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I Really Want Google to Make This Android 12 Battery Widget

Kellen October 15, 2021 9

Yes, the image above is of an iPhone. Ignore that part of it. What I want you to look at is that sweet battery widget that iOS has, which shows the battery percentage of each device you have connected over Bluetooth. It's freakin' awesome and is one of those...

We’re Glad to See Android 12’s Theme Engine in Samsung’s Latest One UI Beta

Tim October 6, 2021 6

I downloaded and installed the latest One UI 4 beta onto my Galaxy S21 Ultra yesterday and was pleasantly surprised to see Android 12's best feature. Honestly, I didn't expect Samsung to build in Google's new wallpaper-powered theme engine into One UI, but...

OnePlus Shows Us OxygenOS 12 and Its Refreshed UI

Kellen October 5, 2021 5

OnePlus, as you likely know, is going through some changes at the moment. They are now a sub-brand of OPPO and their software teams are basically one-and-the-same, where they'll share codebase and (hopefully) pump out updates and more stable builds more often....

Updated One UI 4 (Android 12) Beta Headed to Galaxy S21 Devices

Tim October 5, 2021 25

Samsung is pushing an updated One UI 4 (Android 12) build to beta testers on Galaxy S21 devices, which looks like a general bug fixer update, according to the changelog. As noted, fixes for color themes, RAM Plus, Samsung Keyboard accuracy, Secure Folder, and...

225K People Tested Android 12 Beta, 50K Bugs Reported

Tim October 4, 2021 8

Android 12 has officially hit AOSP, and with that announcement, Google shared a few beta details with the community. According to Google, over 225,000 people signed up for and used the Android 12 beta, with more than 50,000 issues/bugs being reported by those...

Android 12 Goes Live in AOSP!

Kellen October 4, 2021 9

Google just pushed Android 12 to AOSP, hooray! Oh, you want it on your Pixel phone? That's not happening just yet. Google, as a part of this AOSP announcement, says that Android 12 will hit a device near you "in the next few weeks." With today's arrival in...

Android 12.1 for Foldables Gets an Early Preview

Kellen September 28, 2021 5

The assumption today, based on all sorts of reported evidence, is that Google will release a point update to Android 12 in the very near future, likely as a way to welcome in additional foldable support that could see the light first on a Pixel foldable device...

Android 12’s Wallpaper Theming Could Come to Non-Pixel Phones in Next Release

Kellen September 22, 2021 6

One of the coolest new Android features to arrive in recent years is without a doubt the wallpaper theming that was first teased at Google I/O and then arrived in Android 12 Beta 2. It brings a level of personalization to your phone that is forever changing,...