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Android 12 Beta3 Update

Android 12 Beta3

I have updated the Pixel 3 XL (crosshatch) to Android 12 beta3 from beta2.

Install steps

  1. Enter the fastboot mode
    Enter fastboot mode. You can enter it with the combo key or adb reboot bootloader command.
    To enter with the combo key, press and hold the power button and volume down button at the same time while the power is off.

  2. Install with fastboot command
    Download recovery image from Android Developers site:
    https://developer.android.com/about/versions/12/download
    and Execute fastboot update command.
    The original flash-all.sh has the -w option of fastboot update enabled to wipe the data.
    I don’t use it.

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    # bootloader update
    fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-crosshatch-b1c1-0.4-7315493.img
    # radio firmware update
    fastboot flash radio radio-crosshatch-g845-00188-210602-b-7417145.img
    # update android firmware
    fastboot update image-crosshatch-spb3.210618.013.zip

  3. Done
    the previous version information was S, but now it is 12.
    It looks like it’s approaching release.

What’s new in Beta3?

  1. Scrolling screenshot
    Apps created using a standard View correspond to Android 12 scrolling screenshot.
    Apps that do not use View can be made compatible by implementing the ScrollCapture API.
  2. Link copy-share button
    Google added link copy-share button in recents view in Android
    You can set URL in onProvideAssistContent() method.
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    @Override
        public void onProvideAssistContent(AssistContent outContent) {
            super.onProvideAssistContent(outContent);

            outContent.setWebUri(Uri.parse("https://example.com/myCurrentPage"));
        }