That said, the key privacy and security features as well as local app search should be making their way to all phones picking up the Android 12 update.
In short, Android 12 has a lot of new stuff, but some of the core features - like the Material You design - will be exclusive to the Pixels for now. There's also a native one-handed mode and gaming dashboard, the ability to take scrolling screenshots, new Conversations widgets that make it easy to initiate conversations with friends and family, new lock screen shortcuts, and updates to notification management. Google has redesigned the interface to make it much more customizable and easier to personalize, and the changes to the UI combined with the new widgets and settings tiles means Android 12 looks very different from its predecessors.Īlongside the new design, we're getting a lot of new features: Android 12 has a local app search mode that lets you search within apps seamlessly, there are important privacy additions with approximate location access, Privacy Dashboard, and recording indicators whenever the phone's mic, location, or camera is being used. Source: Nick Sutrich / Android Central (Image credit: Source: Nick Sutrich / Android Central)Īndroid 12 introduces the first major design overhaul in over seven years, with Material Design making way for Material You.
