Android 12 updated love, joy and sadness

　It has been about a year since the Au version of Pixel5 went on sale. On the way, there is also an emergency in the face of a mysterious restart cycle when going out, but there is a strong attachment to the kettle, which is used constantly as the main terminal every day. The long-awaited major update to OS will be released on October 20th and will be available immediately.

　Alas, sure enough, after touching the new operating system, it doesn't make sense! maybe this is just the author's simple interest, but the similarities between the new and old operating systems, in fact, the differences, when looking for obvious convenient places, full of joy.

こちらがAndroid 12にアップデートしたPixel 5のメイン画面「デバイス情報」画面を覗くと、こんな感じ

　Before the early release, the biggest focus of the update will be the introduction of a new UI design tone system, called "Material You". Just from the point of view of what is suitable for the real machine, it may be because I am not used to it, so I am a little confused. In particular, the text color of UI and the specification that the color of the decision button varies according to the color of the wallpaper is a bit too bold. Personally, there are many situations where color is used to recognize the place that should be tapped, so it will change every time the wallpaper changes, which makes people feel a little procrastinating.

　However, with regard to the dark mode, what I was not good at is now my favorite, so there are a lot of habits that can be captured now.

　The tapped part of the quick notification panel has become larger, replaced by a reduction in the number of items, giving the impression that the functional positioning has changed greatly (should I say, is the need to use the quick notification panel reduced?).

Pixel 4×Andorid 11のクイック設定パネルPixel 5×Android 12のクイック設定パネル

　Pixel series unique "Power + Volume (large)" button while pressing the ringtone mute ON function is still alive. However, for the ringtone mode displayed by the short press of the volume button (both large and small), the behavior of the screen has changed when clicked. Previously, vibrating mute was usually triggered every time the icon displayed on the screen was clicked, but from this time on, three modes were displayed at the same time, and any one of them was selected.

　The introduction of "one-handed mode" is also a huge change for the Pixel series. Swiping down the navigation bar (the bar that almost always appears in the center of the bottom of the screen) causes the screen as a whole to slide down, making it easier to click on the icon at the top of the screen. Android phones other than IPhone and Pixel are almost all taken for granted, and although they can't erase the sense of surround lag, they should be welcomed frankly.

音量ボタン短押し時の“着信音設定”の挙動が、トグルではなくなりました待望（?）の片手モード。今後Galaxyとかの片手モードはどうなっていくのだろうか？

　While constantly presenting a new sense of operation, it is sad that the use of Android Auto has declined significantly. Google Maps' rich navigation features can be operated directly through the dedicated UI on the smartphone screen, but Android 12 can no longer be explicitly used after the update.

　The cooperation between Android Auto and on-board devices has always been the mainstream mode of use, without the impact of the cancellation of the features mentioned this time. On the other hand, the mode that ends on the smartphone screen is a side stream anyway, but it is still very convenient and I personally like to use it.

もうAndroid Autoアイコンをタップしても、この画面にしかなりません……Google マップの運転モード。色々説明されていますが、要は「経路検索で車のルートを調べた後に『ナビ開始』を押す」と、この画面になります」

　Google will guide you on the driving mode of using Google Maps in the future. However, unlike the use of Android Auto, it is difficult to manipulate music applications in navigation in the first place. It becomes difficult to choose the music you want to play.

　And also in navigation, even if you stop, the navigation will not be interrupted automatically, even on the way to the toilet will be frequently re-routed, there will be voice guidance every time. This problem won't happen if you work with a car Bluetooth device, so to be honest, it becomes quite cumbersome. It really tickles!

　Although not limited to Android 12, there are many updates around the operating system. Having said that, updates are very effective in internal aspects such as the stability of the operating system. Even after that, small corrections will enter Downton, so I will enjoy the change, including it.

運転モード中に一部音楽アプリの操作はできますが、あらゆる操作に対応している訳ではなく

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