Android 12 Beta 2 has a new way of managing Wi-Fi connections
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Reported today in The Verge.
Android 12 Beta 2 has a new way of managing Wi-Fi connections
Google has announced that it is rolling out the second beta for Android 12 to Pixel phones today. It adds a few more of the Android 12 features that were announced at Google I/O last month but weren't included in the first beta. But it also has a couple of newer features, including a new way to manage your internet connection.
In Quick Settings, Android 12 now has a new button called "Internet" that replaces the old Wi-Fi button. Tap it and you'll get a screen that will let you switch between Wi-Fi networks and also shows your current cellular connection (which you can also toggle).
Google says the idea is to help users "switch between their Internet providers and troubleshoot network connectivity issues more easily." Google's post asks readers to "Let us know what you think," a sign that maybe this UX might not be a sure thing. Google often introduces and then backtracks on new user interface ideas during Android betas.
Android 12 is also picking up a "Clipboard read notification," which will appear any time an app reads the current clipboard. It shows up when one app reads the clipboard from something you've copied in another app. In other words, it won't annoyingly pop up if you copy and paste within the same app. Unlike other notifications, this one will apparently appear from the bottom of the screen. It's similar to a feature that arrived first on the iPhone, as more people realized that apps were asking for clipboard content when they really shouldn't be.
Those are the two new features, but there are a few more that Google announced but didn't include in the first beta. The first is the Privacy Dashboard, which lets a user see how often apps request to use a phone's microp