As we first reported last week, Google has added the source code for its "monet" theme system to the AOSP internal branch for Android 12.1. When Android 12 launches next week, only Pixel users will have access to Google's wallpaper-based theming system, code-named "monet." That's because the theming system isn't fully open-source, but that's set to change with the release of Android 12.1. Open-source dynamic colors, new boot animation Samsung is, after all, the most popular and technologically advanced company when it comes to foldables, so it makes sense they'd want to improve the OS for the form factor they're betting big on. Interestingly, the code change implementing this feature was submitted by a Samsung engineer, so we're wondering if this feature is a one-off contribution from Samsung or part of a broader collaboration between the two companies to improve how Android behaves on foldable devices. (Opening Telegram like this in a split-screen view alongside Chromium seems kind of buggy, but you hopefully get the picture behind this feature.) Up to 5 apps can currently be added to the dock/taskbar, though it's likely this will change in the future. Once enabled, the taskbar and the launcher's app dock become one and the same, with the taskbar seamlessly transitioning into the dock whenever the user exits an app. You can use the taskbar to quickly switch between apps, drag and drop an app to launch it in split-screen mode, and touch and hold the taskbar to hide it from view. The taskbar is integrated with Android's existing multitasking and split-screen features, and it looks quite similar to what you'll find in many desktop operating systems. We saw a glimpse of this feature in an early Android 12 build, but Google has since refined the taskbar feature in its internal code branches. Perhaps the most important feature Google is adding in Android 12.1 to improve the foldable phone experience is the taskbar. The PIN/password appears on the side of the screen that the user touched to dismiss the lockscreen, but it can be moved to the other side by tapping anywhere on the other half of the screen.
Lastly, as we previously mentioned, the lockscreen PIN/password entry shifts to the side to make it easier to unlock the device with one hand. Since Android 12 already reached platform stability last month, any new APIs that need to be added have to wait until the next release, which would otherwise be Android 13. It's possible that Google plans to release its upcoming Pixel Fold device soon with this new OS version and all the new foldable features therein, so they couldn't just wait for next year's Android 13 release as that would push back the phone's release.
While we don't have the complete picture yet, we've seen evidence that Google is adding new APIs and features aimed at improving the foldable phone experience.
The next thing you may be wondering about is why a point release is even necessary, considering Google hasn't released one since Android 8.1 Oreo in 2017. Thus, we've taken to calling the upcoming interim release Android 12.1, but it may end up being marketed as something else. Comments from Googlers suggest that interim release is code-named "sc-v2", which we believe is short for "Snow Cone v2." Snow Cone, by the way, is the rumored dessert name for Android 12, a convention that Google publicly dropped a few years ago but their engineers still follow internally. For reference, the API level corresponding to Android 12 is 31, so if Android 13 corresponds to API level 33, then that means API level 32 must correspond to some interim release. Our first hint came from code changes submitted to the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) Gerrit, which bumped the API level for Android 13 from 32 to 33.
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In case you haven't been following our coverage, you may be wondering how we know an Android 12.1 update is coming. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Overview of Android 12.1
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