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Android 12 Beta 2: the privacy dashboard

9 June 2021. The second beta added the privacy dashboard, camera and microphone indicators and toggles, the clipboard read toast and the new Internet panel.

Beta 2 came out on 9 June 2021 and delivered the privacy features Google had announced at I/O. Pixel phones enrolled for Beta 1 got it automatically.

Release date9 June 2021; Beta 2.1 on 23 June 2021
BuildSPB2.210513.007; 2.1 SPB2.210513.011
Security patchJune 2021
DevicesPixel 3 to Pixel 5; partner phones such as Sharp; Android TV; emulator
How to get itOver the air through Android Beta, or by flashing
Platform stabilityNo
  • Privacy dashboard. A timeline of app access to microphone, camera and location. Apps explain an access by handling ACTION_VIEW_PERMISSION_USAGE_FOR_PERIOD.
  • Indicators. A status bar icon whenever an app uses the camera or microphone.
  • Toggles. Quick Settings switches cut camera and microphone access for every app, whatever its target; a blocked app gets blank feeds. SensorPrivacyManager tells whether the device supports them.
  • Clipboard toast. A toast each time an app calls getPrimaryClip() on a clip copied from another app.
  • Internet panel. One panel in the status bar, Quick Settings and Settings to switch providers and troubleshoot connectivity.

Beta 2.1 fixed a lock screen that ignored swipes and a home screen At a Glance widget that stopped showing weather and calendar events.

Filed under

  • Android
  • Platform APIs
  • Security
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