Android 12 reaches beta phase, introducing a huge redesign

18 May 2021
The first beta will be available today on Pixels and devices from other makers.

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  • Anonymous
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  • 19 May 2021

maybe google UI designer applied too much design from dribbble, not really practical but beautiful, fresh, and playful for me. maybe some people only want simply "professional" look but.. hey you can install custom launcher for that. but i thought there is no custom launcher like this, the design language also match to product sans font, great job

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    • Anonymous
    • n5p
    • 19 May 2021

    I'd like to see an update for the dialer screen. How old and out of date is the Swipe up to answer now. Just use two buttons, Answer or Decline.

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      • Santhu
      • rAe
      • 19 May 2021

      Is it support to Samsung A7 2018? If support how to update to upgrade version to android 12?

        Anonymous, 19 May 2021Actual problem with Android OS is that it is ram hungry. Th... moreThat is why 12GB and 16GB on Android phone is a norm these days. Some smartphone brands just don't bother to do proper memory optimization, especially for phones running custom UI skin.

          To be brutally honest? I don't really fancy those all-colorful widget backgrounds and also the Quick Action shape. It does look cluttered and messy at some point. The current Android 11 AOSP UI like in ASUS Zenfone 8 and 8 Flip still looks clean. This could probably be the very first time in my life that I am not interested in a brand new Android OS version.

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            • Anonymous
            • p%S
            • 19 May 2021

            Kingslayer, 19 May 2021Exactly how I feel about them. There are pluses with iOS I ... moreLol 😁 and people say it's easy to use

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              • 3pid
              • p$d
              • 19 May 2021

              I hate that they now shoved voice assistant into power button

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                • Anonymous
                • 0xs
                • 19 May 2021

                Its time for the yearly update cycle to end.

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                  • F9r
                  • 19 May 2021

                  scrolling screenshots finally, something a lot of 3rd party launchers have been doing for years now.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • 6p}
                    • 19 May 2021

                    Actual problem with Android OS is that it is ram hungry. Though budget phones are providing 4 to 8 gb ram,

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                      • Sam
                      • rKf
                      • 19 May 2021

                      When this android 12 available in Samsung mobiles 📱

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                        • Anonymous
                        • pp3
                        • 19 May 2021

                        Android... Broccoli edition?

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                          • Laggdroid
                          • 7k4
                          • 19 May 2021

                          This looks like something which is already present in Windows OS from a long time. Adapting to Accent Colors. Which color has more visibility, it accustoms to that color.

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                            • vaS
                            • 19 May 2021

                            They ran out of feautures to add so they change how it looka which is well kinda looking good

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                              • MasEnha
                              • yMb
                              • 19 May 2021

                              Mostly cosmetics. To my opinion, improvement on real performances (not only animations) and usability are the key factors to update.

                                fybyfyby, 19 May 2021Hi, I too used iPhone for several years, but I went back to... moreExactly how I feel about them. There are pluses with iOS I do like. My current iPhone can be fun to use. But then when I want one of my songs used as a ringtone, I need to jump through hoops doing it. I don't understand the layout for GarageBand but I need to download that app over 1 GB just to make a 40 second ringtone.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • 4SV
                                  • 19 May 2021

                                  It's god awful ugly, good thing I can install a home launcher of my own. (I actually prefer microsoft's)

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                                    • jksa22
                                    • rK7
                                    • 19 May 2021

                                    More plasticity design in the name of minimal ui
                                    It more like using e-ink display ((ugly design))

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                                      • fybyfyby
                                      • pps
                                      • 19 May 2021

                                      Anonymous, 18 May 2021It is so good and polished. I will stick with android forev... moreHi, I too used iPhone for several years, but I went back to Android and still here. Both platforms have pluses and minuses. For me, more pluses on Android side.

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                                        • uvr
                                        • 19 May 2021

                                        GrahamD, 19 May 2021Great, so when are Google going to fix the horrible update ... moreYeah.. They should have update system like what Microsoft does in Windows 10 or Apple devices...
                                        They all push updates to the devices.. And let the user decide if they want to install it, skip it, wait for some time or keep using current one due to bugs and reported crashes in latest update...

                                        They should push "Android updates" to devices instead of useless security patches, that are worthless and of no use... A hacker would break into your phone anyways if he wants..