Google I/O 2021: Android 12, and all major announcements on day one

The search giant unveiled a beta version of its latest Android OS at Google I/O 2021 on Tuesday. “Android 12 includes the biggest design change in Android's history,” Sameer Samat, VP of Product Management, Android & Google Play said in a blog post. “We re-thought the entire experience, from the colours to the shapes, light and motion.” Android 12’s new design will be applied to all of Google’s product, including web, hardware and mobile. Privacy features Google has added privacy features in the beta Android 12 that will enable users to know which apps are accessing their data, and how much private information they have process. In a bid to give users more control over how much information they share with apps, Android 12 has added a new ‘approximate’ location permissions feature.