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Android 13 DP1 is here, giving us our first glimpse at the next upgrade for your smartphone. While some of the more extensive changes are undoubtedly being held back for upcoming beta versions later this year, this first iteration gives us a good idea of Google's plans to refine all of those new features added in 2021. Android 12 puts a big focus on privacy, and with Android 13, it's about to give users a bigger picture of how their data is being used.
Google reveals its most radical Android 12 changes yet in new beta
Get your Pixels ready for the Privacy Dashboard, microphone and camera indicators, and more
Android 12's long-awaited privacy features are official — though a few won't land until Beta 2
Privacy Dashboard, mic and camera indicators, permissions tweaks, and more
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Android 12 Beta 1 is here, and with it are a handful of previously leaked privacy tweaks. On top of those already live in the current release, like the new approximate location permission and Bluetooth scanning tweaks, Google has also laid out the schedule for its new camera and microphone indicators and Privacy Dashboard. Some of these features have been in development for years. But today, at Google I/O, the company is finally showing them off.
Leaked Android 12 Privacy Dashboard shows Google is getting serious about protecting your data
We're going to hear a lot about privacy at Google I/O today
Android 12 will likely be a key focus today as Google I/O kicks off, probably with a whole new interface and tons of new features — some of which we have already come across in developer builds. But it looks like privacy is going to be the main buzzword this time around as Google is working to overhaul its approach, following in the footsteps of Apple. In the latest leak, we get to see what Android 12’s long-rumored control center for your device's privacy is going to look like.