Android 12
You are more personal, safer and easier than ever before.
Android 12 offers more personalized, safer and easier experiences on your smartphone. You will find a completely redesigned UI, privacy features that put you in control and more seamless ways of getting to your games or switching to a different device.
Android 12
Highlights
MATERIALS YOU
Redesign that pushes the boundaries.
Android 12 is a complete redesign of the user interface. It includes customizable colors and system colors, as well as shapes, light, motion, and motion. It’s more spacious and more comfortable than ever, and is our most expressive, dynamic, and personal OS.
DYNAMIC COLOR
Color reimagined.
Your entire Android 12 experience will change to match the wallpaper you choose for your Pixel. Advanced color extraction algorithms allow you to personalize your phone’s look and feel, including settings and widgets, as well as select apps.
RESPONSIVE MOTION
Smoother and more responsive UI.
With every swipe, tap and scroll, the UI responds quickly and expressively to your touch. Smooth motion and animations make it feel alive. Android 12 offers improved system performance to allow your device to work seamlessly with you.
A phone displaying the new Android 12 UI.
CONVERSATION WIDGETS
You can now call your favorite people “home”.
A new conversation widget places conversations with people you care about right in the center of your home screen. This ensures that you never miss a call from your loved ones. Even missed calls, birthdays, and other information can be seen at a glance.
ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAMS
Built for accessibility.
Android 12 has new visibility features that make it even easier to use, such as:
Magnification of the area
The new window magnifier allows you to zoom in on one part of your screen, without losing context.
Extra dim
For night-time scrolling, or for situations where the display is not bright enough, dim your display.
Bold text
You can see text clearly by switching the font to bold across your entire phone.
Grayscale
Grayscale is the setting that changes how colors are displayed on your device.
SAFE
Private by design, so you are in control.
Android 12 was designed to protect your privacy. You can rest assured knowing that your data is protected with new privacy features that are easy to use and powerful.
MIC & CAMERA INSIGATORS AND TOGGLES
Access controls for the mic and camera are stronger.
Android 12 allows you to see which apps are using your microphone and camera with a new indicator in the status bar. You can also disable access to your microphone and camera by using two quick settings toggles. Flip the switch.
An Android 12 camera-equipped phone. The bubbles in the background read “Camera Access: Available” and “Mic access: Blocked”.
APPROXIMATE LOCATION Permissions
Your exact location should remain private.
Some apps require precise location information to perform tasks such as turn-by-turn navigation. However, other apps only need an approximate location in order to be useful. Android 12 allows you to choose whether you want apps to have access your exact location or an approximate one.
A screen showing the Android 12 Approximate location Permissions Screen. The screen says: “Allow [App] access to this device’s position?” and has “Approximate” selected.
Privacy permissions in a glance
Privacy dashboard provides a comprehensive overview of apps that have accessed your location, camera, or microphone over the past 24 hours. You can modify permissions from the dashboard if you notice anything you don’t like.
An Android 12 privacy dashboard displayed on a phone.
PRIVATE COMPUTE COORE
Secure sensitive data in the Private Compute Core
Continuous streams of data enable powerful Android features such as Live Caption and Now Playing. This includes audio from your Android apps, sounds near you, or content on your screen. However, sensitive data like this can cause problems and you may not wish it to be deleted from your phone.
Private Compute Core was created to ensure privacy. Private Compute Core is a secure mobile environment, which is unique in its kind. It is completely isolated from the rest the operating system and all your apps. Private Compute Core only allows users to take explicit action before any information is shared with Google, other apps or services. Private Compute Core’s protections are, like all Android apps and services, open-source and easily accessible and verified by the security community.
EFFORTLESS
It’s now easier than ever to do everything on your smartphone.
Android 12 makes it easy to do everything on your phone. Playing games is quick and easy. You can also transfer your data to a new Android smartphone without waiting for the full download.
ENHANCED GAMMING
Get your game on the right track.
Spend less time waiting, and more time enjoying the game. Android 12 allows you to play while you wait, which means you can spend more time playing than waiting. 1
You can also choose your game mode to optimize performance and battery life. This is useful if you are looking for a longer gaming session or a richer experience.
Two Android 12.0 phones Two Android 12.0 phones. The loading screen for the game is shown on the second screen.
SCROLLING SCREENSHOTS
Take screenshots that go beyond the screen.
You don’t have to finish your screenshot just because your screen is finished. Scrolling screenshots enable you to capture all of the content on the page in a single image.
An Android 12 scrolling screenshots phone.
EASY SWITCH PHONES
It’s easy to switch.
Switching to Android has never been simpler. You can choose the right device for you. All your data can be transferred to Android 12 by connecting your old Android phone to the new Android via a cable or shared wifi connection. Transferring your data and memories will be effortless, even from iPhone(r). ).
