Enlarge / This inexperienced circle (we added the background) is the Android 12 emblem, we guess.
The primary Android 12 developer preview hit the streets Thursday, and we have performed with it for a day. There’s not so much to see on this launch—at the very least not at first. Many of the fascinating bits are hidden, and the developer group is slowly enabling them. Many adjustments are half-finished alpha tweaks that can look totally different within the remaining launch; in spite of everything, Google says these releases are for “testing and suggestions.”
This primary launch of Android 12 is supposed to get some APIs and different adjustments in entrance of individuals for suggestions, however it’s additionally designed to not spill the beans an excessive amount of on what the ultimate construct of Android 12 will seem like. With that in thoughts, most of the options in an earlier Android 12 leak appear proper on the cash. This public launch is a sanitized construct with lots of stuff turned off, however the extra we flip on hidden flags and catch hints within the documentation, the extra this construct appears to be like like a strong midway level between Android 11 and people leaked Android 12 screenshots.
The notification panel
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The highest again bar is gone, all the colours are just a little totally different (and bluer), and the background is much less clear. [credit:
Ron Amadeo ]
Google can by no means let an Android launch go by with out some notification adjustments, and this yr it appears to be like like we’re getting a recent design and some different tweaks. Like all the things else within the preview, we’re solely getting a half-finished take a look at issues right here.
