Whats new in android 12?

These slides are from a talk that I gave at devfest Islamabad organized by GDG Islamabad. It explains all the new features that are coming with android 12, from material you to privacy dashboard and game modes.

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1. What’s new in Android 12 Kashif Mehmood Software Engineer Android, Markaz Islamabad
2. Material You!
3. Material You! 1. Includes YOU as a co creator 2. Biggest design overhaul since 2014 3. Single cohesive design language 4. A mode for every mood
4. Material You Features 1. Color Extraction.
5. Material You Features 1. Color Extraction. 2. Widget Emphasis
6. Material You Features 1. Color Extraction. 2. Widget Emphasis 3. Quick Setting Tiles
7. Material You Features 1. Color Extraction. 2. Widget Emphasis 3. Quick Setting Tiles 4. Settings
8. Material You Features 1. Color Extraction. 2. Widget Emphasis 3. Quick Setting Tiles 4. Settings 5. Notifications
9. Material Theme Builder Available as figma plugin and Webtool
10. New Features
11. Scrolling Screenshots 1. Take Screenshots of full screen. 2. Add text and pictures on screenshots
12. On Device Search 1. Lets you search for stuff within apps. 2. The search is able to see inside of your apps. 3. Works offline. 4. Faster while using few resources.
13. Improved Auto Rotate 1. Android 12 can recognize when phone is rotated. 2. Face detection for rotation. 3. Improved rotation animation. 4. Reduced latency by 25%.
14. Wi Fi Sharing 1. QR code method is still available. 2. Share WiFi credentials to someone else’s phone. 3. Faster when sharing with multiple people.
15. One Handed Mode 1. Android 12 includes a native one-handed mode. 2. The mode shrinks everything down to half size. 3. Easier usability.
16. Overview Suggestion 1. Design changes in recent apps. 2. Copy links or do other things from recent apps. 3. Suggestions are different for different apps.
17. Rich Content Insertion 1. API for developers,lets their apps move media between apps. 2. Copy and paste an image from one app to another. 3. Also work with marked-up text. 4. It would help cut out the middle man of sharing images.
18. Game Mode 1. Haptic feedback coupled with audio. 2. App hibernation. 3. Game Mode APIs. 4. It would help cut out the middle man of sharing images.
19. Security and Privacy
20. Privacy Dashboard 1. You can access the dashboard from the settings. 2. See a breakdown of which apps used the permission and exactly when. 3. Click on an app in the and you can disable the app’s permissions.
21. Microphone and Camera Indicators 1. Shows indicator when an app is using Camera or Mic. 2. A green dot persists after the initial indicator goes away. 3. Easy way to tell the user when the microphone or camera is active. 4. Camera and Microphone can be disabled from quick toggles.
22. Approximate location 1. Apps don't get definite location. 2. A general idea of where you are. 3. Helps hide the user’s exact location from app. 4. Choose which permission you want in any app that asks for location..
23. Smaller Security Updates. 1. Restricted Netlink MAC. 2. Device sensor restrictions. 3. Bluetooth permission changes. 4. Android Compute Core
24. Jetpack Compose
25. Build better apps faster with Jetpack Compose 1. Less Code. 2. Intuitive. 3. Accelerate Development. 4. Powerful
26. Apps built with Jetpack Compose
27. Thank You For Listening @kashif_mehmood_ @Kashif-E @kashif-mehmood-km