Have you updated to Android 12 yet? List of 10 Cool Features?

 The new appearance and theme of Android 12 is the standout feature of this "made for users" version, coupled with a host of other new features that will improve your Android user experience.

Redesigned UI, customisable shortcuts, and a user privacy dashboard to limit app access to your personal information are a few of the standout features in Android 12.

Let's have a look at the top 10 Android 12 features as described in the following UrbanIdea article.

1. Redesign of "Material You" and the Visual UI

The Material You design overhaul in Android 12 is one of the most significant visual improvements in the history of Google's OS updates. Colors, shapes, themes, animations, and many other experience-related elements have been altered and are now customizable.

The end result is an Android 12 system that is more expressive, dynamic, and customized. Android 12 places an emphasis on both use and aesthetics, with better animations and a sleeker system display.

2. Custom wallpaper in the UI

The lockscreen display and other UI components in Android 12 will update when you change the wallpaper.

Android 12 introduces Color Extraction, which causes Android to automatically select the primary color from the wallpaper and apply it to the entire Android display.

The lockscreen, widgets, notification shade, and all menu views all alter to match the primary color.

3. A new settings shortcut appearance

We typically see a round icon in the setting shortcut view, which is accessed from the notification bar. It will, however, be transformed into a rectangle with rounded corners in Android 12.

The setting shortcut display has been enlarged to accommodate more content. This shortcut will provide more information than the settings icon, which only shows the title and doesn't identify available WiFi, Bluetooth devices, etc.

However, the shortcut panel's options are now limited to four due to the higher size of the shortcut settings. This shortcut to the settings also applies the Material You color extraction settings.

4. Better App Permissions and Privacy

With the new privacy control center that comes with Android 12, you will have total control over the data and information that apps can access on your phone. If you don't want specific apps to have access to your Android phone's camera or files, you may revoke their rights from the dashboard.

Additionally, a status bar indication lets you know whether the app is using the microphone or camera on your phone. A new toggle in quick settings allows you to completely turn off this sensor.

Applications on Android 12 can no longer access your exact location or address data; instead, they can only access a "estimated" location.

5. Android Private Compute Core

The Android Private Compute Core, a system processing mechanism that enables more private interaction, will be added to Android 12.

Now, all processing for features like live text, playing music, and smart replies is carried out entirely locally on your Android phone without the need for an online connection.

In a nutshell, HP devices now have more processing capability for privacy and security-related tasks thanks to Private Compute Core Android 12.

6. New Notifications

Additionally, Android 12 makes some usability and cosmetic changes to the notification system. For more reliable engagement with notification content, Android 12's notification animation will be shorter and faster.

7. Mode One Hand

You may now use a smartphone that measures up to 6 inches with one hand thanks to the Android 12 OS's one-handed mode functionality.

You can use the one-handed mode by touching the navigation bar downward after enabling it in the settings. The HP display will then get smaller so that it may easily fit in one hand.

8. More rapid OS updates

System updates are often distributed over-the-air (OTA), therefore you must wait for the operator to supply OS updates per area.

But with Android 12, Google is now introducing a new Android Runtime. You will now receive OS upgrades through Google Play, so this is good news.

This upgrade, which can be issued immediately through the Play Store rather than needing to wait a while for OTA updates as is customary, will considerably increase security.

9. Long Screenshots and Markup

You may capture more screenshots in a single shot using the Android 12 OS's scrolling screenshots or lengthy screenshots.

In addition, markup is available to annotate screenshots with comments, emojis, stickers, and other doodling. Samsung has nevertheless incorporated this into its One UI.

10. New Widget Collection

The Android 12 OS will have new widgets in addition to cosmetic upgrades.

Examples include weather widgets that adjust to Android 12's new aesthetic themes, chat app widgets, and more.

The aforementioned list of the top 10 features of Android 12—benefits and notable upgrades for Android phones—has been summarized.