US Quantum Stocks Surge After $2 Billion Government Investment 
Dell Raises 2027 Revenue Forecast as AI Server Demand Drives Record Quarterly Results 
Samsung Union Dispute Escalates Over Semiconductor Bonus Vote 
HP Q2 2026 Earnings Beat Expectations Despite Memory Chip Pressure 
Salesforce Q1 FY2027 Earnings Beat Expectations Despite Soft Q2 Revenue Outlook 
EU Antitrust Probe Could Lead to Massive Google Fine Under DMA Rules 
Samsung to Invest $1.5 Billion in Vietnam Semiconductor Testing Plant by 2027 
SpaceX Delays Starship V3 Launch Ahead of Potential Record IPO 
MongoDB Q1 FY2027 Earnings Beat Expectations, Raises Full-Year Outlook 
Morgan Stanley Names Top AI Security and Data Center Stocks for 2026 
Elon Musk Explores Possible Tesla-SpaceX Merger Amid Growing AI Investments 
Kentucky School District Secures $27 Million in Social Media Addiction Lawsuit Settlements 
Mega IPOs Like SpaceX and OpenAI Could Reshape S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 Portfolios in 2026 
SpaceX Starship V3 Test Flight Boosts IPO Momentum Ahead of Historic Market Debut 
Autodesk Beats Q1 Estimates, Acquires MaintainX for $3.6 Billion 
PDG Explores $1 Billion Sale of China Data Center Assets 
Synopsys Q2 FY2026 Earnings Beat Driven by AI and Semiconductor Demand 
The second version of Android 12’s developer preview has been released. As expected, new features were made available giving billions of Android users more idea on what to expect once it is fully released later this year.
Android 12 developer 2 new features
While all-new functionalities are expected to launch with the Android 12, it is also anticipated to deliver significant improvements to the features introduced in earlier versions of the operating system. For one, the option to use a system-wide dark theme was added in 2019, but the upcoming update is reportedly going to add new settings to make it more customizable.
In the first version of Android 12 released for developer testing, Google introduced a new dark theme setting that makes the background color appear more dark grey than a true black tone. While this seems like not much of a change, 9To5Google reported observing a “stark difference” since Google appeared to have made the new option even lighter.
A new widget picker was also reportedly added in the Android 12 developer preview 2, which was observed through the Pixel Launcher. Per XDA Developers’ report, it does not seem like major changes were made in the way users will choose an app’s widget but it was noted how the new feature looked “more compact” and designed so Android fans can continue scrolling with more ease.
Earlier versions of Android introduced a small screen mode allowing users to navigate through the screen even with one hand. It appears that Google is adding another feature for this purpose called the one-hand mode in Android 12. Unlike the small screen mode that minimizes the entire UI to about a third of the screen’s size, the one-hand mode appears to keep the original font size but moves the content to the lower half of the screen.
Android 12 release date
Based on the timeline Google provided, a third version of the Android 12 developer preview is scheduled to go live in April before the first version of “consumer Beta” is released in May. Like in previous years, the first full version of the update is expected to become available in late 2021.
Featured photo by Lisa Fotios from Pexels
