Chris Burns - Jun 9, 2021, 12:00pm CDT
Today we’re taking a peek at Android 12 Beta 2, the latest update to Google’s own mobile operating system, just before the full public release. This new Android 12 Beta 2 release includes a new “updated WiFi UX experience” that allows users to connect to wireless internet and “quickly manage their network connections.” This update also has new microphone and camera toggles and indicators, as well as a new Privacy Dashboard.
To access the latest beta for Android 12, take a peek at the “Get Android 12 site” hosted by Google. The Android 12 Beta 2 update can be loaded on Pixel 3, 3 XL, 3a, 3a XL, Pixel 4, 4a, 4a (5G), and Pixel 5. To attain this latest round, you’ll need to Enroll in Android Beta for Pixel.
Long-term patching problems still haunt web giant s mobile OS platform
Matthew Hughes Thu 17 Dec 2020 // 19:31 UTC Share
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Google and Qualcomm have linked arms to extend the lifecycle of new Android devices, meaning future phones could receive as many as three major operating system updates provided they re running the latest Snapdragon silicon.
This has been accomplished by reducing the amount of effort required by chipset manufacturers like Qualcomm to support newer Android versions.
Since Google s Project Treble reforms in 2017, Android has been modularised, splitting the hardware interactions (called a vendor implementation ) from the rest of the operating system (called a Generic System Image). While this reduced the amount of work OEMs need to undertake to support existing devices, a portion of that burden has been shifted onto the shoulders of chipset manufacturers, who are responsible for building and maintaining vendor implementations.