they don’t need access to your exact location (for example, if they only want to know your city to show you the weather). You can grant or deny this location permission from any app’s info screen, in location permission.
Share from the Recents view
Android 12 continues in the direction of improving the recent view, with some changes that may or may not be on your recently updated mobile, depending on the customization layer. It basically consists of Button overlays in Recents view with which you can share certain data without having to open the application in question.
The most common is the shortcut for share links from the recent browser view, although it is not the only one: it also sometimes appears with images, which are enlarged from mobile multitasking. Customization layers usually change the view of Recents a bit, but it never hurts to check if these shortcuts are preserved on your recently updated mobile.
Quick Parameter Changes
Android 12 drastically changes mobile quick settings, for better or for worse. Instead of being round icons, we have much bigger buttons and individual Wi-Fi and Data settings disappear to become a universal button called Internet. If you are not too convinced by this new button, you can reset Wi-Fi and data settings with this trick.
Again, that your mobile updated to Android 12 changes quick settings following this new design is totally in the h ands of the personalization layer
New exclusive widgets
With Material You’s new design philosophy came a new fervor for widgets: more widgets, more colorful, with more designs and more customizable. Many of these widgets are also available in older versions, but some are still exclusive to Android 12.
Even if you use the same apps in Android 12 that you had in Android 11, you will see that now more widgets appear than before, such as Clock widgets (with stopwatch included). Weather widgets are also new, although it’s unclear if they’re exclusive to Google Pixels.
one hand fashion
With Android 12, it finally arrives native one-handed mode, something that was already available in many customization layers. If your mobile has a layer that already had a one-handed mode, then the same system will most likely be maintained in Android 12.
If not, it may adopt the new native mode. It is not factory active, but you need to go to System > Gestures and activate With one hand. Then you can switch to one-handed mode swipe down from the bottom of the screen. This mode “rolls down” the top of the window so you can easily access buttons and menus.
game mode
An interesting addition to Android 12 is the Game Panel, a toolkit that puts useful options at your fingertips while you play: streaming, FPS counter and quick access to Do Not Disturb modeamong others.
Gamepad debuts in Android 12 and requires the use of games the new game API, so we will have to wait a little longer before we can take full advantage of it. Again, if your mobile already has a similar game mode in its layer, it is quite possible that it will be kept in place of this new panel.
The Privacy Dashboard
With Android 12 comes a new privacy dashboard in which you can control in a very visual way which applications access sensitive location, camera and microphone permissions. It is accessible from Settings > Privacy
After updating to Android 12, you will see that the system alerts you with an icon whenever an app accesses the microphonecamera or location, plus this privacy panel where you can see exactly which app accessed which permission and when.
Call assistant with the power button
Like it or not, on Android 12, hold down the power button invoke the wizard instead of opening the shutdown menu. It’s a way to easily use the assistant without having to say “Ok, Google” or use the screen, although you might prefer the power menu to remain the same as always.
If so, the good news is that in theory you can keep the old behavior from mobile settings. The option is in System > Gestures > Long press power buttonalthough it may change depending on your mobile layer.
notification history
Android has had a history of notifications for many years, although it’s usually quite hidden (and in some mobiles it’s not even the case). In Android 12, notification history is a little more accessible, although it’s disabled from the factory. you have to go to Notifications > Notification History and activate it.
The best thing is that after activating it, it remains at your fingertips. With history active, on the notification screen History button addedwhich directly opens the notification history without having to navigate through the settings menus.
Scrolling screenshots
Finally, we can’t forget scrolling screenshots, which are finally part of Android. It’s been a long time, but at least it’s powerful: Android’s native scroll snipping works much better than hacks using other layers.
If your personalization layer already had scrolling screenshots in Android 11, the same system can be used when updating in Android 12. If not, you can finally have them. If so, you will see the button capture more after making a capture.
Extra: the Easter egg
Finally, we cannot forget the tradition of trying the latest Easter game after the mobile update. It’s true that Android 12’s easter egg doesn’t give much gameplay, but at least it’s colorful. After setting the clock to 12 o’clock, the logo of Android 12 with bubbles in wallpaper colors. After activating it, you have access to a new widget with the color palette used by Material You.
The way to access the Easter egg is the same as always. You need to open the settings and enter the section of Device Information. Then press android version and finally, hammer text where it puts android version until the clock widget appears.
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