7 days ago | By Android Headlines

Google released the first Android 12 Developer Preview last week. As part of the release, the company officially announced a handful of features that would be coming to compatible Android devices with the new OS. Among them is the audio-coupled haptic effect. This feature would vibrate your phone in accordance with the audio that's playing on the phone.
According to Google , this would allow developers to create a more immersive game and audio experience. For instance, games could simulate rough terrain in a racing game with vibrations. Now a developer has been able to get this feature...
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This Android 12 Gaming Feature May Be Google Pixel-Exclusive

7 days ago | By Android Headlines

Google may offer a Gaming Dashboard feature with Android 12. The feature was spotted inside Android 12 Developer Preview 1 by XDA Recognized Developer Quinny899 through some reverse engineering. According to an XDA Developers report , the current version of this unreleased feature is extremely barebones.
Gaming Dashboard currently has a floating toolbar with two non-functional buttons that are overlaid on top of the screen, at the bottom left corner. There's a record button and a controller button. The code for Gaming Dashboard contained within Android 12's SystemUI suggests that the...
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Android 12's 'App Pairs' Feature Uncovered, Here Are The Details

7 days ago | By Android Headlines

Android 12 Developer Preview 1 brought us a lot of information about the OS already. New features keep on popping up, and the latest is Android 12's hidden ‘App Pairs' feature, which just got uncovered.
Android 12's App Pairs feature can be activated, but it's not fully usable at the moment
This particular piece of news comes from XDA Developers as well, as various developers have been hard at work to uncover upcoming features. The source does confirm the feature is in development, and it even had a chance to use it.
This feature will essentially allow you to create a pair of apps to...
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Check Out Android 12's Upcoming 'Conversation Widget'

7 days ago | By Android Headlines

Android 12 Developer Preview 1 launched quite recently, and it revealed a lot of details at first. As days go by, more and more details keep on surfacing, as Android developers are digging through the code. The latest such feature that we get more information about is Android 12's ‘Conversation Widget'.
This is not the first time we're hearing about this feature. It was shown in a leaked document before Android 12 Developer Preview 1 dropped. It is one of the most interesting new features coming with Android 12 , that's for sure.
Android 12's Conversation Widget uncovered in Developer...
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