Project Treble took a while to make a difference, but the benefits are starting to show themselves. At this rate, the Galaxy S21 could see an update when the S22 launches.
Since we're so close to the Android 12 beta, we want to know what you think about the changes so far. Are you on board with Material NEXT or are you not feeling the UI overhaul that's underway?
Android 12 can make your favorite app have a better built-in camera. But only if the company that makes your phone will play ball.
Android 12 looks kind of bad, but don't worry. It's not going to look this way on your phone unless you bought a Pixel. For the rest of us, Samsung, OnePlus, and other manufacturers will give Android 12's visual overhaul the polishing it needs.
Earlier this week, Google dropped the third and final Developer Preview build for Android 12, signaling the beginning of a more stable beta program to come next month. This build brings a number of under-the-hood improvements, but it also introduces new visual enhancements, as well as improvements to accessibility mode and default link behaviors.
Google could give users more granular control over how apps can access the notification listener service in Android 12.
Android 12 DP3 introduces a redesigned app info page with a new ‘open by default’ option. Apps can now open supported links automatically.
Notifications have always been one of Android's strong points and Google never stops working on making them better. Android 12's new conversation class is the next big thing when it comes to keeping up to date.
Android 12's third and final developer preview is here with support for high-resolution sensors and improved haptics.
Google could be adding a way to quickly save space on your Android phone with the next big Android update.
The Android 12 code shows that a trash bin feature may become available to allow users to managed trashed files. Its current implementation will only allow users to delete files, but it opens up the possibility to eventually restore files.
Android 12 brings a few great new features, but one of the best for users of BIG phones is the new one-handed mode.
A new Android 12 Developer Preview build is out with bug fixes for Google's upcoming software release. The company will also include the April 2021 security patch as well.
Android 12 could bring the first major upgrade to widgets in almost a decade, but if Google of all companies should know that change starts at home. And given the abysmal state of widgets in most Google apps, that change needs to come soon.
Google Lens appears in the Android 12 recent apps view with access to quick, contextual translations and suggesting deeper integration could be in the works.
Android 12 has officially arrived, and there are now two Dev Previews. From all of the new features, release info, and more, here's everything you need to know about where Android is headed in 2021.
Google released an update for the Android 12 Developer Preview that addresses the app-crashing bug that plagued many Android smartphones last week.
A new report has surfaced of an Android-powered portable gaming console built by Qualcomm, which would be modeled after the Nintendo Switch with detachable controllers.
Having better privacy controls is great. Knowing when sensitive data is being accessed, while it's happening, is even better.
The second Android 12 Developer Preview build is here for Pixel users, and while many of its changes are behind-the-scenes improvements, it introduces one potentially huge new feature for small-handed users struggling to operate their increasingly large phones.