Mar 8th, 2021 Whenever a new version of Android is released, there’s always a rush to throw it on a compatible Pixel phone just so you can play around with new features. The same rang true when the first Android 12 Developer Preview was dropped, but there are some differences between this version and Developer Preview’s of years past. We’ve covered many of the new features that can be found in Android 12, but not all of these are “user-facing”. This means that the new ‘Silky Home’ settings interface can only be enabled when plugging your Pixel into a computer and using ADB commands to activate it. But I would argue that there’s some Google magic going on in the background fixing the biggest problem with almost every flagship smartphone today — battery life.