author｜HENG
source｜ Although the Android editorial department
pays much attention to its users far more than iPhone span, but not as much as iOS The reason is not hard to imagine. After all... No matter how Android is upgraded or revised, it will become MIUI, ColorOS, EMUI, OriginOS in China...
After multiple version iterations, Android 12 finally in early October Brought the official version. In addition to Google's own Pixel phones, brands such as millet , OPPO/ one plus , vivo, etc. are also gradually being pushed to users.
Ji Guojun also upgraded the Pixel 4A (5G) in his hand to Android 12 for the first time, and had a taste of it; after a few days of use, although the native Android function is not as good as the domestic customized version It's convenient, but the visual changes make Ji Guojun very fond of it. Hmm... I have to say that appearance is really important.
Strictly speaking, Android 12 has not changed much in terms of functions. The highlights are all in the new design style, which is Material You.
Material You This design language is upgraded from Material Design.The focus is on "You", and the main "personalized" design is embodied in various aspects such as UI style, small components, graphic design, animation effects, fonts, and theme colors, which are completely different from previous generations.
may be more abstract, but it’s better to experience it.
The most obvious change is the theme color. You should be impressed with the new "color extraction" feature of Android 12 this time. It will automatically extract several exclusive color schemes based on the wallpaper set by the user and apply them to the entire system.
For example, the color of the lock screen interface, application icons, unlock patterns, control center, desktop widgets, system applications, and even the sound and brightness adjustment control bar will follow the theme color selected by the user. Variety.
However, it is not the simple and rude uniform color change of Windows, but extracts a set of "dynamic palettes" that echo the wallpaper, and choose the right one for different applications. The colors are combined and matched.
At present, most of the system's own applications have been adapted to this function, including phone, information, input method, calendar, clock, calculator, photo album, camera, notepad, etc.; With the AI capabilities of and Google, the scheme of automatic extraction and automatic color matching should be liked by many users.
It’s worth mentioning that,For different positions of the application, the color is different. For example, after the buttons in the calculator, the alarm clock setting window, and the button positions of the keyboard are distinguished by color, in addition to visually more layered, it is actually more convenient to use.
Although Android 12 uses multiple colors and bold designs in the same interface, it does not feel fancy, but looks very coordinated and comfortable. For this, you really have to admire Google in The "power" in the use of color.
If you are interested, you also have a Pixel phone in your hand. You can try the "Android S Easter Egg" widget that comes with the system. After you add it to the desktop and expand it, you can see all the system extracts from the wallpaper Colors are then applied to the entire system based on these color patches.
Seeing this, it is estimated that everyone should be able to feel the essence of Android 12 Material You, just choose a wallpaper you like, and it will help you find the exclusive Your colors are deeply personalized.
is not only color, Material You also includes brand new graphic design and animation effects. For example, the redesigned control center, widgets, volume and brightness control bars, widgets with "one each" shape, etc., are not listed here.
As you can see, in addition to common circles, rounded rectangles, even polygonal and star-shaped small components, they also appear in Android 12. "Impression", Android 12 is a lot more avant-garde this time.
However, I still have to remind here that whether the color or graphics is good, the changes can only be seen on native Android, and domestic users still can’t experience it.
I can only say that if users have a high demand for certain functions, such as color extraction, domestic manufacturers may consider incorporating it into their own customized OS.
I also said at the beginning that native Android has always been slow in function. Users with Pixel in their hands should have a deep understanding. If it is practical, it must be a domestic customized system. This There is no doubt about it.
Similarly, Android 12 still does not have many new features, and long screenshots are one of them, although this has long been the "standard configuration" of domestic manufacturers.
It is worth mentioning "privacy security". This time, Android 12 adds 3 new features to enhance user privacy protection, but... you may have used them on other phones.
First is the "Privacy Information Center" function, the system will save the use record of each system permission in real time. In "Settings-Privacy", users can see all App activities, at what time, what permissions they used, and what data they accessed, all recorded one by one, at a glance.
Actually, this function is not unfamiliar to everyone,Xiaomi's "flares" and iOS15 's just-launched "Record App Activity" all use the same principle to protect user privacy.
The second function involves more sensitive camera and microphone permissions. As long as there is an application using the camera or microphone, a small green dot will appear in the upper right corner of the screen to remind users that they can see which application has been used after pulling down; users who have used iOS should know that it is almost the same.
It is worth mentioning that the control center also has a special camera and microphone disable button-one-click disable, all applications are unavailable, Ji Guojun likes it very much.
The last one is called "Private Compute Core". Simply put, it is to keep the user's data locally, isolated from the network, and then AI learns based on the local data.
At present, when entering text, the "smart reply" and "smart paste" in the keyboard suggestion bar are used to do this; moreover, it also provides the "clear data" option, if If you feel unsafe, you can also delete all stored data with one click.
Well, the (native) Android 12 experience is here. In general, Android 12 has not changed much, and the focus is on visual renewal; if it is a customized version of the system based on Android 12, it may be even less obvious, so it is not recommended to upgrade.
Of course, if you have been using the native Android system,Needless to say, Jiguojun, I guess you can't wait to use it.
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