Google today reported a preview of Android 12L, which might seem like another rendition of Android, however Google calls it “an uncommon component drop that makes Android 12 far superior on huge screens.”
The thought here is to give users on tablets, foldables and Chrome OS workstations — anything with a screen over 600 dp — with a further developed UI.
The designer preview of Android 12L is currently accessible for engineers who need to check it out, just as another Android 12L emulator and backing for it in Android Studio.
Be that as it may, 12L is additionally for smartphones, Google says, confounding nobody. Since you will not actually see the majority of the new components there, however, the spotlight right currently is on different gadgets, with beta enlistments for Pixel gadgets dispatching later in the review.
Since Google considers it a “include drop” and “element update” in today declaration, we’re not taking a gander at a full fork of Android for these gadgets the manner in which Apple split up iOS and iPadOS.
All things considered, it’s an update for enormous screen gadgets that presents extra performing multiple tasks instruments and an enhanced UI. As a matter of course, Android 12L ought to likewise make applications look better on these gadgets, as well.
Specifically, this means Google refined how notifications, quick settings, lock screen, overview and the home screen look on large screens. System apps on Android 12L have also been optimized.
What’s probably most interesting here is the new multitasking features, with a new taskbar that is a bit reminiscent of iPadOS. Android already supported split-screen mode on tablets, but Google notes that it’s now more discoverable.
You simply drag and drop an icon from the taskbar onto the screen to invoke it. This also means every app on Android is now enabled to support split-screen mode (something that developer previously had to opt-in to).
Google plans to release 12L early next year, “in time for the next wave of Android 12 tablets and foldable.” We should probably expect to hear a lot about Android tablets and foldable at MWC then.
In addition to Android 12L, Google additionally today reported new elements in OS and Play for engineers to more readily uphold these gadgets. These incorporate updates to its Material Design direction for enormous screen gadgets, yet additionally updates to Jetpack Compose to make it simpler to work for these machines and to guarantee that applications can all the more effectively adjust to different screen directions and sizes.
Android Studio is likewise getting a resizable emulator to assist engineers with testing their applications on a more extensive assortment of screen sizes and a new visual linting device to surface UI admonitions and ideas when the format has issues.
With respect to Google Play, the organization will presently check applications against its huge screen application quality rules and its hunt rankings will consider the consequences of this.
“For applications that are not enhanced for huge screens, we’ll begin cautioning huge screen clients with a notification on the application’s Play Store posting page,” Google says.
