Promptly after the introduction of Android 12 and Material You, Google made the first Android 12 beta available to download. Since then, everyone’s been diving in to see what new features have arrived that weren’t announced. However, Pixel owners have also been noticing that there a more than a few features which were shown off, but aren’t currently present in Beta 1. Since the I/O 2021 keynote, Google has confirmed some features won’t be arriving until Beta 2. Here’s what you can expect to see when the next Android 12 beta is released. Thinner Volume Bar Fire up Android 12 on your Pixel and just click one of the volume buttons and you’ll see something very un-Android-like. The volume panel has been adjusted, providing easier access to things like the ability to switch between sound modes with a tap along with sliding up or down to change the volume. But in the first Android 12 beta, the volume bar is quite a bit larger than you might expect to see. https://twitter.com/MishaalRahman/status/1394740316054380550 Mishaal Rahman of XDA Developers got his hands on a newer build of Android 12, where Google will be slimming things down again. Simply browsing the different menus and settings within Android 12 makes it obvious that Google is trying to make the software easier to use with one hand. And this larger volume panel is part of that plan. But if you have a display with a smaller device like the Pixel 4a, then it just takes up too much of the screen and is just not very aesthetically pleasing. Thankfully, this should change in Beta 2. Clipboard notifications While Android 12’s design overhaul is enormous, Google is also making great strides to improve privacy control. The latest effort is in an attempt to notify you of when an app is copying data from your keyboard, known as a «toast message». Whenever an app attempts to use the copied data from your keyboard app, a message appears showing you two key pieces of information.
