The ability to span apps and have apps shift over to one side of the display is another.

But Google expects more devices in 2022, noting that this feature drop is timed 'for the next wave of Android 12 tablets, Chromebooks, and foldables.'Įven Google is rumored to make its own foldable phone(s) next year, presumably launching with Android 12L.įeatures like a two-column notification shade with notifications on one side and Quick Settings on the other are one example of a UI change. Microsoft is there, too, with Surface Duo. Samsung is driving a lot of this with its Fold and Flip series of phones.

The motives should be clear as to why Google would want to implement these variations. It's the formalization of what Samsung, Microsoft, LG, Huawei, and others have been forcing to happen over the last few years. Source: Google (Image credit: Source: Google)Īndroid 12L, according to Google, is 'a special feature drop that makes Android 12 even better on large screens.' More specifically, the OS update optimizes the system UI for new form factors and gives developers new tools (APIs) to improve apps for foldable displays.

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