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Google released the first developer preview of Android 12 yesterday, but the virtual Android environment on Chrome OS is still stuck on Android 9. Google has long been working on updating it to Android 11, though it looks like its in the process of abandoning this endeavor. Instead, we found evidence that Google might be skipping ahead to version 12 right away. A new entry popped up in the Chromium Gerrit a few days ago, and its slowly becoming clear whats going on in it thanks to a few updates...

Android 12 Developer Preview with Notification UI tweaks, auto HEVC and HDR transcoding and more released As expected, Google has announced the release of the Android 12 Developer Preview today. The release is designed to help developers test out their apps and code for the upcoming version of Android with all its new features and specifications. This Developer Preview will be compatible to run on the Pixel 3/3 XL, Pixel 3a/3a XL, Pixel 4/4 XL, Pixel 4a/4a 5G and the Pixel 5. For Android 12, Go...

Android 12 Developer Preview 1 Released: Check Out Compatibility and New Features Google has brought the first developer preview of Android 12 to Google Pixel 3 series, Pixel 4 series, and Pixel 5 series smartphones. By Jagmeet Singh | Updated: 19 February 2021 14:55 IST Photo Credit: Google Highlights Google brought the developer preview for Android TV developers as well Android 12 will reach ‘Platform Stability’ in August Google has released the first deve...

Google is releasing the first version of Android 12 today, targeted specifically at developers. Most of the changes are under the hood, including updates to how Android handles video, images, and notifications.

Google launches the first developer preview of Android 12 Almost exactly a year after Google announced the first developer preview of Android 11, the company today released the first developer preview of Android 12. Google delayed the roll-out of Android 11 a bit as the teams and the company’s partners adjusted to working during a pandemic, but it looks like that didn’t stop it from keeping Android 12 on schedule. As you would expect from an early developer preview, most of the changes here...

The first Android 12 Developer Preview is here and there are several changes that bring better support for multiple screen sizes, faster notifications, better image encoding, and more.

Google is extending the scope of Project Mainline in Android 12 to support Android Runtime (ART) updates via Google Play.

Update: March 18, 2021 (08:25 AM ET): We’ve added more Android 12 features spotted in the second developer preview. Read on for more! Android 12 has hit its second major milestone. Google has now released the second Android 12 developer preview to the public, giving us access to a fresh new build of the OS. As with the previous developer previews, these are very early versions of the software, so they are not ready for public use. Google is improving and introducing a host of facets in its la...

In Android 12, users can block apps from accessing the internet Google is now in full swing preparing for the launch of its new mobile platform – Android 12. Meanwhile, details about it began to leak on the web. This time, enthusiasts from the mobile developer community XDA Developers have found one of the features of the future update by digging into the AOSP (Android Open Source Project) code. The new feature is internally called restricted networking mode. Interestingly, in a post describi...

It feels like Android 11 has only been out for five minutes, but news about the next major release is about to come thick and fast. If last year's