Android 12 Beta 4 Features, Bugs, and Fixes.

[Tylawhorn]

Does someone have the rom?

 

[Deleted member 2609113]

Does someone have the rom?

What are you talking about? Rom for what?

 

[David Crenshaw]

So is everyone still mostly using the stock pixel launcher on this beta? I tend to have a hard time sticking to it and wander off to a custom launcher. I will say the custom launchers are becoming more stable in beta 4.

I do like the overall feel of the stock Pixel launcher, but there are just a handful of little niggles about it that bug me. For example. I don't like that it won't let me determine which page is my home page, it defaults to the left-most and I prefer the middle page (if for no other reason than wallpapers look more balanced to me when I start from the middle and go either left or right). So I'm doing the Nova Launcher 7 beta, which allows me to do a setup pretty close to the stock launcher, and then tweak from there the things where I feel the stock launcher comes up short.

 

[David Crenshaw]

I'm having very little issue with beta 4 on my Pixel 3, except for the already identified issue with VPNs. That's a major problem that I'm really wishing Google would go ahead and release a patch for. I've seen discussion from Google that they've already fixed the issue internally, so they could push a fix out. I guess they just aren't appreciating that it's as big of an issue for a lot of people as what it is.

 

[Deleted member 2609113]

I'm having very little issue with beta 4 on my Pixel 3, except for the already identified issue with VPNs. That's a major problem that I'm really wishing Google would go ahead and release a patch for. I've seen discussion from Google that they've already fixed the issue internally, so they could push a fix out. I guess they just aren't appreciating that it's as big of an issue for a lot of people as what it is.

There's a good chance an update will be released this Wednesday. I've reported the VPN issue not only to Google but also to my VPN provider and to Google Fi, both resulted in interesting comments from both. So here's hoping for a fix soon.

 

[David Crenshaw]

There's a good chance an update will be released this Wednesday. I've reported the VPN issue not only to Google but also to my VPN provider and to Google Fi, both resulted in interesting comments from both. So here's hoping for a fix soon.

Here's to hoping. Last couple of X.1 betas that came out were about two weeks out from the parent release. I'm hoping they don't wait that long. Heck, I'm hoping they don't even wait until this Wednesday, to be perfectly honest.

 

[Deleted member 2609113]

Here's to hoping. Last couple of X.1 betas that came out were about two weeks out from the parent release. I'm hoping they don't wait that long. Heck, I'm hoping they don't even wait until this Wednesday, to be perfectly honest.

I totally agree. This isn't just a inconvenient minor bug. This compromises security and privacy afforded by VPNs, especially when a public wifi is used.

 

[Kizzy Catwoman]

9 to 5 Google wallpapers. Enjoy

 

[cbreze]

Does someone have the rom?

This is kind of so 10 years ago. Nobody has the ROM except Google

 

[eric002]

9 to 5 Google wallpapers. Enjoy

Oh yeah thank you here's a nicer idea as well. If you go to 95 Google's YouTube page, they have a URL link for all of their custom wallpapers. I just downloaded them all and transfer them to my own personal drive account. They look pretty awesome!

 

[belodion]

Does someone have the rom?

Perhaps you posted in the wrong thread, and are referring to your post here: https://forums.androidcentral.com/s...lem-samsung-s3-gt-i9300-can-anybody-help.html

 

[eric002]

Well, all say is damn, it's about time! Even though I'm extremely impatient. Lol. Finally got the quote unquote ship feature of the current call dialer of Google phone! It's so much less intrusive and less annoying and frustrating to interact with when you're on a call!

 

[john_v]

I'm way behind on this thread so not sure if anyone has posted this. Below is the text of the bug report I just filed. The notification bar is really starting to annoy me, this beta seems like such a step backwards from 3.

"So since beta four, incoming notifications only show in the status bar as "Facebook" or "Messages", there is no preview pop-up. Trying to tap them does nothing except cause the screen to lag slightly. Over the last couple of days I've had people telling me that my phone flashlight was on and I couldn't figure out how it kept turning itself on. I had the flashlight shortcut in the top right location. Today I moved it because the light kept turning on, I thought maybe the screen was just getting unlocked in my pocket. I replaced it with Airplane Mode in that top right location. Just now I was scrolling through Facebook and received an incoming notification from Facebook. As recently, it only showed "Facebook" in my status bar, and I tried tapping it to see if I could trigger the pop-up, suddenly I realized airplane mode had been activated. So there seems to be something with the notifications and that top shortcut. "

 

[Scott337]

I'm way behind on this thread so not sure if anyone has posted this. Below is the text of the bug report I just filed. The notification bar is really starting to annoy me, this beta seems like such a step backwards from 3.

"So since beta four, incoming notifications only show in the status bar as "Facebook" or "Messages", there is no preview pop-up. Trying to tap them does nothing except cause the screen to lag slightly. Over the last couple of days I've had people telling me that my phone flashlight was on and I couldn't figure out how it kept turning itself on. I had the flashlight shortcut in the top right location. Today I moved it because the light kept turning on, I thought maybe the screen was just getting unlocked in my pocket. I replaced it with Airplane Mode in that top right location. Just now I was scrolling through Facebook and received an incoming notification from Facebook. As recently, it only showed "Facebook" in my status bar, and I tried tapping it to see if I could trigger the pop-up, suddenly I realized airplane mode had been activated. So there seems to be something with the notifications and that top shortcut. "

That all goes with my post yesterday about the annoyance of the notification bar bugs in Android 12 beta. I have read several news articles about the issues. It bothers me too

 

[Deleted member 2609113]

Here is the latest Google Apps New Features video from In Depth Tech Reviews.
https://youtu.be/nCcYxfSZT8Y

 

[Kizzy Catwoman]

This new icon pack works with 3rd party launchers and changes with your wallpaper in Android 12. Also has widgets that change too.

Pix material you icon pack and widgets by PashaPuma Design. £1.39 but worth it for theming and has more variety than stock themed apps. Over 2000 icons.

Can't get the link from Play store for some reason.

 

[eric002]

This new icon pack works with 3rd party launchers and changes with your wallpaper in Android 12. Also has widgets that change too.

Pix material you icon pack and widgets by PashaPuma Design. £1.39 but worth it for theming and has more variety than stock themed apps. Over 2000 icons.

Can't get the link from Play store for some reason.

Hey that looks cool and all, but that pix theming for icons will only work for 3rd party launchers though right? It won't work for the stock Pixel launcher?

 

[Kizzy Catwoman]

Hey that looks cool and all, but that pix theming for icons will only work for 3rd party launchers though right? It won't work for the stock Pixel launcher?

Not in stock unfortunately. But for those people who use a 3rd party launcher this gives the best of both worlds. And the widgets theme too.

 

[eric002]

Not in stock unfortunately. But for those people who use a 3rd party launcher this gives the best of both worlds. And the widgets theme too.

Cool, Cool fair enough.. Sounds good to me though nonetheless. Good find..

 

[eric002]

Maybe it's just me, but in beta 4, especially with pixel buds or probably any Bluetooth earbuds that you wear, if you start a call on regular phone / speaker phone, then switch over to Bluetooth, it seems to me like this switch over to Bluetooth is faster / more seamless than it was in beta 3.1. has anyone tried this out yet?