Google Android 12 Beta 2.1 update improves stability, stable build to release soon

While Samsung Galaxy users are wondering to taste the flavor of Android 12, Google is rapidly working to improve the stability of its latest mobile phone operating system. Recently, the latter OEM had released the Android 12 Beta 2 update for Pixels and now these devices getting an interim update.

According to recent reports, the search engine giant seeded the Android 12 Beta 2.1 update for eligible Pixel phones. Although it’s a minor update, the hefty changelog mentions several bug fixes in order to improve the system performance & stability.

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Android 12 Beta 2.1 Highlights

• Returns weather and calendar events to the At a Glance widget on the lock screen/always-on display
• Fixes are for flickering/jittery animations when accessing recent apps with gesture navigation
• Enables unlock your phone from the lock screen by swiping
• Addressed microphone and camera permission indicators
  • via 9to5google

Android 12 Beta 2.1 (Changelog)

This minor update to Android 12 Beta 2 includes various stability improvements as well as the following fixes:

• Fixed an issue that prevented users from accessing things on the lock screen. For example, swiping down for the notification shade, swiping away notifications, or swiping up to unlock the phone. (Issue #190702454)
• Fixed issues that caused information such as weather and calendar events to not appear in the At a Glance widget on the home screen or lock screen. (Issue #190700432, Issue #190644743)
• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused flickering or jittery animations when accessing recent apps with gesture navigation.
• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused microphone and camera permission indicators to get stuck and disappear until the phone was rebooted.
• Fixed an issue when using the Android Emulator with an Android Virtual Device (AVD) running Android 12 that prevented the AVD from connecting to the internet.
• Fixed an issue where after taking Beta and resetting the device, some users are were stuck on setup wizard (Issue #190082536).

Stable Android 12 to come next?

No! Starting this year, Google released the Android 12 Developer Preview and confirmed various development stages such as three Developer Previews, four major Betas including interim updates. After the Android 12 Beta 2.1, Google will push the Beta 3 next month, while the stable release could happen in September this year.

Samsung Android 12 Progress Report

Recently, a well-known tipster revealed that Samsung has started Android 12 development for the Galaxy S21 flagship series. It’s expected that the company will introduce its Android 12 based custom skin One UI 4 in late September for developers, followed by a public beta for flagships, and a stable release later this year.