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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.

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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.

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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

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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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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.”

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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.

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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.

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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.

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App Pairs will now show both icons side-by-side in the recents overview
Mishaal Rahman

On Android 12 or earlier, opening split screen mode will pin one app to the top, and exiting it will only drag out one app from the screen view. This behaviour is changing in Android 12L.

When you are exiting pairing mode (previously split screen mode) on Android 12L, both apps will be dragged out of your screen view and shown in the recents overview, with the app icons showing side-by-side. By the way, resizing the app windows will no longer show live preview anymore on Android 12L.

Also double tapping on the white divider can switch the app windows position while pairing. For now, the option to create app pair isn't live yet, but it could soon make it appearance in future beta build. (h/t 9To5Google)

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Exiting app with back gesture/button added home screen animation
Esper Blog by Mishaal Rahman

On Android 12 or earlier, you will only see animations of the app exiting using the home gesture navigation. Android 12L has changed this part.

On Android 12L Beta 1, when using the back action to exit the app, you can now see animation of it gracefully returning back to its position on the home screen.

Though this is Android 12L Developer Preview 1, the feature is there in the Beta 1 build. It also nice if you can give a read to that blog too, which let you know more what Android 12L will do.

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Android 12L's specific app widget sheet menu no longer limit in height
9To5Google

On Android 12, you might have noticed that the widget sheet menu can't expand all the way to the top when you open it via long pressing app icon, then the context menu.

In Android 12L, using the same method to access specific app widget sheet menu will cover the whole home screen if there is quite an amount of widgets available and require scrolling to view all of them.

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Android 12L has a new 'Weather' grouping in Widgets list
9To5Google

Google has rolled out Material You weather widgets in their main app for awhile on Android 12. Apparently Google is making a separate grouping for it on Android 12L.

When you open up the Widgets list, scrolling all the way to the bottom and you will there a new separate grouping named "Weather." Google didn't create a separate Weathers app, it just a new grouping in the Widgets list which the widgets essentially do the same job as the one listed under the Google app.

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'Clear all' is now a button in Android 12L with Material You design element added
9To5Google

The "Clear all" option has exist on Android for years, it will clear all background processes after you tap on it. Since Android 9, the recents overview has got a redesign and the "Clear all" option has shifted all the way to the left side.

On Android 12L, the Android 9-like recents overview design is still being used, but the "Clear all" now has been redesigned into a button. It has rounded pill shape around it which is part of the Material You design.

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Wallpaper & Style got some minor changes in Android 12L
9To5Google

There are some minor changes in the Wallpapers & Style app, but basically it just the auto-daily wallpapers icon has been changed and the top bar has added dynamic color support in the wallpaper collection. Functionality remains the same, that's pretty much it.