#Android #A12L
Android 12L Beta 1 let you control cast volume through panel, but you still can't control via volume keys after leaving the app
Mishaal Rahman

You may have know that Google disabled the ability to control cast volume with volume keys, and here how the situation in Android 12L Beta 1 build.

For now, you can control the cast volume via the expanded volume panel. Welp, you still can't control cast volume with your device volume keys, but hopefully when Android 12L reach stable channel, Google will restore the functionality.

#Android #A12L
Opening animation of the notification panel is getting much more natural
Mishaal Rahman

Android 12L makes everything much more smoother and natural with animations. Another example of it is over at the notification panel.

As you can see from the video, the Quick Settings tile size will expand as you drag down the panel, and vice versa. The notification noscript also got a minor animation over there if you can noticed it.

#Apps #Chrome #A12
Google Chrome for Android now supports Android 12's native scrolling screenshot feature
9To5Google

When Android 12 initially released to the stable channel, there is scrolling screenshot baked into the OS. With Google Chrome, the scrolling screenshot feature doesn't seem to work with it, but it is recently fixed.

With Chrome 96 installed, you can now use the native scrolling screenshot feature to take a long screenshot of a webpage. This has been enabled quietly in recent days. 9To5Google said they still manage to get the feature on a Pixel 6 Pro running November update, so it isn't anything related to the December update that is just released.

To use the feature, just take a screenshot and you will see a “Capture more” button, tap on it and you will now be able to select which part of the webpage you want to capture and save or share. It should be available widely for Chrome 96 users on Android 12.

Download (96):
Play Store | APKMirror

#Android #A12L
Quick Wallpaper Picker feature is live on Android 12L Beta 1
Mishaal Rahman

Like to switch wallpaper frequently to change your accent color across the system? Google knows you and they had added such feature in Android 12L. Previously the feature is hidden behind a launcher flag in Developer Preview, but Google has enabled in the Beta 1 build.

With this feature, you can switch between five of your most recent wallpapers directly from your home screen, just tap on any of your preferred wallpaper and it will change in a matter of seconds.

The feature is not exclusive to Pixel Launcher, so you will get it with your native AOSP launcher. (h/t 9To5Google)

#Android #A12L #A12
Android 12L patched loophole of non-root shell process accessing Fabricate Overlay API in Android 12
Mishaal Rahman | Previous post

Earlier Mishaal Rahman has found out a loophole in Android 12 which make rootless theme possible, but welp as expected, Google has patched the loophole of letting non-root shell process access the Fabricate Overlay API in Android 12L.

It unclear whether Google will apply the changes to Android 12 or not, but on Android 12L, this is being patched.

#Android #A12L
Here's how Android 12L will resolve automated wallpapers issue
Mishaal Rahman | Previous post

Earlier we have heard that Android 12L will resolve issues that happen in Android 12, like game crashing when you are using automated wallpapers, which the OS need to extract accent color and apply it across the whole system. Here's how Google is solving the issue.

Mishaal Rahman said that if the wallpaper changes is done in the background, then the dynamic color theme will only change once you have turn off the screen. This solved the issue of the OS from always extracting color from the wallpaper. No more wallpaper disaster in Android 12L.

#Android #A12L
Battery usage graph now shows am/pm on the x-axis
Mishaal Rahman

Minor changes on the battery usage graph. So you will get to see certain time point with am/pm besides it on Android 12L. Earlier on Android 12 you only get to see the hour number and that's pretty much it.

#Apps #Google #Assistant
Google Assistant 'Continued Conversation' fixed with Google app update
9To5Google | Previous post

Earlier it reported that Google Assistant "Continued Conversation" on Pixel devices are broken, and the issue seems to be resolved with Google app update.

9To5Google spotted that with Google app 12.48, currently in beta version, has fixed the issue. If you don't know yet, Continued Conversation let users response continuously to the Assistant without needing to activate it again. Once you don't response after awhile, the Assistant will close by itself.

Download (12.48 beta):
Play Store | APKMirror

#Apps #Photos #MY
Google Photos 'People and Pets' Material You widget rolling out
Just a week ago, Google announced that there will be new widget for Google Photos, and seems like it is starting to make its appearance for some.

The widget is given the name "People & Pets," default size is 2x2. When first placed it on the home screen, it will let you choose up to 10 faces of people or pet, later you will be proceed to choose a frame style which is similar to "Your memories" widget. After finish setting up the widget, tapping on it will show you images that have those faces you have selected earlier.

The widget is rolling out via server side on the app version 5.70 and currently not widely available.

Download (v5.70):
Play Store | APKMirror

Notes:
• Server side rollout

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#News #Android
Microsoft Team app is preventing Android users to call emergency number 911
r/GooglePixel

Around last week, a Pixel 3 user try to call 911 but failed to do so. As this is a serious bug, many people have upvoted the post and people from Google had caught attention about it, and they have investigate the issue is occurring from.

The official Google Pixel community account has shared a statement about the issue, and the team was able to reproduce the issue. The bug seems to happen if the user has the Microsoft Teams app installed but without logging in.

For now, the only way to solve this issue on Android 10 & newer version without login is to reinstall the app. An upcoming update for the Microsoft Teams app will permanently fix the issue for those users. Google also said they are providing an “Android platform update to the Android ecosystem on January 4.”

#Android #A12L
Pixel Launcher experimenting with universal search bar
Mishaal Rahman

You might have noticed that Pixel Launcher still come with two type of search bar on Android 12, the one placed at the bottom of the home screen direct you to the Google app and the one placed at the top of the app drawer is the device search feature. Things might be changing over in Android 12L.

Currently, there a flag called ENABLE_ONE_SEARCH in Pixel Launcher, which let you merge both search bar into one universal device search bar. This is definitely a welcome addition as users won't need to open their app drawer and reach to the top to access it.

#Android #A12L
Long pressing on app icons in the taskbar will show context menu
Mishaal Rahman

Well, you may have know that long pressing app icons in your home screen or app drawer will show you context menu with shortcuts if available.

In Android 12L, there will be a taskbar for large screen devices, which you can launch apps directly from there. There similar stuff being implemented for the taskbar, soon you will be able to long press the app icons and it will show you context menu with shortcuts. Currently, it hidden behind a launcher flag named ENABLE_TASKBAR_POPUP_MENU.

#Android #A12L
You can hide and unhide Android 12L's taskbar by just long pressing
Mishaal Rahman

Android 12L has added a nifty taskbar on large screen devices, users can switch apps much faster and have better productivity.

Sometimes, you don't like or preferred to not have Android 12L's taskbar appearing in your view when you are using some apps, you can hide the taskbar by long pressing the blank part of the taskbar, unhide it anytime by long pressing the navigation bar. A pretty simple action and nice feature.