As per GSM Arena, Android 12L will become available early next year, in time for the next wave of Android 12 tablets and foldable. A developer preview of Android 12L is now out for emulator use, and it will be available soon for Lenovo’s Tab P12 Pro. Later a public beta for Pixel devices will be opened too, as Android 12L will also arrive as an update for phones, even though most of its features won’t be visible on smaller screens.
The UI has been refined for use on large screens. This includes notifications, quick settings, the lock screen, the home screen, the overview/recent apps panel, and so on. On large screens, the notification shade, lock screen, and other system surfaces all use a new two-column layout, and system apps are also optimized, reported GSM Arena. For enhanced multitasking, Android 12L has a new taskbar that allows for quick switching between your favorite apps on the fly. This also makes split-screen mode easier to discover – all you need to do to engage it is drag and drop an app from the taskbar. All apps are enabled to enter a split-screen mode in Android 12L, which is another big step forward.
Google is urging developers to update their apps in order to better adapt to the multiple screen sizes Android works across, providing three window size classes as seen in the image above – Compact for phones, Medium for foldable and small tablets, and Expanded for landscape-mode tablets and computers. There is also a new API to make apps fold and hinge aware, allowing for the use of these as natural UI separators. In the Play Store, Google will warn users about apps that are not optimized for large screens (if they’re accessing the listing from a large screen device). There will be new checks to assess each app’s quality against Google’s large screen app quality guidelines. Finally, there will also be large screen-specific app ratings, and all of these changes are coming into effect next year.
The Pixel 6 comes with a 6.4-inch OLED display, while the Pixel 6 Pro comes with a 6.7-inch L TPO display that will feature a variable refresh rate ranging from 10Hz to 120Hz. The Tensor chip houses the Titan M2 security chip that Google says has the most layers of security.
“On Pixel, we worked with an entire ecosystem of partners. We signed partnership agreements with more than 45 carriers and retailers across nine countries at launch, including deep collaboration, with each of the major US carriers: AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon,” said Philipp Schindler — Senior Vice President and Chief Business Officer.
Meanwhile, Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has posted a record revenue of $61.9 billion for the July-September quarter along with a record profit. Google Services revenues were 41 per cent, and Google Search and other advertising revenues of $37.9 million in the quarter were up 44 per cent. The Google CEO said he is excited about the range of Pixel phones available this holiday season.
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