Android 12's new interface will bring some big changes to your phone

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Android 12 is coming and now nosotros know a chip more nigh what it'll look similar. At Google I/O 2021, the company took the wraps off the new Material design and information technology looks gorgeous. There hasn't been this big of a change to the UI since at least Android Lollipop seven years agone.

From color palettes that modify based on your wallpaper to a whole new notification shade, Android 12 is a lot more than than an iterative update. The Pixel phones slated for this fall volition expect a whole lot unlike subsequently this twelvemonth.

Specifically, Quick Settings has also been changed with much larger bubbles with labels. Android 12 places GPay and Home settings are front and center instead of hiding in the ability menu.

Speaking of the power push, you lot can now summon Assistant with a long printing (much like Siri on an iPhone or Bixby on a Galaxy).

Android 12 only got a lot more exciting. Stay tuned for more Google I/O coverage.

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