
With the Platform Stability milestone in today’s release, Android 12 nears a public launch. Over the coming hours, we will dive into Android 12 Beta 4 to chronicle all the new features.
The newest features in Android 12 Beta 4 will be at top of this list. Be sure to check back often and tell us what you find in the comments below.
Google is planning eight releases over the coming months before the consumer launch later this year to Pixel phones and other devices. If you want to quickly install the Android 12 DP1 on your compatible Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL, Pixel 3a, Pixel 3a XL, Pixel 4, Pixel 4 XL, Pixel 4a, Pixel 4a 5G, and Pixel 5 be sure to check out our step-by-step guide.
For reference, here’s everything new in Android 12 Developer Preview 1, DP2, DP3, Beta 1, Beta 2, and Beta 3. In comparison galleries below, Beta 3 screenshots appear first and Beta 4 follows.
Notifications are now more compact in landscape
![Here’s everything new in Android 12 Beta 4 [Gallery]](https://9to5google.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/08/Screenshot_20210813-100403.png?w=1000)
Lock icon on fingerprint devices & other lockscreen changes
![Here’s everything new in Android 12 Beta 4 [Gallery] Android 12 - google sans now playing](https://9to5google.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/08/Screenshot_20210812-165358.png)
![Here’s everything new in Android 12 Beta 4 [Gallery]](https://9to5google.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/08/android-12-beta-4-lockscreen-icon.png)
Recents multitasking menu highlights images for quick sharing
![Here’s everything new in Android 12 Beta 4 [Gallery] Android 12 Recents images](https://i2.wp.com/9to5google.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/08/Android-12-Beta-4-Recents-images-1.png?ssl=1)
![Here’s everything new in Android 12 Beta 4 [Gallery] Android 12 Recents images](https://i2.wp.com/9to5google.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/08/Android-12-Beta-4-Recents-images-2.png?ssl=1)
![Here’s everything new in Android 12 Beta 4 [Gallery] Android 12 Recents images](https://i0.wp.com/9to5google.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/08/Android-12-Beta-4-Recents-images-3.png?ssl=1)
Game Dashboard now easier to launch w/ in-game quick toggle
![Here’s everything new in Android 12 Beta 4 [Gallery] Android 12 Game Dashboard](https://9to5google.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/03/android_12_game_dashboard_1.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1000)
Google logo gets a delightful Material You makeover
![Here’s everything new in Android 12 Beta 4 [Gallery]](https://9to5google.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/08/android_12_beta_google_search_.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1000)
Easier to adjust cropping in Markup
![Here’s everything new in Android 12 Beta 4 [Gallery]](https://i0.wp.com/9to5google.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/08/android-12-beta-3-markup.png?ssl=1)
![Here’s everything new in Android 12 Beta 4 [Gallery]](https://i1.wp.com/9to5google.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/08/android-12-beta-4-markup.png?ssl=1)
Device Personalization Services -> Privacy Compute Core in Privacy Settings
![Here’s everything new in Android 12 Beta 4 [Gallery]](https://i1.wp.com/9to5google.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/08/android-12-beta-3-device-personalization-services.png?ssl=1)
![Here’s everything new in Android 12 Beta 4 [Gallery]](https://i2.wp.com/9to5google.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/08/android-12-beta-4-privacy-compute-core.png?ssl=1)
Full page settings tweaks
![Here’s everything new in Android 12 Beta 4 [Gallery]](https://i2.wp.com/9to5google.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/08/android-12-beta-3-adaptive-connectivity.png?ssl=1)
![Here’s everything new in Android 12 Beta 4 [Gallery]](https://i0.wp.com/9to5google.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/08/android-12-beta-4-adaptive-connectivity.png?ssl=1)
Dark theme legibility fixed in Settings
![Here’s everything new in Android 12 Beta 4 [Gallery]](https://i1.wp.com/9to5google.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/08/android-12-beta-3-settings-2.png?ssl=1)
![Here’s everything new in Android 12 Beta 4 [Gallery]](https://i1.wp.com/9to5google.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/08/android-12-beta-4-settings-2.png?ssl=1)
![Here’s everything new in Android 12 Beta 4 [Gallery]](https://i2.wp.com/9to5google.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/08/android-12-beta-3-settings-1.png?ssl=1)
![Here’s everything new in Android 12 Beta 4 [Gallery]](https://i0.wp.com/9to5google.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/08/android-12-beta-4-settings-1.png?ssl=1)
‘Power menu’ now ‘Press and hold power button’ back under ‘Gestures’ menu
![Here’s everything new in Android 12 Beta 4 [Gallery]](https://i1.wp.com/9to5google.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/08/android-12-beta-4-power-menu.png?ssl=1)
Home controls -> Device controls in Quick Settings
![Here’s everything new in Android 12 Beta 4 [Gallery]](https://i0.wp.com/9to5google.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/08/android-12-beta-3-qs-renames.png?ssl=1)
![Here’s everything new in Android 12 Beta 4 [Gallery]](https://i0.wp.com/9to5google.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/08/android-12-beta-4-qs-renames.png?ssl=1)
‘Themed icons’ — for more apps — now labeled as ‘Beta’
- More available, including for Google Tasks
![Here’s everything new in Android 12 Beta 4 [Gallery]](https://i2.wp.com/9to5google.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/08/android-12-beta-4-themed-icons.png?ssl=1)
![Here’s everything new in Android 12 Beta 4 [Gallery]](https://i0.wp.com/9to5google.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/08/android-12-beta-4-themed-icons-2.png?ssl=1)
Android 12 Easter egg live in Beta 4
![Here’s everything new in Android 12 Beta 4 [Gallery]](https://i2.wp.com/9to5google.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/08/android-12-beta-4-easter-egg-1.png?ssl=1)
![Here’s everything new in Android 12 Beta 4 [Gallery]](https://i0.wp.com/9to5google.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/08/android-12-beta-4-easter-egg-2.png?ssl=1)
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