Screen-on time disappears from Settings menu in Android 12 Beta 1
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We don't know if it's a permanent change or not (Google won't tell us), but one tweak in Android 12 has us decidedly upset for the update. It may just be a bug, but right now, you can't see your so-called "screen-on time" in the Battery section of Settings on Android 12 Beta 1.
Left: Screen-on time in "Battery" in Android 11.
Right: Nada in Android 12 Beta 1.
If you're unfamiliar with the term, so-called "screen-on time" or SoT is a common (but highly anecdotal) metric for measuring and comparing battery life. After all, standby time doesn't really matter for most of us past a few days; it's time spent while being