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Android 12 Beta 3.1 Update is Here to Fix Bugs for Your Pixel

Kellen July 26, 2021 22

The Android 12 Beta 3.1 update arrived this morning to hopefully squash all sorts of bugs. While the Android 12 Beta 3 is without a doubt the most polished looking and feature rich of the builds to date, it is also the buggiest I've dealt with. The need for an...

Gboard Lookin’ Extra Hot on Android 12 Beta 3

Kellen July 16, 2021 14

Be prepared for us to talk a lot about this app or that app receiving its "Material You update," because as Android 12 gets closer to launch, Google is going to continue to prepare its main apps with theme makeovers to match their new design language. It's a...

What’s New in Android 12 Beta 3? (Updated)

Kellen July 14, 2021 40

A new Android 12 Beta 3 is arriving now on Pixel phones and we've got the details on what's new. Even though we're getting close to the stable version and final beta, Google is still sneaking in new features for us to play with. In this post, we'll try to list...

Android 12 Beta 3 is Here for Your Pixel Phone

Kellen July 14, 2021 5

A new Android 12 Beta build is here and you can grab it immediately on your Google Pixel phone. The new build introduces the final Android 12 APIs (API Level 31) and adds a handful of new features to play with before we get to the final beta and then stable...

Android 12 Beta 2.1 Update Just Dropped!

Kellen June 23, 2021 36

Google just pushed out the Android 12 Beta 2.1 build for Pixel phones, likely as a bit of a bug fixer before we get Beta 3. The updated build is available right now for the Pixel 3, Pixel 3a, Pixel 4, Pixel 4a, and Pixel 5. Here is the new Android 12 Beta 2.1...

Android 12’s Wallpaper Theming Will Get Hotter When It Adds Icons, Apps

Kellen June 11, 2021 7

The feature we're loving the most right now in Android 12 Beta 2 is without a doubt the wallpaper-based theming that the adds colorful touches to your phone's system. I wish it was slightly more vibrant in the colors it adds, but hey, that's just me being...

Android 12 Most Installed Android Beta ‘By Far’

Tim June 10, 2021 16

Google's Dave Burke, VP of Engineering for Android, detailed this week that the Android 12 beta is by far the platform's most downloaded and installed beta ever. That, obviously, is fantastic news for Google. Unfortunately, Burke doesn't provide specifics and...

This Android 12 Beta 2 Animation is Everything

Kellen June 10, 2021 19

The change to the notification panel in Android 12 Beta 2 is still a bit of shocking experience each time I swipe down the statusbar, even 24 hours into this. But here's the thing - if you do it slowly and watch the careful animation that Google introduced...