Beta 3 for Android 12 brings many improvements over Android 12 Beta 2. The latest beta update also brings features like scrolling screenshots, on-device search and more.
The tech giant also released android 12 beta 3 Refresh rate switching settings for TVs, 4K UI support and more.
scrolling screenshot
This Android 12 feature is already available in many Android versions like Oppo’s ColorOS and . available in samsungOne UI. With the implementation of this feature, users will be able to capture and share scrolling content more easily. When users capture a screenshot of scrollable content, they will now see a “Capture more” button to expand the screenshot to the full content and can then adjust the crop.
on-device search
Google introduced a new AppSearch API, a new high-performance on-device search engine. With AppSearch, apps can index structured data and search on it with built-in full-text search capabilities. AppSearch will offer two settings – a local index and a central index for the app. Settings will integrate app data into Android 12’s system UI and then seamlessly offer features like multi-language support, relevance ranking and more.
Better, faster auto-rotate
With Android 12 beta 3, Pixel smartphones will use the front camera for the auto-rotate feature. With the help of face detection, the front camera will analyze the angle and rotate the screen accordingly. The advanced auto-rotate feature resides within our recently announced Private Compute Core, so images are never stored or sent off the device.
Along with this, the company has also improved the speed of auto-rotation with Android 12. Latency has been reduced by 25% for the base auto-rotate feature, and the benefits of face detection enhancements build on top of those improvements.
Games for Android 12
Android 12 Beta 3 comes with the new Game Mode API that enables developers to optimize the performance of their games as per the profiles set by the users. These APIs will be linked to the upcoming Game Dashboard which provides an overlay experience with quick access to key utilities during gameplay. The Game Dashboard will be available on select devices later this year.
Privacy Indicators API in WindowInsets
One of the key features of Android 12 is its privacy features. One such privacy feature is the new notification when an app uses the device’s camera or microphone. The company said that developers may have problems with this feature if these notifications cover useful content in their apps. To solve this problem, Google has introduced a Privacy Indicator API in WindowInsets. This will enable developers to customize the relative placement of the notification on the screen.
Currently, Android 12 Beta 2 is available for Google Pixel smartphones. Users can download the update manually from the Android Developer website. The company has already announced that Beta 3 will be released in July and then Beta 4 in August.
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