Android 12 Developer Preview 3: Top new features! By 9to5Google

So here we are at the end of the developer, focused phase of the android 12 pre-release series before the first user facing beta drop next month. Google has stuffed the latest update with more features and functions, so we selected some of our favorites thanks for watching 95 google here on YouTube, remember to thumbs up, hit, subscribe and then tap the bell icon to be among the first to watch our upcoming videos. Let's get our usual warnings out of the way. First, though, because this is, of course a developer-focused build. After all, we do not recommend that you install this on your main or default device. Please only side load the android 12 developer previews on a secondary smartphone.

If you do have one, the first beta is set to drop in around a month or so, which should be far more stable and usable every single day, but without any further messing around here are our top new user facing features in the third and final android 12 developer previews, possibly the most minor of changes in the grand scheme of things. But if you use the pixel launcher, then you'll instantly notice that the ever, so slightly bolder text used here and the at a glance widget on your home screen, given just how many changes there are elsewhere, and we're going to be showing you those. This is one of the most notable right off the bat. Just whether you like it, it's going to be up to your personal preference, so the android 12 developer previews 3, not only just the pixel launcher's main widget. There is also a ton of changes to almost all facets of the UI.

If you hate, rounded or bubbly corners, then you might actually hate this overhaul most prominent UI elements, including dialog boxes and menus now forego sharp edges in favor of smoother curves, one of the biggest changes to the pop-up side volume panel, although it hasn't necessarily increased in size. The larger bubbly pop-up feels very different to what you're likely used to boxed off edges, look as though they might be off the menu here in 2021, at least for Google devices. The UI tweaks also extend to the media player, assumption controls and the lock screen player in android 12 developer preview 3 as artist album art is now rounded to emulate that bubbly aesthetic used elsewhere changes extend as far as the recent apps' menu, while the pixel launcher now has rounded corners when swiping up into the app drawer. Widgets too, have not escaped google's overhaul, as many widgets that you would ordinarily have square or with sharp edges are now softened. A case in point is that of Gmail or google keep, but we're sure there are tons of others that are falling foul of these changes.

We can definitely foresee this being a big or divisive change in android 12. That is for sure. Meanwhile, the experience of adding widgets to your home screen has also had a minor revamp in android 12 developer preview 3 with a brand-new menu complete with a search bar below that search bar you'll, also find a pair of personalized widget recommendations which we believe are based upon your most used or most recently used applications sticking with the main home UI android 12, developer preview.3 also includes a number of changes to the inbuilt screenshot editor and image markup tool. For starters, the animation when selecting the share or edit buttons is vastly improved. Another notable here is that you can actually swipe screenshot, previews, left or right to dismiss, which is a neat little update.

You might not necessarily notice at first, but when tapping share, you'll notice, a smooth movement into the share sheet, while when tapping edit, the screenshot will animate into a full screen view from the bottom left. These are undoubtedly quality of life changes that help improve the buttery, smooth feeling that people often associate with Google Pixel series, especially those for devices with 90hz displays, such as the pixel 4 and pixel 5. The actual markup tool itself has had some tweaks too. It does look as though the ability to add stickers or emoji has been removed, at least for now, but there are now extra fonts to choose from when adding text to an image you're able to choose from a cursive handwriting, a bold italic typewriter and a bubbly style font along with a standard robotophone after being spotted in previous, builds android.12 developer previews 3 also brings the settings menu overhaul officially to devices for those out of the loop. The new-look menus include larger text and there is a lot more white space on the show here.

This is very obviously inspired by one UI's one-handed design, but this feels less wasteful with on-screen space. Beyond the new design, Google has also added a bounce or wobble animations to android 12 as a whole. This is easily spotted when you start scrolling the settings menu with a bounce as you hit the top or bottom limit. It's especially visible in the notifications' tray that slides into place after being dropped down as part of that new settings menu overhaul. The battery section has also been on the receiving end of a notable change in android 12 developer previews.3. no longer is there a prominent battery logo or icon instead you're getting a linear progress bar that contains some lifespan, information towards the right hand, side of that new progress indicator.

It's also worth noting that the storage menu has also adopted this progress bar design, rather than the less obvious circular percentage chart used in previous builds. Neither change will make too much difference to your overall day-to-day life, but it helps save overcrowding in these commonly used menus. Not all apps have a splash screen, but clearly google wants that to change in android 12. This would certainly unify the look and feel of the OS, but it might annoy some of you out there when they're being forced upon you so effectively when launching any app 112 developer previews 3, regardless of whether said app has its own splash screen. You'll, see a brief system generated icon pop up developers will be able to customize their own splash screen icon, and it will only appear when first launching or relaunching after an extended period where the app may have been hibernated opening from the app switcher or switching in and out of an application shouldn't produce a splash screen unless said app has not been launched for a little.

While. Personally, I was reluctant to add this as a top new feature in android 12 developer previews 3. As the leaked conversation widget option is only available to a select view. However, if you have performed a clean or fresh installation of the latest preview, then you should be able to add the home screen widget effectively. The conversations' widget lets you access or quick access, a specific contact, chat or group chat in any messaging app on your device.

It's very much a work in progress, as you should see messages, no matter the chat app, but we've only been able to get it to work with Google messages so far. The wiki also dynamically changes based upon your wallpaper, even placement or resizing. As far as new additions go. This might help you get access to the most important people on your phone or contact list at a glance without ever needing to launch an application. So that's our top new features, not every single feature.

We have found in android 12, developer preview 3. That is which, according to the official timeline, should be the last developer, focused android 12 build before the open beta starts sometime next month. So, to clarify ahead of time, we were expecting at least three developer previews, followed by three potentially four user-facing betas for a total of six or seven android.12 pre-release builds ahead of the full, stable release in our around September 2021. Naturally, this is the last build aimed at developers so expect bugs and potentially unforeseen problems. If you do happen to run this on one of your main smartphones.

So far, they have been fairly stable when compared with previous years, but we still cannot suggest updating unless you are happy to live with some issues once the first beta drops, you'll be able to enroll much more easily, and we'd suggest holding out a little longer if you want to run on your default device with that said, that brings the developer previews to android 12 to a close. So what are your favorite features so far of the three previews we've seen? What are you hoping to come for the proper beta phase in the coming months? Let us know down in the comment section below and of course, if this video manages to get 2 500 likes, we'll share our custom developer preview.3 wallpapers directly with you, but until next time this is Damien with 95 google saying thanks for watching, and I will speak to you later. You.

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